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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois/IL-03
      1978·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 3 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Martin A Russo
      65.2%95,701 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Robert L Dunne
      34.8%51,098 votes
      Margin
      D+30.4
      146,800 total votes
      3 candidates146,800 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Martin A RussoDEM✓
      		DEM95,70165.2%
      Robert L DunneREP
      		REP51,09834.8%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+31.2
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+10.2
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202464.7%33.5%D+31.2266,118
      202069.7%28.3%D+41.4297,395
      201669.1%24.6%D+44.5267,054
      201269.1%30.9%D+38.3223,175
      200869.7%28.8%D+40.8241,358

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      2024
      Delia C RamirezDEM
      D+34.6
      2022
      Delia C RamirezDEM
      D+37.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Marie NewmanDEM
      D+12.8
      2018
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      D+47.1
      2016
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      D+100.0
      2014
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      D+29.1
      2012
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      D+37.0
      Redistricted
      2010
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      D+45.4
      2008
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      D+51.9
      2006
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      D+54.2
      2004
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      D+47.5
      2002
      William O LipinskiDEM
      D+100.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      William O LipinskiDEM
      D+51.2
      1998
      William O LipinksiDEM
      D+45.0
      1996
      William O LipinskiDEM
      D+33.3
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Martin A RussoDEM
      Record8W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1990
      US House
      Full profile →
      Robert L DunneREP
      Record1W-2L
      Avg MarginD+27.9
      Career1972-1978
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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