1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Representative District 56
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: James G. Krause (D), Monroe L. Flinn (D), Ed Lehman (R) won.
3 seatsJames G. KrauseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.1%34,296
Monroe L. FlinnDemocrat · winner
29.9%32,881
Ed LehmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.9%26,273
G. W. KingRepublican
15.2%16,697
110,147 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