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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 seats
Joseph FennesseyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%42,543
John E. GrotbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.1%42,468
Thomas EwingRepublican · winner
25.9%39,116
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

EvenR+35.81972R+18.01974R+14.31976R+28.61978

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)