1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert W. Mitchler (R) won with 64.7% of the vote, defeating Frederick J. Steffen (D) by 29.3 points.
Robert W. MitchlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.7%36,270
Frederick J. SteffenDemocrat
35.3%19,829
56,099 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