1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 12
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Bruce L. Douglas (D), John Merlo (D), Arthur A. Telcser (R) won.
3 seatsBruce L. DouglasDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.7%56,635
John MerloDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.9%53,196
Arthur A. TelcserRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.3%48,224
James Y. WagnerRepublican
17.1%32,568
190,623 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET