1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 55
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Terry L. Bruce (D) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating George W. Woodcock (R) by 4.9 points.
Terry L. BruceDemocrat · winner
52.5%37,331
George W. WoodcockRepublican
47.5%33,814
71,145 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