1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 11
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert E. Cherry (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Bruce B. Dumont (R) by 30.9 points.
Robert E. CherryDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%30,987
Bruce B. DumontRepublican
34.5%16,350
47,338 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