1974Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Illinois Representative District 56
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Horace L. Calvo (D), Joe E. Lucco (D), Everett G. Steele (R) won.
3 seatsHorace L. CalvoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.9%32,783
Joe E. LuccoDemocrat · winner
31.7%32,601
Everett G. SteeleRepublican · winner
20.2%20,799
Robert J. WaltersRepublican · incumbent
16.2%16,607
102,790 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