1974Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1974 election for Illinois Legislative District 49
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Vince Demuzio (D) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating A. C. Bartulis (R) by 6.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Vince DemuzioDemocrat · winner
53.1%32,762
A. C. BartulisRepublican · incumbent
46.9%28,885
61,648 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