1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 17
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Thaddeus Lechowicz (D), John F. Leon (D), Jacob John Wolf (R) won.
3 seatsThaddeus LechowiczDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.6%64,076
John F. LeonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.5%51,407
Jacob John WolfRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.6%49,510
Herbert F. GeislerRepublican
21.3%44,571
209,565 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