1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 52
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
William Lyons (D) won with 57.5% of the vote, defeating Russel Adams (R) by 15.0 points.
William LyonsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.5%35,163
Russel AdamsRepublican
42.5%25,992
61,155 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