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1972Final results

1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 50

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

John A. Davidson (R) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Joseph P. Londrigan (D) by 7.5 points.

John A. DavidsonRepublican · winner
53.8%49,917
46.2%42,929
92,846 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+1.71976R+12.31978R+27.81982R+22.61986R+3.41990R+30.71992

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