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1972 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 4 candidates · See every 1972 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1972 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Charles H. Percy won the 1972 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Charles H. Percy received 2,867,078 popular votes (62.23%). The main challenger was Roman Pucinski (37.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Percy and Pucinski

Percy +24.9 pts · won by 1,146,047 votes
Charles H. PercyRepublicanWINNER62.23%
2,867,078 votes
Roman PucinskiDemocratic37.35%
1,721,031 votes
Edward C. GrossSocialist Labor0.29%
13,384 votes
Arnold BecchettiCommunist0.13%
6,103 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.