1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 43
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jerome J. Joyce (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Edward McBroom (R) by 6.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jerome J. JoyceDemocrat · winner
53.1%33,005
Edward McBroomRepublican · incumbent
46.9%29,133
62,138 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