1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 28
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Thomas C. Hynes (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating James J. McPolin (R) by 35.9 points.
Thomas C. HynesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%50,366
James J. McPolinRepublican
32.0%23,751
74,117 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