1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 56
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Leland J. Kennedy (D), Horace L. Calvo (D), Robert J. Walters (R) won.
3 seatsLeland J. KennedyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.1%73,075
Horace L. CalvoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.0%54,587
Robert J. WaltersRepublican · winner · incumbent
21.7%43,998
Phyllis WalkerRepublican
15.1%30,645
202,305 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