1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 16
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert J. Egan (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Walter P. Hoffelder (R) by 13.6 points.
Robert J. EganDemocrat · winner
56.8%41,659
Walter P. HoffelderRepublican · incumbent
43.2%31,682
73,341 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