1974Final results
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 37
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
David C. Shapiro (R) won with 55.5% of the vote, defeating Ray A. Scott (D) by 11.0 points.
David C. ShapiroRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.5%26,862
Ray A. ScottDemocrat
44.5%21,521
48,383 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