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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois/IL-22
      1978·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 22 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Daniel B Crane
      54.0%86,051 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Terry L Bruce
      46.0%73,331 votes
      Margin
      R+8.0
      159,383 total votes
      3 candidates159,383 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Daniel B CraneREP✓
      		REP86,05154.0%
      Terry L BruceDEM
      		DEM73,33146.0%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH1---

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      1990
      Glenn PoshardDEM
      D+83.7
      1988
      Glenn PoshardDEM
      D+29.8
      1986
      Kenneth J GrayDEM
      D+6.5
      1984
      Kenneth J GrayDEM
      D+0.5
      1982
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+32.3
      Redistricted
      1980
      Daniel B CraneREP
      R+37.7
      1976
      George E ShipleyDEM
      D+22.9
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Daniel B CraneREP
      Record3W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1984
      US House
      Full profile →
      Terry L BruceDEM
      Record9W-1L
      Avg MarginD+29.8
      Career1970-1990
      US House / State Senate
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1978

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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