1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 57
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Kenneth Hall (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating James D. Pirtle (R) by 37.0 points.
Kenneth HallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.5%41,169
James D. PirtleRepublican
31.5%18,952
60,121 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