1976 House elections · Illinois districts

Illinois U.S. House election results 1976

Results in all of Illinois's congressional districts in 1976 (Democratic 12, Republican 12): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 12
Republican 12

District 1

District history

Ralph H. Metcalfe DEM +84.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ralph H. Metcalfe Won	DEM	126,632	92.30%
A.A. Rayner	REP	10,147	7.40%
Debra Simonsen	OTH	211	0.15%
Andrew Pulley	SWP	198	0.14%
Write-in	—	5	0.00%
Total		137,193

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District 2

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Morgan F. Murphy DEM +69.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Morgan F. Murphy Won	DEM	127,297	84.68%
Spencer Leak	REP	23,037	15.32%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		150,335

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District 3

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Martin A. Russo DEM +18.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Martin A. Russo Won	DEM	115,591	58.87%
Ronald Buikema	REP	79,434	40.45%
Frank Collin	OTH	1,338	0.68%
Write-in	—	2	0.00%
Total		196,365

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District 4

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Edward Derwinski REP +31.6

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward Derwinski Won	REP	124,847	65.79%
Ronald A. Rodger	DEM	64,924	34.21%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		189,772

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District 5

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John G. Fary DEM +53.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John G. Fary Won	DEM	119,336	76.95%
Vincent Krok	REP	35,756	23.06%
Total		155,092

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District 6

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Henry J. Hyde REP +21.2

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Henry J. Hyde Won	REP	106,667	60.60%
Marilyn D. Clancy	DEM	69,359	39.40%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		176,027

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District 7

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Cardiss Collins DEM +69.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Cardiss Collins Won	DEM	88,239	84.77%
Newell Ward	REP	15,854	15.23%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		104,094

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District 8

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Daniel D. Rostenkowski DEM +61.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel D. Rostenkowski Won	DEM	105,595	80.54%
John F. Urbaszewski	REP	25,512	19.46%
Total		131,107

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District 9

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Sidney R. Yates DEM +44.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sidney R. Yates Won	DEM	121,915	72.15%
Thomas J. Wajerski	REP	47,054	27.85%
Write-in	—	14	0.01%
Total		168,983

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District 10

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Abner J. Mikva DEM +0.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Abner J. Mikva Won	DEM	106,804	50.05%
Samuel H. Young	REP	106,603	49.95%
Write-in	—	7	0.00%
Total		213,414

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District 11

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Frank Annunzio DEM +34.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Frank Annunzio Won	DEM	135,755	67.39%
Daniel C. Reber	REP	65,680	32.61%
Write-in	—	5	0.00%
Total		201,440

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District 12

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Philip Crane REP +45.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip Crane Won	REP	151,899	72.84%
Edwin L. Frank	DEM	56,644	27.16%
Write-in	—	10	0.01%
Total		208,553

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District 13

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Robert McClory REP +36.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert McClory Won	REP	109,726	66.80%
James J. Cummings	DEM	49,777	30.30%
Donald G. DesLauriers	IND	4,763	2.90%
Total		164,266

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District 14

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John Erlenborn REP +48.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Erlenborn Won	REP	176,076	74.42%
Marie Agnes Fese	DEM	60,505	25.57%
Write-in	—	7	0.00%
Total		236,588

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District 15

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Tom Corcoran REP +7.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Corcoran Won	REP	102,555	53.91%
Tim Lee Hall	DEM	87,676	46.09%
Total		190,231

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District 16

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John Anderson REP +35.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Anderson Won	REP	114,324	67.92%
Stephen Eytalis	DEM	54,002	32.08%
Write-in	—	2	0.00%
Total		168,328

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District 17

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George M. O'Brien REP +16.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George M. O'Brien Won	REP	113,145	58.21%
Merlin Karlock	DEM	81,220	41.79%
Total		194,365

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District 18

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Robert H. Michel REP +15.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Robert H. Michel Won	REP	108,028	57.73%
Matthew Ryan	DEM	79,102	42.27%
Total		187,130

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District 19

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Tom Railsback REP +37.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Tom Railsback Won	REP	132,571	68.50%
John Craver	DEM	60,967	31.50%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		193,539

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District 20

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Paul Findley REP +27.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul Findley Won	REP	137,223	63.57%
Peter F. Mack	DEM	78,634	36.43%
Total		215,857

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District 21

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Edward Rell Madigan REP +48.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Edward Rell Madigan Won	REP	137,037	74.46%
Anna Wall Scott	DEM	46,996	25.54%
Write-in	—	2	0.00%
Total		184,035

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District 22

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George E. Shipley DEM +22.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
George E. Shipley Won	DEM	129,187	61.43%
Ralph Y. McGinnis	REP	81,102	38.57%
Total		210,289

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District 23

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Melvin Price DEM +57.3

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Melvin Price Won	DEM	128,113	78.63%
Sam P. Drenovac	REP	34,825	21.37%
Total		162,938

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District 24

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Paul M. Simon DEM +34.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul M. Simon Won	DEM	152,344	67.38%
Peter G. Prineas	REP	73,766	32.62%
Total		226,110

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