1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 23
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Richard M. Daley (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Robert A. Urbanek (R) by 48.2 points.
Richard M. DaleyDemocrat · winner
74.1%53,315
Robert A. UrbanekRepublican
25.9%18,615
71,930 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