1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 36
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Ben Polk (R), Clarence A. Darrow (D), Timothy A. Bell (R) won.
3 seatsBen PolkRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.9%36,673
Clarence A. DarrowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.8%35,143
Timothy A. BellRepublican · winner
25.5%34,820
Oral JacobsDemocrat · incumbent
21.8%29,732
136,368 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET