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1968Final results

1968 election for Illinois Representative District 7

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Henry J. Klosak (R), Joseph G. Sevcik (R), Gerald W. Shea (D) won.

3 seats
Henry J. KlosakRepublican · winner · incumbent
32.8%87,690
Joseph G. SevcikRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.9%85,102
Gerald W. SheaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.2%56,538
14.1%37,682
267,012 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+35.11972R+7.51974R+15.81976R+5.51978R+32.71980D+35.51984

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