1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 51
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James H. Donnewald (D) won with 58.6% of the vote, defeating Orval W. Hittmeier (R) by 17.2 points.
James H. DonnewaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.6%41,686
Orval W. HittmeierRepublican
41.4%29,462
71,148 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