1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 43
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Edward McBroom (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Michael R. Berz (D) by 20.4 points.
Edward McBroomRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%48,301
Michael R. BerzDemocrat
39.8%31,957
80,258 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