1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 33
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jack Schaffer (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Wilbert Hecht (D) by 41.4 points.
Jack SchafferRepublican · winner
70.7%51,415
Wilbert HechtDemocrat
29.3%21,314
72,729 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