1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 53
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Charles M. Campbell (R), Jim Edgar (R), Larry R. Stuffle (D) won.
3 seatsCharles M. CampbellRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.1%71,953
Jim EdgarRepublican · winner
29.0%69,198
Larry R. StuffleDemocrat · winner
24.0%57,414
Robert CraigDemocrat · incumbent
16.9%40,268
238,833 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