1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 32
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Karl Berning (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Stephen M. Slavin (D) by 18.3 points.
Karl BerningRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%46,248
Stephen M. SlavinDemocrat
40.8%31,910
78,158 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