1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 4
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John J. Nimrod (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas William Flynn (D) by 26.4 points.
John J. NimrodRepublican · winner
63.2%55,287
Thomas William FlynnDemocrat
36.8%32,226
87,516 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