1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 24
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Richard H. Newhouse (D) won with 83.8% of the vote, defeating Julie Mather (R) by 67.5 points.
Richard H. NewhouseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
83.8%51,435
Julie MatherRepublican
16.2%9,967
61,404 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