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1968Final results

1968 election for Illinois Representative District 8

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Jack E. Walker (R), Anthony Scariano (D), John W. Thompson (R) won.

3 seats
Jack E. WalkerRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.0%82,335
Anthony ScarianoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.8%73,829
John W. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.2%66,859
16.0%42,451
265,474 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+27.81972R+4.71974R+25.91976R+23.01978R+26.31980D+12.91982

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