1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 7
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James C. Soper (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Robert C. Pechous (D) by 27.8 points.
James C. SoperRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%57,410
Robert C. PechousDemocrat
36.1%32,467
89,880 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