1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Representative District 50
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Elmo McClain (D), Thomas C. Rose (R), Jerry Corbett (D) won.
3 seatsElmo McClainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.0%52,569
Thomas C. RoseRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.0%52,522
Jerry CorbettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.7%49,995
H. B. IhnenRepublican
17.3%32,348
187,434 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