1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 54
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Charles F. Keller (D), Roscoe D. Cunningham (R), Ben C. Blades (R) won.
3 seatsCharles F. KellerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.3%85,894
Roscoe D. CunninghamRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.9%72,915
Ben C. BladesRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.7%69,502
Robert V. WalshDemocrat
22.2%65,018
293,329 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