1974Final results
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 46
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Prescott E. Bloom (R) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel W. Hardy (D) by 1.1 points.
Prescott E. BloomRepublican · winner
50.6%24,987
Daniel W. HardyDemocrat
49.4%24,432
49,419 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