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1968Final results

1968 election for Illinois Representative District 44

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Donald A. Henss (R), Pete Pappas (R), Oral Jacobs (D) won.

3 seats
Donald A. HenssRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.0%62,045
Pete PappasRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.6%56,756
Oral JacobsDemocrat · winner
23.9%52,972
22.6%50,157
221,930 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 1968

Races before and after

EvenR+17.01972R+23.81974R+22.51978R+26.21980R+32.91982R+43.61984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET