1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Representative District 46
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Gale Schisler (D), James Vonboeckman (D), Wilbur H. Lauterbach (R) won.
3 seatsGale SchislerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.8%47,470
James VonboeckmanDemocrat · winner
24.9%42,495
Wilbur H. LauterbachRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.3%41,446
William L. WaldmeierRepublican
23.1%39,366
170,777 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