1974Final results
1974 election for Illinois Representative District 36
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Clarence A. Darrow (D), Ben Polk (R), Oral Jacobs (D) won.
3 seatsClarence A. DarrowDemocrat · winner
28.1%40,307
Ben PolkRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.5%39,515
Oral JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.1%37,422
Robert O. WilliamsRepublican
18.3%26,188
143,432 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