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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Illinois
      1980·U.S. House·Illinois

      Illinois U.S. House

      24 districtsD 10R 14
      24 districts|D won 10|R won 14|Closest: IL-24
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      IL-01
      Harold WashingtonDEM
      DEM125,22395.5%
      D+91.0
      IL-02
      Gus SavageDEM
      DEM147,30288.1%
      D+76.3
      IL-03
      Martin A RussoDEM
      DEM199,24068.9%
      D+37.8
      IL-04
      Edward J DerwinskiREP
      REP224,19268.0%
      R+35.9
      IL-05
      John G FaryDEM
      DEM133,27979.6%
      D+59.3
      IL-06
      Henry J HydeREP
      REP184,55067.0%
      R+33.9
      IL-07
      Cardiss CollinsDEM
      DEM94,09785.1%
      D+70.2
      IL-08
      Daniel D RostenkowskiDEM
      DEM116,37384.7%
      D+69.3
      IL-09
      Sidney R YatesDEM
      DEM145,78873.1%
      D+46.2
      IL-10
      John Edward PorterREP
      REP226,73360.7%
      R+21.5
      IL-11
      Frank AnnunzioDEM
      DEM173,58769.8%
      D+39.6
      IL-12
      Philip M CraneREP
      REP249,81874.1%
      R+48.2
      IL-13
      Robert M McCloryREP
      REP183,45871.7%
      R+43.3
      IL-14
      John N ErlenbornREP
      REP263,82876.8%
      R+53.6
      IL-15
      Tom CorcoranREP
      REP196,61976.8%
      R+53.5
      IL-16
      Lynn Morley MartinREP
      REP197,14767.4%
      R+34.8
      IL-17
      George M O'BrienREP
      REP191,11165.8%
      R+31.7
      IL-18
      Robert H MichelREP
      REP202,04362.1%
      R+24.3
      IL-19
      Tom RailsbackREP
      REP194,36973.4%
      R+46.8
      IL-20
      Paul FindleyREP
      REP220,37756.0%
      R+12.0
      IL-21
      Edward R MadiganREP
      REP195,66267.6%
      R+35.1
      IL-22
      Daniel B CraneREP
      REP212,07968.8%
      R+37.7
      IL-23
      Melvin PriceDEM
      DEM167,43064.4%
      D+28.8
      IL-24
      Paul SimonDEM
      DEM228,29649.1%
      D+0.9
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