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DemocratNot in office · last served 1978Last on a ballot: Nov 1978

Oral Jacobs

Oral Jacobs ran in 6 elections between 1968 and 1978, winning 5. Served in the Illinois House of Representatives (District 44 and District 36).

Last office: Illinois House of Representatives, District 36

Elections
6
1968–1978
Won
5
generals, primaries and specials

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Career

Offices held, and every time Jacobs was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Every race Jacobs has run

Margin: how far Jacobs finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMargin
1978Illinois House of Representatives, District 36GeneralLostBen Polk (R), Clarence A. Darrow (D), Timothy A. Bell (R)21.8%R+5.1
1976Illinois House of Representatives, District 36GeneralWonBen Polk (R), Clarence A. Darrow (D), Robert P. Swanson (R)22.8%R+6.2
1974Illinois House of Representatives, District 36GeneralWonClarence A. Darrow (D), Ben Polk (R), Robert O. Williams (R)26.1%R+2.0
1972Illinois House of Representatives, District 36GeneralWonBen Polk (R), Pete Pappas (R), Carroll A. Koepplinger (D)27.3%D+1.5
1970Illinois House of Representatives, District 44GeneralWonDonald A. Henss (R), Pete Pappas (R), Ronald C. Taber (D)27.2%D+1.0
1968Illinois House of Representatives, District 44GeneralWonDonald A. Henss (R), Pete Pappas (R), Richard E. Maynard (D)23.9%R+4.1

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Seats Jacobs has held

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Who Jacobs has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)