1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 23
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Edward A. Nihill (D) won with 82.9% of the vote, defeating Dana C. Horrell (R) by 65.7 points.
Edward A. NihillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
82.9%38,811
Dana C. HorrellRepublican
17.1%8,028
46,839 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