DemocratNot in office · last served 1974Last on a ballot: Nov 1972
Leland J. Kennedy
Last held office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 56 (1972–1974). Ran in 3 elections between 1968 and 1972, winning 3.
- Last margin
- +9.1
- Won 1972
- Elections
- 3
- 1968–1972
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Kennedy was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
1968197219761980198419881992199620002004200820122016202020242028Illinois House of Representatives, District 55Illinois House of Representatives, District 56
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Kennedy has run
Margin: how far Kennedy finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 56 | General | Won | Horace L. Calvo (D), Robert J. Walters (R), Phyllis Walker (R) | 36.1% | D+9.1 |
| 1970 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Horace L. Calvo (D), Robert J. Walters (R) | 34.4% | R+0.2 |
| 1968 | Illinois House of Representatives, District 55 | General | Won | Ralph T. Smith (R), Horace L. Calvo (D) | 31.2% | R+10.3 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Kennedy has held
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 56 · 1972–1974
- Illinois House of Representatives, District 55 · 1968–1972
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kennedy has run against
- Horace L. Calvo (D) · 1972 election, won
- Ralph T. Smith (R) · 1968 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive