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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois/IL-21
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      Illinois District 21 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Edward R Madigan
      78.3%97,473 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Ken Baughman
      21.7%27,054 votes
      Margin
      R+56.5
      124,527 total votes
      2 candidates124,527 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Edward R MadiganREP✓
      		REP97,47378.3%
      Ken BaughmanDEM
      		DEM27,05421.7%

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      1990
      Jerry F CostelloDEM
      D+32.1
      1988
      Jerry F CostelloDEM
      D+5.2
      1986
      Melvin PriceDEM
      D+0.7
      1984
      Melvin PriceDEM
      D+20.3
      1982
      Melvin PriceDEM
      D+30.4
      Redistricted
      1980
      Edward R MadiganREP
      R+35.1
      1976
      Edward R MadiganREP
      R+48.9
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Edward R MadiganREP
      Record10W-0L
      Avg MarginR+31.6
      Career1968-1990
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Ken BaughmanDEM
      Record0W-2L
      Avg MarginR+15.5
      Career1978-1992
      State Senate / US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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