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1976Final results

1976 election for Illinois Representative District 39

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: William L. Kempiners (R), Allan L. Schoeberlein (R), Lawrence Murphy (D) won.

3 seats
William L. KempinersRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.8%62,188
Allan L. SchoeberleinRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.2%58,953
Lawrence MurphyDemocrat · winner
21.8%45,468
20.2%42,299
208,908 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

EvenR+16.41976R+21.11978R+34.21980R+45.21982R+52.41984R+40.61988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET