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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).
DistrictWonMarginMember electedVotes
IL-01D
+17.3%
Bennett M Stewart81,279
IL-02D
+74.2%
Morgan F Murphy94,077
IL-03D
+30.4%
Martin A Russo146,800
IL-04R
−33.7%
Edward J Derwinski141,229
IL-05D
+68.0%
John G Fary117,506
IL-06R
−32.4%
Henry J Hyde131,737
IL-07D
+72.6%
Cardiss Collins74,989
IL-08D
+71.9%
Dan Rostenkowski94,762
IL-09D
+50.7%
Sidney R Yates116,217
IL-10D
+0.4%
Abner J Mikva178,309
IL-11D
+47.5%
Frank Annunzio152,412
IL-12R
−59.1%
Philip M Crane138,935
IL-13R
−22.3%
Robert M McClory104,738
IL-14R
−50.1%
John N Erlenborn158,179
IL-15R
−24.8%
Tom Corcoran129,612
IL-16R
−30.9%
John B Anderson117,309
IL-17R
−41.2%
George M O'Brien133,635
IL-18R
−31.8%
Robert H Michel130,514
IL-19R
−100.0%
Tom Railsback89,790
IL-20R
−39.3%
Paul Findley159,480
IL-21R
−56.5%
Edward R Madigan124,527
IL-22R
−8.0%
Daniel B Crane159,383
IL-23D
+48.3%
Melvin Price100,105
IL-24D
+31.3%
Paul Simon168,061