1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 32
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: W. J. Murphy (R), Daniel M. Pierce (D), Donald E. Deuster (R) won.
3 seatsW. J. MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.7%69,559
Daniel M. PierceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.2%66,004
Donald E. DeusterRepublican · winner
27.1%63,582
C. KuklinskiDemocrat
15.1%35,301
234,446 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