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1970Final results

1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 10

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Esther Saperstein (D) won with 71.7% of the vote, defeating Herbert P. Arnois (R) by 43.4 points.

Esther SapersteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.7%50,930
28.3%20,126
71,057 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+27.01972D+3.91974R+16.11978D+10.82010D+7.62020D+21.82024

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