1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 27
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Edmund F. Kucharski (R), Michael Madigan (D), John J. Beatty (D) won.
3 seatsEdmund F. KucharskiRepublican · winner
32.0%81,966
Michael MadiganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.6%65,626
John J. BeattyDemocrat · winner
21.2%54,269
Raymond J. KahounRepublican · incumbent
21.1%54,007
255,868 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 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET