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1972Final results

1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 41

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Harris W. Fawell (R) won with 75.2% of the vote, defeating Vincent R. Auty (D) by 50.3 points.

Harris W. FawellRepublican · winner · incumbent
75.2%68,107
24.8%22,507
90,614 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

EvenR+37.11976R+49.71978R+30.31982R+45.71986R+25.01992R+46.71994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET