1974Final results
1974 election for Illinois Representative District 27
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Michael Madigan (D), John J. Beatty (D), Edmund F. Kucharski (R) won.
3 seatsMichael MadiganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
38.1%60,499
John J. BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.6%53,219
Edmund F. KucharskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.4%30,711
Herbert F. SetzkeRepublican
8.9%14,187
158,616 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 1974
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET