1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 53
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Sam M. Vadalabene (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Merrill Ottwien (R) by 12.0 points.
Sam M. VadalabeneDemocrat · winner
56.0%30,543
Merrill OttwienRepublican
44.0%23,986
54,529 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