1972Final results
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 36
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Oral Jacobs (D), Ben Polk (R), Pete Pappas (R) won.
3 seatsOral JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.3%62,195
Ben PolkRepublican · winner
25.7%58,686
Pete PappasRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.8%56,617
Carroll A. KoepplingerDemocrat
22.2%50,624
228,122 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