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1970Final results

1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 21

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Bernard S. Neistein (D) won with 88.5% of the vote, defeating Arthur Edward Ingerman (R) by 77.0 points.

Bernard S. NeisteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.5%31,561
11.5%4,108
35,669 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

EvenD+60.81976D+67.01980R+23.11982R+37.41988R+25.61992R+30.31996

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