1974Final results
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 7
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James C. Soper (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas N. Geovanis (D) by 15.7 points.
James C. SoperRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.9%30,777
Thomas N. GeovanisDemocrat
42.1%22,419
53,196 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