1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 17
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Kenneth W. Course (D) won with 54.3% of the vote, defeating Christ Panagakis (R) by 8.7 points.
Kenneth W. CourseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.3%38,029
Christ PanagakisRepublican
45.7%31,964
69,993 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