1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 44
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Tom Merritt (R) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating David S. Palmer (D) by 3.4 points.
Tom MerrittRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.7%30,406
David S. PalmerDemocrat
48.3%28,413
58,819 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