1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 45
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Ralph Hudson Sours (R) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Daniel W. Hardy (D) by 15.0 points.
Ralph Hudson SoursRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.5%27,873
Daniel W. HardyDemocrat
42.5%20,598
48,471 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