1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Illinois Representative District 5
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Jack B. Williams (D), Ted E. Leverenz (D), Edward E. Bluthardt (R) won.
3 seatsJack B. WilliamsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.1%30,353
Ted E. LeverenzDemocrat · winner
26.2%29,422
Edward E. BluthardtRepublican · winner · incumbent
23.7%26,519
Richard A. WalshRepublican · incumbent
23.0%25,800
112,094 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