1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 8
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jack E. Walker (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating John E. Hamilton (D) by 20.5 points.
Jack E. WalkerRepublican · winner
60.3%40,657
John E. HamiltonDemocrat
39.7%26,811
67,470 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