1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
William C. Harris (R) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Loren M. Jones (D) by 35.8 points.
William C. HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.9%53,627
Loren M. JonesDemocrat
32.1%25,378
79,005 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