1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 20
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Sam Romano (D) won with 84.2% of the vote, defeating Dan Leopold (R) by 68.5 points.
Sam RomanoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
84.2%35,882
Dan LeopoldRepublican
15.8%6,715
42,597 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