1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 47
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Clifford B. Latherow (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating John F. Weese (D) by 25.2 points.
Clifford B. LatherowRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%51,010
John F. WeeseDemocrat
37.4%30,499
81,509 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