1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 45
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: James Vonboeckman (D), Carl W. Soderstrom (R), John C. Kriegsman (R) won.
3 seatsJames VonboeckmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.7%64,050
Carl W. SoderstromRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.1%62,526
John C. KriegsmanRepublican · winner
24.4%58,506
William CallahanDemocrat
22.9%54,929
240,011 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