1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 56
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John G. Gilbert (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Richard E. Richman (D) by 7.5 points.
John G. GilbertRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.7%37,123
Richard E. RichmanDemocrat
46.3%31,952
69,075 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