1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 40
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Harris W. Fawell (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating John T. Perry (D) by 26.3 points.
Harris W. FawellRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%52,523
John T. PerryDemocrat
36.9%30,651
83,174 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