1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 30
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Daniel Dougherty (D) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Ronald W. Perkich (R) by 26.4 points.
Daniel DoughertyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.2%41,700
Ronald W. PerkichRepublican
36.8%24,293
65,993 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