1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 36
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
W. K. Davidson (R) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Richard Mautino (D) by 3.0 points.
W. K. DavidsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.5%31,412
Richard MautinoDemocrat
48.5%29,554
60,966 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