1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 10
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert T. Lane (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jack E. Walker (R) by 3.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert T. LaneDemocrat · winner
52.0%20,795
Jack E. WalkerRepublican · incumbent
48.0%19,216
40,011 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET