1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 22
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Fred J. Smith (D) won with 92.9% of the vote, defeating Oscar J. D. Rainey (R) by 85.7 points.
Fred J. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
92.9%31,478
Oscar J. D. RaineyRepublican
7.1%2,415
33,893 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