1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Representative District 48
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: John C. Hirschfeld (R), Charles W. Clabaugh (R), Paul Stone (D) won.
3 seatsJohn C. HirschfeldRepublican · winner
28.1%41,636
Charles W. ClabaughRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.1%38,638
Paul StoneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.0%38,548
Joe H. KerrDemocrat
19.7%29,164
147,986 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