1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 15
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Howard W. Carroll (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Walter Duda (R) by 15.5 points.
Howard W. CarrollDemocrat · winner
57.8%52,366
Walter DudaRepublican
42.2%38,275
90,643 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