Elections / 1978 · House · IL
Illinois sent 11 Democrats and 13 Republicans to the US House in 1978.
24 districts. Each row shows the winning party, margin, and member elected. Vote counts are the certified district totals.
Illinois — 1978 House districts
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, US House returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
| District | Won | Margin | Member elected | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-01 | D | Bennett M Stewart | 81,279 | |
| IL-02 | D | Morgan F Murphy | 94,077 | |
| IL-03 | D | Martin A Russo | 146,800 | |
| IL-04 | R | Edward J Derwinski | 141,229 | |
| IL-05 | D | John G Fary | 117,506 | |
| IL-06 | R | Henry J Hyde | 131,737 | |
| IL-07 | D | Cardiss Collins | 74,989 | |
| IL-08 | D | Dan Rostenkowski | 94,762 | |
| IL-09 | D | Sidney R Yates | 116,217 | |
| IL-10 | D | Abner J Mikva | 178,309 | |
| IL-11 | D | Frank Annunzio | 152,412 | |
| IL-12 | R | Philip M Crane | 138,935 | |
| IL-13 | R | Robert M McClory | 104,738 | |
| IL-14 | R | John N Erlenborn | 158,179 | |
| IL-15 | R | Tom Corcoran | 129,612 | |
| IL-16 | R | John B Anderson | 117,309 | |
| IL-17 | R | George M O'Brien | 133,635 | |
| IL-18 | R | Robert H Michel | 130,514 | |
| IL-19 | R | Tom Railsback | 89,790 | |
| IL-20 | R | Paul Findley | 159,480 | |
| IL-21 | R | Edward R Madigan | 124,527 | |
| IL-22 | R | Daniel B Crane | 159,383 | |
| IL-23 | D | Melvin Price | 100,105 | |
| IL-24 | D | Paul Simon | 168,061 |