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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois/IL-16
      1978·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 16 US House

      Winner
      REP
      John B Anderson
      65.4%76,752 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Ernest W Dahlin
      34.5%40,471 votes
      Margin
      R+30.9
      117,309 total votes
      3 candidates117,309 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John B AndersonREP✓
      		REP76,75265.4%
      Ernest W DahlinDEM
      		DEM40,47134.5%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH860.1%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+22.7
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+1.2
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202437.8%60.5%R+22.7390,578
      202038.1%59.6%R+21.5400,519
      201634.3%58.0%R+23.8367,027
      201241.3%58.7%R+17.4343,798
      200845.8%52.0%R+6.2364,808

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      2024
      Darin LahoodREP
      R+99.9
      2022
      Darin LahoodREP
      R+32.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      Adam KinzingerREP
      R+29.4
      2018
      Adam KinzingerREP
      R+18.3
      2016
      Adam KinzingerREP
      R+100.0
      2014
      Adam KinzingerREP
      R+41.2
      2012
      Adam KinzingerREP
      R+23.6
      Redistricted
      2010
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      R+34.0
      2008
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      R+24.8
      2006
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      R+31.4
      2004
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      R+38.2
      2002
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      R+41.2
      Redistricted
      2000
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      R+33.5
      1998
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      R+100.0
      1996
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      R+20.6
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      John B AndersonREP
      Record2W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      Ernest W DahlinDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1978
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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