1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 16
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Howard T. Scholl (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Egan (D) by 13.4 points.
Howard T. SchollRepublican · winner
56.7%54,309
Robert J. EganDemocrat · incumbent
43.3%41,495
95,810 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