1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 13
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Ben E. Palmer (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Alon Jeffrey (R) by 25.5 points.
Ben E. PalmerDemocrat · winner
62.7%35,554
Alon JeffreyRepublican
37.3%21,127
56,681 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