1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 27
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank D. Savicaks (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Laurence M. Hickey (R) by 2.9 points.
Frank D. SavicaksDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%45,269
Laurence M. HickeyRepublican
48.5%42,708
87,977 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