1968Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1968 election for Illinois Representative District 58
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Richard O. Hart (D), Harold D. Stedelin (D), Ben C. Blades (R) won.
3 seatsRichard O. HartDemocrat · winner
25.4%67,763
Harold D. StedelinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.3%67,349
Ben C. BladesRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.8%66,024
James E. EatherlyRepublican · incumbent
24.5%65,172
266,308 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