1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 14
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Kenneth W. Course (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Albert E. Bennett (R) by 16.2 points.
Kenneth W. CourseDemocrat · winner
58.1%27,632
Albert E. BennettRepublican · incumbent
41.9%19,909
47,541 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