1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 34
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Thomas A. Keegan (D) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Robert R. Canfield (R) by 13.2 points.
Thomas A. KeeganDemocrat · winner
56.6%40,050
Robert R. CanfieldRepublican
43.4%30,690
70,740 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