Candidates for Illinois Senate Following is a list of all candidates by district for the Illinois State Senate in the November election. Along with each candidate's name is his or her party affiliation, hometown, prime legislative goal and stand on the Equal Rights Amendment. The names of incumbent senators preceded by the title "Sen."; and the names of candidates who are currently members of the House of Representatives are preceded by the title "Rep." 1st District
Cathleen Quinn O'Rourke (D., Glencoe)
Rep. Roger A. Keats (R., Wilmette) 2nd District
Larry D.Wegman (D., Hoff man Estates)
Sen. John A. Graham (R., Barrington) 4th District
Samuel S. Berger (D., Skokie)
Sen. John J. Nimrod (R., Glenview) 5th District
William J. Francione (D., Stone Park)
Sen. Richard A. Walsh (R., River Forest) 7th District
Thomas M. Geovanis (D., Berwyn)
Leonard F. Becker (R., Cicero) 8th District
Anthony Vacco (D., Evergreen Park)
Sen. Frank M. Ozinga (R., Evergreen Park) 10th District
Sen. Robert T. Lane
(D., Chicago Heights)
Aldo A. DeAngelis (R., Olympia Fields) 11th District
Sen. Arthur L. Berman (D., Chicago)
Timothy E. Drake (R., Chicago) 13th District
Sen. Dawn Clark Netsch (D., Chicago)
Robert K. Hall (R., Chicago) 14th District
Sen. Hugh Ziomek (D., Chicago)
Gloria D. Ernst (R., Chicago) 16th District
Sen. Robert J. Egan (D., Chicago)
William K. Dammeier (R., Norridge) 17th District
Steven G. Nash (D., Chicago)
John W. Peternard (R., Chicago) 19th District
Edward A. Nedza (D., Chicago) 20th District
Sen. John A. D'Arco, Jr. (D., Chicago) 22nd District
Rep. James A. McLendon (D., Chicago) 23rd District
Sen. Richard M. Daley (D., Chicago) 25th District
Sen. LeRoy W. Lemke (D., Chicago)
Daniel J. Partyka (R., Chicago) 26th District
Sen. Harold Washington (D., Chicago) 28th District
Jeremiah E. Joyce (D., Chicago)
Gerald F. Maher (R., Chicago) 29th District
Sen. Charles Chew, Jr. (D., Chicago) GOP will again seats in Senate -- but not enough Continued on the next page
Senate Candidates
31st District
Sen. Larry Leonard (D., Waukegan)
Rep. Adeline Jay Geo-Karis (R., Zion) 32nd District
Walter R. Nathan (D., Highland Park)
Sen. Karl Berning (R., Deerfield) 34th District
Frank M. Parrino (D., Rockford)
Rep. Lynn Martin (R., Rockford) 35th District
James Gitz (D., Freeport)
Sen. John B. Roe (R., Rochelle) 37th District
Coe E. Mechling (D., Buda)
Sen. David C. Shapiro (R., Amboy) 38th District
John P. Quillin (D., Seneca)
Sen. John E. Grotberg (R., St. Charles) 40th District
Daniel Casey (D., Lombard)
Sen. James Philip (R., Elmhurst) 41st District
Donald R. Lomasney, Jr. (D., Wheaton)
Sen. Jack E. Bowers
(R., Downers Grove) 43rd District
Sen. Jerome J. Joyce (D., Reddick)
L. Patrick Power (R., Manteno) 44th District
Carol Reitan (D., Normal)
John W. Maitland, Jr.
(R., Bloomington) 46th District
Mary E. Harkrader (D., Peoria)
Sen. Prescott E. Bloom (R., Peoria) 47th District
Kathryn Harris (D., Macomb)
Sen. Kenneth G. McMillan (R., Bushnell) 49th District
Sen. Vince Demuzio (D., Carlinville)
Milton L. Hocking (R., Jacksonville) 50th District
Timothy S. McAnarney (D., Springfield)
Sen. John A. Davidson (R., Springfield) 52nd District
Amy Kummerow (D., Urbana)
Sen. Stanley B. Weaver (R., Urbana) 53rd District
Allan Keith, Jr. (D., Mattoon)
Sen. Max E. Coffey (R., Charleston) 55th District
Sen. James H. Donnewald (D., Breese)
Jack Brown (R., O'Fallon) 56th District
Sen. Sam M. Vadalabene (D., Edwardsville)
Gladys Levis (R., Alton) 58th District
Sen. Kenneth Von Buzbee (D., Makanda)
Herschel Kasten (R., Hoyleton) 59th District
Sen. Gene Johns (D., Marion)
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