1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 16
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Robert J. Egan (D) won with 52.2% of the vote, defeating Edward T. Scholl (R) by 4.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Robert J. EganDemocrat · winner
52.2%34,284
Edward T. SchollRepublican
47.8%31,424
65,708 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