1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Representative District 58
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Ben C. Blades (R), Harold D. Stedelin (D), Richard O. Hart (D) won.
3 seatsBen C. BladesRepublican · winner · incumbent
38.1%86,003
Harold D. StedelinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.9%60,631
Richard O. HartDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.5%59,701
Clarence LoweryIndependent
8.5%19,226
225,561 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