1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 18
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Philip J. Rock (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Elmer W. Conti (R) by 0.6 points.
Philip J. RockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%40,509
Elmer W. ContiRepublican
49.7%40,021
80,538 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