1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Illinois Representative District 45
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Richard Luft (D), James Vonboeckman (D), Donald B. Anderson (R) won.
3 seatsRichard LuftDemocrat · winner
28.1%45,861
James VonboeckmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%44,219
Donald B. AndersonRepublican · winner
24.0%39,040
John C. KriegsmanRepublican · incumbent
20.8%33,809
162,929 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