1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 29
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Charles Chew (D) won with 87.3% of the vote, defeating Caleb A. Davis (R) by 74.5 points.
Charles ChewDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.3%55,062
Caleb A. DavisRepublican
12.7%8,040
63,102 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