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      Home/Elections/1976/US House/Illinois/IL-23
      1976·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 23 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Melvin Price
      78.6%128,113 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Sam P Drenovac
      21.4%34,825 votes
      Margin
      D+57.3
      162,938 total votes
      2 candidates162,938 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Melvin PriceDEM✓
      		DEM128,11378.6%
      Sam P DrenovacREP
      		REP34,82521.4%

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      1980
      Melvin PriceDEM
      D+28.8
      1978
      Melvin PriceDEM
      D+48.3
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Melvin PriceDEM
      Record6W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1986
      US House
      Full profile →
      Sam P DrenovacREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1976
      US House
      Full profile →

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