1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
Elections in Illinois |
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Of the 24 Illinois incumbents, 18 were re-elected.
District | Incumbent | Party | First elected |
Result | Candidates |
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Illinois 1 | Ralph H. Metcalfe | Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ralph H. Metcalfe (Democratic) 91.4% Louis Coggs (Republican) 8.6% |
Illinois 2 | Morgan F. Murphy Redistricted from the 3rd district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Morgan F. Murphy (Democratic) 75.0% James E. Doyle (Republican) 25.0% |
Illinois 3 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Robert P. Hanrahan (Republican) 62.3% Daniel P. Coman (Democratic) 37.7% | ||
Illinois 4 | Ed Derwinski | Republican | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Ed Derwinski (Republican) 70.5% C. F. 'Bob' Dore (Democratic) 29.5% |
Illinois 5 | John C. Kluczynski | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John C. Kluczynski (Democratic) 72.8% Leonard C. Jarzab (Republican) 27.2% |
Illinois 6 | Harold R. Collier Redistricted from the 10th district |
Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Harold R. Collier (Republican) 61.2% Michael R. Galasso (Democratic) 38.8% |
Illinois 7 | George W. Collins Redistricted from the 6th district |
Democratic | 1970 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George W. Collins (Democratic) 82.8% Thomas J. Lento (Republican) 17.2% |
Illinois 8 | Dan Rostenkowski | Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Dan Rostenkowski (Democratic) 74.0% Edward Stepnowski (Republican) 26.0% |
Illinois 9 | Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 68.3% Clark W. Fetridge (Republican) 31.7% |
Illinois 10 | Abner J. Mikva Redistricted from the 2nd district |
Democratic | 1968 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ Samuel H. Young (Republican) 51.6% Abner J. Mikva (Democratic) 48.4% |
Illinois 11 | Frank Annunzio Redistricted from the 7th district |
Democratic | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Frank Annunzio (Democratic) 53.3% John J. Hoellen (Republican) 46.7% |
Roman C. Pucinski | Democratic | 1958 | Retired to run for U.S. Senator. Democratic loss. | ||
Illinois 12 | Phil Crane Redistricted from the 13th district |
Republican | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Phil Crane (Republican) 74.2% Edwin L. Frank (Democratic) 25.8% | |
Illinois 13 | Robert McClory Redistricted from the 12th district |
Republican | 1962 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert McClory (Republican) 61.5% Stanley W. Beetham (Democratic) 38.5% |
Illinois 14 | John N. Erlenborn | Republican | 1964 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John N. Erlenborn (Republican) 72.8% James M. Wall (Democratic) 27.2% |
Illinois 15 | Leslie C. Arends Redistricted from the 17th district |
Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Leslie C. Arends (Republican) 57.2% Tim L. Hall (Democratic) 42.8% |
Cliffard D. Carlson | Republican | 1972 (Special) | Incumbent retired. Republican loss. | ||
Illinois 16 | John B. Anderson | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ John B. Anderson (Republican) 71.9% John E. Devine Jr. (Democratic) 28.1% |
Illinois 17 | None (district created) | New seat. New member elected. Republican gain. |
√ George M. O'Brien (Republican) 55.6% John J. Houlihan (Democratic) 44.4% | ||
Illinois 18 | Robert H. Michel | Republican | 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Robert H. Michel (Republican) 64.8% Steven L. Nordvall (Democratic) 35.2% |
Illinois 19 | Tom Railsback | Republican | 1966 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Tom Railsback (Republican) Unopposed |
Illinois 20 | Paul Findley | Republican | 1960 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Paul Findley (Republican) 68.8% Robert S. O'Shea (Democratic) 31.2% |
Illinois 21 | William L. Springer Redistricted from the 22nd district |
Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Republican hold. |
√ Edward Rell Madigan (Republican) 54.8% Lawrence E. Johnson (Democratic) 45.2% |
Illinois 22 | George E. Shipley Redistricted from the 23rd district |
Democratic | 1958 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ George E. Shipley (Democratic) 56.5% Robert B. Lamkin (Republican) 41.0% Cleo A. Duzan (Independent) 2.4% |
Illinois 23 | Melvin Price Redistricted from the 24th district |
Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Melvin Price (Democratic) 75.1% Robert Mays (Republican) 24.9% |
Illinois 24 | Kenneth J. Gray Redistricted from the 21st district |
Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. | √ Kenneth J. Gray (Democratic) 93.7% Hugh Muldoon (Independent) 6.3% |
See also[]
- List of United States representatives from Illinois
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1972
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