1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 1
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Arrington W. Russell (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Henry T. Synek (D) by 20.0 points.
Arrington W. RussellRepublican · winner
60.0%43,316
Henry T. SynekDemocrat
40.0%28,871
72,188 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET