1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 46
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Ralph Hudson Sours (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph J. Solls (D) by 18.0 points.
Ralph Hudson SoursRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%43,307
Joseph J. SollsDemocrat
41.0%30,100
73,407 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