1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 50
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert W. McCarthy (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating O. George Ryan (R) by 32.2 points.
Robert W. McCarthyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%34,180
O. George RyanRepublican
33.9%17,545
51,725 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