1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 11
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Esther Saperstein (D) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Seymour L. Cohen (R) by 32.5 points.
Esther SapersteinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.2%60,685
Seymour L. CohenRepublican
33.8%30,938
91,625 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