1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Illinois Representative District 46
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: J. Norman Shade (R), Gale Schisler (D), Wilbur H. Lauterbach (R) won.
3 seatsJ. Norman ShadeRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.1%59,377
Gale SchislerDemocrat · winner
25.4%57,760
Wilbur H. LauterbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.3%55,381
George L. SaalDemocrat · incumbent
24.2%54,945
227,463 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET