1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Legislative District 9
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Terrel E. Clarke (R) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Emanuel M. Cannonito (D) by 13.9 points.
Terrel E. ClarkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.9%39,585
Emanuel M. CannonitoDemocrat
43.1%29,929
69,515 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