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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois
      1978·U.S. House·Illinois

      Illinois U.S. House

      24 districtsD 11R 13
      24 districts|D won 11|R won 13|Closest: IL-10
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      IL-01
      Bennett M StewartDEM
      DEM81,27958.5%
      D+17.3
      IL-02
      Morgan F MurphyDEM
      DEM94,07786.0%
      D+74.2
      IL-03
      Martin A RussoDEM
      DEM146,80065.2%
      D+30.4
      IL-04
      Edward J DerwinskiREP
      REP141,22966.9%
      R+33.7
      IL-05
      John G FaryDEM
      DEM117,50684.0%
      D+68.0
      IL-06
      Henry J HydeREP
      REP131,73766.2%
      R+32.4
      IL-07
      Cardiss CollinsDEM
      DEM74,98986.3%
      D+72.6
      IL-08
      Daniel D RostenkowskiDEM
      DEM94,76286.0%
      D+71.9
      IL-09
      Sidney R YatesDEM
      DEM116,21775.3%
      D+50.7
      IL-10
      Abner J MikvaDEM
      DEM178,30950.2%
      D+0.4
      IL-11
      Frank AnnunzioDEM
      DEM152,41273.7%
      D+47.5
      IL-12
      Philip M CraneREP
      REP138,93579.5%
      R+59.1
      IL-13
      Robert M McCloryREP
      REP104,73861.2%
      R+22.3
      IL-14
      John N ErlenbornREP
      REP158,17975.1%
      R+50.1
      IL-15
      Tom CorcoranREP
      REP129,61262.4%
      R+24.8
      IL-16
      John B AndersonREP
      REP117,30965.4%
      R+30.9
      IL-17
      George M O'BrienREP
      REP133,63570.6%
      R+41.2
      IL-18
      Robert H MichelREP
      REP130,51465.9%
      R+31.8
      IL-19
      Tom RailsbackREP
      REP89,790100.0%
      R+100.0
      IL-20
      Paul FindleyREP
      REP159,48069.6%
      R+39.3
      IL-21
      Edward R MadiganREP
      REP124,52778.3%
      R+56.5
      IL-22
      Daniel B CraneREP
      REP159,38354.0%
      R+8.0
      IL-23
      Melvin PriceDEM
      DEM100,10574.2%
      D+48.3
      IL-24
      Paul SimonDEM
      DEM168,06165.6%
      D+31.3
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