1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 29
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Raymond W. Ewell (D), Eugene M. Barnes (D), Robert H. Holloway (R) won.
3 seatsRaymond W. EwellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
44.2%72,458
Eugene M. BarnesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
41.6%68,251
Robert H. HollowayRepublican · winner
8.0%13,137
Elwood GrahamRepublican · incumbent
5.3%8,748
Leroy B. VinsonIndependent
0.8%1,278
163,872 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
The candidates
Raymond W. Ewell (D)Eugene M. Barnes (D)Robert H. Holloway (R)Elwood Graham (R)
Also on the ballot: Leroy B. Vinson (Independent), 0.8%