1974Final results
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 4
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John J. Nimrod (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Patton Feichter (D) by 9.8 points.
John J. NimrodRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.9%30,025
Patton FeichterDemocrat
45.1%24,690
54,715 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