1970Final results
1970 election for Illinois Representative District 8
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Anthony Scariano (D), John W. Thompson (R), Lynn G. Brenne (R) won.
3 seatsAnthony ScarianoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.9%67,272
John W. ThompsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.9%59,253
Lynn G. BrenneRepublican · winner
23.2%47,522
John B. HayesDemocrat
15.0%30,632
204,685 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