1974Final results
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 55
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James H. Donnewald (D) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Herschel Kasten (R) by 21.0 points.
James H. DonnewaldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.5%34,659
Herschel KastenRepublican
39.5%22,627
57,286 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