1974Final results
1974 election for Illinois Representative District 38
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Joseph Fennessey (D), John E. Grotberg (R) and Thomas Ewing (R) won the district's 3 seats.
3 seatsJoseph FennesseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%42,543
John E. GrotbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.1%42,468
Thomas EwingRepublican · winner
25.9%39,116
Stephen A. MasseyDemocrat
18.0%27,166
151,296 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)