1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 50
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Josephine K. Oblinger (R), Irv Smith (R), Douglas N. Kane (D) won.
3 seatsJosephine K. OblingerRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.4%90,390
Irv SmithRepublican · winner
29.1%86,485
Douglas N. KaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.0%65,238
Gene H. GravesDemocrat
18.4%54,737
296,850 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