1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 8
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank M. Ozinga (R) won with 65.9% of the vote, defeating John W. Ringhofer (D) by 31.9 points.
Frank M. OzingaRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.9%53,761
John W. RinghoferDemocrat
34.1%27,786
81,551 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