1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 24
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Richard H. Newhouse (D) won with 88.4% of the vote, defeating Julie Mather (R) by 76.7 points.
Richard H. NewhouseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.4%33,904
Julie MatherRepublican
11.6%4,462
38,366 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