1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 36
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Ben Polk (R), Clarence A. Darrow (D), Oral Jacobs (D) won.
3 seatsBen PolkRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.1%65,605
Clarence A. DarrowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.6%60,034
Oral JacobsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.8%51,541
Robert P. SwansonRepublican
21.5%48,636
225,816 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