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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Illinois/IL-24
      1980·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 24 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Paul Simon
      49.1%112,134 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John T Anderson
      48.3%110,176 votes
      Margin
      D+0.9
      228,296 total votes
      4 candidates228,296 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Paul SimonDEM✓
      		DEM112,13449.1%
      John T AndersonREP
      		REP110,17648.3%
      James H BarrettOTH
      		OTH5,9852.6%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      1978
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+31.3
      1976
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+34.8
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Paul SimonDEM
      Record6W-0L
      Avg MarginD+16.0
      Career1976-1990
      US Senate / US House
      Full profile →
      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      John T AndersonREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1980
      US House
      Full profile →
      James H BarrettOTH
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

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