1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 51
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Rolland F. Tipsword (D), Webber Borchers (R), John W. Alsup (D) won.
3 seatsRolland F. TipswordDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.4%74,037
Webber BorchersRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.1%65,884
John W. AlsupDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.0%55,945
Jeffrey K. DavisonRepublican
19.5%47,386
243,252 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