1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 58
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Kenneth V. Buzbee (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Gale Williams (R) by 5.8 points.
Kenneth V. BuzbeeDemocrat · winner
52.9%43,677
Gale WilliamsRepublican
47.1%38,865
82,542 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