1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 35
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Everett E. Laughlin (R) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating Carol Bussan (D) by 30.9 points.
Everett E. LaughlinRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.4%37,027
Carol BussanDemocrat
34.6%19,559
56,588 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