1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 2
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John A. Graham (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Clifford E. Leverence (D) by 34.6 points.
John A. GrahamRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%51,408
Clifford E. LeverenceDemocrat
32.7%24,993
76,402 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