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1968Final results

1968 election for Illinois Representative District 56

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Kenneth Hall (D), James G. Krause (D), Ed Lehman (R) won.

3 seats
Kenneth HallDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.2%49,624
James G. KrauseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.3%46,629
Ed LehmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.6%34,845
G. W. KingRepublican
14.9%22,976
154,074 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

EvenD+28.11972D+32.51974D+36.91976D+40.21980D+34.11982D+17.71984

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