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1972Final results

1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 44

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Harber H. Hall (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Lenz (D) by 8.8 points.

Harber H. HallRepublican · winner
54.4%44,207
45.6%37,048
81,255 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+3.41970R+8.81972R+1.61976R+28.31978R+35.41982R+26.92002

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