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1972Final results

1972 election for Illinois Legislative District 9

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Don A. Moore (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Anthony Scariano (D) by 9.1 points.

Don A. MooreRepublican · winner
54.5%40,679
45.5%33,904
74,586 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

EvenR+25.01976R+26.01980D+61.91986D+64.31988D+41.82008D+33.32012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET