1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Illinois Representative District 55
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Don E. Brummet (D), Harold D. Byers (D), Dwight P. Friedrich (R) won.
3 seatsDon E. BrummetDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.9%52,874
Harold D. ByersDemocrat · winner
27.4%46,909
Dwight P. FriedrichRepublican · winner
21.8%37,243
Ben C. HarpstriteRepublican · incumbent
19.8%33,908
170,934 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