1974Final results

1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 28

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Thomas C. Hynes (D) won with 74.5% of the vote, defeating Fran Griffin (R) by 49.0 points.

Thomas C. HynesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.5%31,209
Fran GriffinRepublican
25.5%10,693
41,902 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

EvenD+49.01974D+55.81978R+21.41982R+32.21984R+39.51988R+22.31992

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