1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 37
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
David C. Shapiro (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Ray A. Scott (D) by 12.7 points.
David C. ShapiroRepublican · winner
56.4%44,159
Ray A. ScottDemocrat
43.6%34,186
78,345 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