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1972Final results

1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 10

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Jack E. Walker (R) won with 63.5% of the vote, defeating Stanley A. Strzelecki (D) by 27.0 points.

Jack E. WalkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.5%45,902
36.5%26,376
72,282 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

EvenR+27.01972D+3.91974R+16.11978D+10.82010D+7.62020D+21.82024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET