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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois/IL-19
      1978·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 19 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Tom Railsback
      100.0%89,770 votes
      Runner-up
      OTH
      Writein
      0.0%20 votes
      Margin
      R+100.0
      89,790 total votes
      2 candidates89,790 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tom RailsbackREP✓
      		REP89,770100.0%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH200.0%

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      2010
      John M ShimkusREP
      R+42.5
      2008
      John M ShimkusREP
      R+31.1
      2006
      John M ShimkusREP
      R+21.4
      2004
      John M ShimkusREP
      R+38.7
      2002
      John M ShimkusREP
      R+9.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      David D PhelpsDEM
      D+29.1
      1998
      David D PhelpsDEM
      D+16.6
      1996
      Glenn PoshardDEM
      D+34.9
      1994
      Glenn PoshardDEM
      D+16.8
      1992
      Glenn PoshardDEM
      D+38.3
      Redistricted
      1990
      Terry L BruceDEM
      D+33.9
      1988
      Terry L BruceDEM
      D+28.5
      1986
      Terry L BruceDEM
      D+32.8
      1984
      Terry L BruceDEM
      D+4.5
      1982
      Daniel B CraneREP
      R+4.2
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Tom RailsbackREP
      Record3W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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