1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 45
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Donald B. Anderson (R), Richard Luft (D), James Vonboeckman (D) won.
3 seatsDonald B. AndersonRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.4%71,305
Richard LuftDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.0%68,018
James VonboeckmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.8%64,984
Ernest PierantoniRepublican
18.8%47,202
251,509 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