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1972 United States Congressional Elections – Illinois

United States Senate – GOP Hold

Charles H. Percy (R-inc) ­ 2,867,07862.21%

Roman Pucinski (D) ­ 1,721,03137.35%

Edward C. Gross (SL) ­ 13,3840.29%

Arnold Becchetti (Comm.) ­ 6,1030.13%

Write-Ins ­ 7840.02%

Total Votes ­ 4,608,380100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Ralph H. Metcalfe (D-inc) ­ 136,75591.39%

Louis Coggs (R) ­ 12,8778.61%

Write-Ins ­ 20.00%

Total Votes ­ 149,634100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

Morgan F. Murphy (D-inc) ­ 115,30675.02%

James E. Doyle (R) ­ 38,39124.98%

Write-Ins ­ 10.00%

Total Votes ­ 153,698100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Win (new district)

Robert P. Hanrahan (R) ­ 128,32962.25%

Daniel P. Coman (D) ­ 77,81437.75%

Write-Ins ­ 40.00%

Total Votes ­ 206,147100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

Edward J. Derwinski (R-inc) ­ 141,40270.54%

C. F. ‘Bob’ Dore (D) ­ 59,05729.46%

Write-Ins ­ 40.00%

Total Votes ­ 200,463100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

John C. Kluczynski (D-inc) ­ 121,27872.82%

Leonard C. Jarzab (R) ­ 45,26427.18%

Write-Ins ­ 20.00%

Total Votes ­ 166,544100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold

Harold R. Collier (R-inc) ­ 124,48661.17%

Michael R. Galasso (D) ­ 79,00238.82%

Write-Ins ­ 130.01%

Total Votes ­ 203,501100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

George W. Collins (D-inc) ­ 95,01882.78%

Thomas J. Lento (R) ­ 19,75817.21%

Write-Ins ­ 20.00%

Total Votes ­ 114,778100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold

Dan Rostenkowski (D-inc) ­ 110,45774.02%

Edward Stepnowski (R) ­ 38,75825.97%

Write-Ins ­ 40.00%

Total Votes ­ 149,219100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Sidney R. Yates (D-inc) ­ 131,77768.34%

Clark W. Fetridge (R) ­ 61,03831.66%

Write-Ins ­ 20.00%

Total Votes ­ 192,817100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Gain

Samuel H. Young (R) ­ 120,68151.59%

Abner J. Mikva (D-inc) ­ 113,22248.40%

Write-Ins ­ 260.01%

Total Votes ­ 233,929100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold/DEM Loss

Frank Annunzio (D-inc) ­ 118,63753.34%

John J. Hoellen (R) ­ 103,77346.66%

Write-Ins ­ 50.00%

Total Votes ­ 222,415100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

Phil Crane (R-inc) ­ 152,93874.24%

Edwin L. Frank (D) ­ 53,05525.75%

Write-Ins ­ 70.00%

Total Votes ­ 206,000100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

Robert McClory (R-inc) ­ 98,20161.48%

Stanley W. Beetham (D) ­ 61,53738.52%

Total Votes ­ 159,738100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold

John N. Erlenborn (R-inc) ­ 154,79472.79%

James M. Wall (D) ­ 57,87427.21%

Total Votes ­ 212,668100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold/GOP Loss

Leslie C. Arends (R-inc) ­ 111,02257.24%

Tim L. Hall (D) ­ 82,92542.76%

Write-Ins ­ 30.00%

Total Votes ­ 193,950100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

John B. Anderson (R-inc) ­ 129,64071.91%

John E. Devine, Jr. (D) ­ 50,64928.09%

Write-Ins ­ 20.00%

Total Votes ­ 180,291100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Win (new district)

George M. O’Brien (R) ­ 100,17555.65%

John J. Houlihan (D) ­ 79,84044.35%

Write-Ins ­ 10.00%

Total Votes ­ 180,016100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

Robert H. Michel (R-inc) ­ 124,40764.82%

Steven L. Nordvall (D) ­ 67,51435.18%

Total Votes ­ 191,921100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – GOP Hold

Tom Railsback (R-inc) ­ 138,123100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – GOP Hold

Paul Findley (R-inc) ­ 148,41968.75%

Robert S. O’Shea (D) ­ 67,44531.24%

Write-Ins ­ 40.00%

Total Votes ­ 215,868100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – GOP Hold

Edward Rell Madigan (R) ­ 99,96654.78%

Lawrence E. Johnson (D) ­ 82,52345.22%

Write-Ins ­ 70.00%

Total Votes ­ 182,496100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – DEM Hold

George E. Shipley (D-inc) ­ 124,58956.54%

Robert B. Lamkin (R) ­ 90,39041.02%

Cleo A. Duzan (I) ­ 5,3892.45%

Total Votes ­ 220,368100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – DEM Hold

Melvin Price (D-inc) ­ 121,68275.06%

Robert Mays (R) ­ 40,42824.94%

Write-Ins ­ 60.00%

Total Votes ­ 162,116100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 24 – DEM Hold

Kenneth J. Gray (D-inc) ­ 138,86793.65%

Hugh Muldoon (I) ­ 9,3986.34%

Write-Ins ­ 130.01%

Total Votes ­ 148,278100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives