1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 47
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Stanley B. Weaver (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating John McHale (D) by 15.2 points.
Stanley B. WeaverRepublican · winner
57.6%32,052
John McHaleDemocrat
42.4%23,571
55,623 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