1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 36
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Clarence A. Darrow (D), Ben Polk (R), Timothy A. Bell (R) won.
3 seatsClarence A. DarrowDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.9%61,981
Ben PolkRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.4%60,893
Timothy A. BellRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.4%58,538
Lisa LearnerDemocrat
21.3%49,210
230,622 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET