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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois/IL-10
      1978·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 10 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Abner J Mikva
      50.2%89,479 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John Edward Porter
      49.8%88,829 votes
      Margin
      D+0.4
      178,309 total votes
      3 candidates178,309 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Abner J MikvaDEM✓
      		DEM89,47950.2%
      John Edward PorterREP
      		REP88,82949.8%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+22.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+3.8
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202460.3%38.3%D+22.0329,203
      202062.0%36.1%D+25.9355,522
      201657.7%34.9%D+22.7322,655
      201255.4%44.6%D+10.8299,339
      200860.3%38.4%D+21.9320,167

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      2024
      Bradley Scott SchneiderDEM
      D+19.9
      2022
      Bradley Scott SchneiderDEM
      D+26.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Bradley Scott SchneiderDEM
      D+27.8
      2018
      Bradley Scott SchneiderDEM
      D+31.2
      2016
      Bradley Scott SchneiderDEM
      D+5.2
      2014
      Robert J DoldREP
      R+2.6
      2012
      Bradley Scott SchneiderDEM
      D+1.3
      Redistricted
      2010
      Robert J DoldREP
      R+2.2
      2008
      Mark Steven KirkREP
      R+5.1
      2006
      Mark Steven KirkREP
      R+6.8
      2004
      Mark Steven KirkREP
      R+28.3
      2002
      Mark Steven KirkREP
      R+37.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Mark Steven KirkREP
      R+2.4
      1998
      John Edward PorterREP
      R+100.0
      1996
      John Edward PorterREP
      R+38.2
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Abner J MikvaDEM
      Record2W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1978
      US House
      Full profile →
      John Edward PorterREP
      Record13W-1L
      Avg MarginR+24.1
      Career1972-1998
      US House / State House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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