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1970Final results

1970 election for Illinois Representative District 52

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Webber Borchers (R), Rolland F. Tipsword (D), John W. Alsup (D) won.

3 seats
Webber BorchersRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.2%49,920
Rolland F. TipswordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%47,978
John W. AlsupDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.9%42,387
Jim DosterRepublican
20.8%36,767
177,052 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1970

Races before and after

EvenR+2.91972D+5.01974R+9.61976R+43.61978R+40.61980D+4.71982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET