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      Home/Elections/1978/US House/Illinois/IL-24
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      Illinois District 24 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Paul Simon
      65.6%110,298 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      John T Anderson
      34.4%57,763 votes
      Margin
      D+31.3
      168,061 total votes
      2 candidates168,061 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Paul SimonDEM✓
      		DEM110,29865.6%
      John T AndersonREP
      		REP57,76334.4%

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      1980
      Paul SimonDEM
      D+0.9
      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 →
      John T AndersonREP
      Record0W-2L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1978-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

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