1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 35
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Richard Mulcahey (D), Harlan Rigney (R), Harold J. Adams (R) won.
3 seatsRichard MulcaheyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.5%62,224
Harlan RigneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.2%61,580
Harold J. AdamsRepublican · winner
23.8%55,795
Robert E. BrinkmeierDemocrat · incumbent
23.5%55,100
234,699 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET