1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 49
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
G. William Horsley (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating R. Todd Renfrow (D) by 5.8 points.
G. William HorsleyRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.9%38,749
R. Todd RenfrowDemocrat
47.1%34,490
73,239 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