1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 16
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Roger P. McAuliffe (R), Roman J. Kosinski (D), Ralph C. Capparelli (D) won.
3 seatsRoger P. McAuliffeRepublican · winner
28.5%80,505
Roman J. KosinskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.3%71,449
Ralph C. CapparelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.0%67,801
Hellmut W. StolleRepublican
22.3%62,919
282,679 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