1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 22
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Fred J. Smith (D) won with 90.2% of the vote, defeating James R. Zinn (R) by 80.5 points.
Fred J. SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.2%40,466
James R. ZinnRepublican
9.8%4,376
44,842 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