1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 50
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Douglas N. Kane (D), J. David Jones (R), Josephine K. Oblinger (R) won.
3 seatsDouglas N. KaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.4%61,817
J. David JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.3%59,264
Josephine K. OblingerRepublican · winner
23.5%52,878
David L. RobinsonDemocrat · incumbent
22.8%51,462
225,421 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