1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 48
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John Linebaugh Knuppel (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating John F. Adams (R) by 0.4 points.
John Linebaugh KnuppelDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.2%41,080
John F. AdamsRepublican
49.8%40,743
81,823 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