1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 55
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James H. Donnewald (D) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Kathleen Odell (R) by 7.9 points.
James H. DonnewaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.0%42,852
Kathleen OdellRepublican
46.0%36,557
79,409 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