1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 5
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Howard R. Mohr (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating John E. Dvorak (D) by 1.2 points.
Howard R. MohrRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.6%32,604
John E. DvorakDemocrat
49.4%31,861
64,466 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