1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Representative District 51
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
J. David Jones (R), James T. Londrigan (D) and W. Joseph Gibbs (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJ. David JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.8%60,584
James T. LondriganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.7%58,156
W. Joseph GibbsRepublican · winner
23.6%51,559
Douglas N. KaneDemocrat
21.9%47,719
218,018 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
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)