1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 51
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert W. McCarthy (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Lois R. Raber (R) by 18.2 points.
Robert W. McCarthyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%46,192
Lois R. RaberRepublican
40.9%31,960
78,152 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