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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois/IL-07
      1978·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 7 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Cardiss Collins
      86.3%64,716 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      James C Holt
      13.7%10,273 votes
      Margin
      D+72.6
      74,989 total votes
      2 candidates74,989 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Cardiss CollinsDEM✓
      		DEM64,71686.3%
      James C HoltREP
      		REP10,27313.7%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+65.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+7.3
      R+60R+30EvenD+30D+6020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202482.2%16.7%D+65.5275,927
      202085.6%12.8%D+72.8321,060
      201685.8%9.8%D+76.1317,580
      201288.0%12.0%D+76.1304,102
      200888.7%10.4%D+78.3326,930

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      2024
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+66.6
      2022
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+99.9
      Redistricted
      2020
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+67.1
      2018
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+75.2
      2016
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+68.5
      2014
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+70.2
      2012
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+73.7
      Redistricted
      2010
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+65.4
      2008
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+70.0
      2006
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+73.4
      2004
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+72.3
      2002
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+68.0
      Redistricted
      2000
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+71.9
      1998
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+92.9
      1996
      Danny K DavisDEM
      D+67.5
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Cardiss CollinsDEM
      Record10W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1994
      US House
      Full profile →
      James C HoltREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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