1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Representative District 44
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Oral Jacobs (D), Donald A. Henss (R), Pete Pappas (R) won.
3 seatsOral JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.2%43,902
Donald A. HenssRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.1%42,252
Pete PappasRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.3%40,920
Ronald C. TaberDemocrat
21.4%34,541
161,615 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 1970
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET