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1974Final results

1974 election for Illinois Representative District 49

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Ken Boyle (D), John F. Sharp (D), Thomas C. Rose (R) won.

3 seats
Ken BoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.4%54,716
John F. SharpDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.0%52,119
Thomas C. RoseRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.5%45,627
Clyde BaulosRepublican
18.0%33,561
186,023 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

EvenD+21.71974R+4.11976D+0.41978R+4.21980R+25.11982R+35.91984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET