1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 45
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Roger A. Sommer (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Richard Luft (D) by 0.7 points.
Roger A. SommerRepublican · winner
50.3%39,663
Richard LuftDemocrat
49.7%39,142
78,805 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