1970Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 27
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank D. Savicaks (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John J. Lanigan (R) by 6.0 points.
Frank D. SavicaksDemocrat · winner
53.0%38,194
John J. LaniganRepublican · incumbent
47.0%33,842
72,036 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