Illinois's 24th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Illinois's 24th congressional district, 1976 to 1980: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Illinois's 24th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
1980	Paul M. Simon	Democratic	49.1%	0.9
1978	Paul M. Simon	Democratic	65.6%	31.3
1976	Paul M. Simon	Democratic	67.4%	34.8

1980

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul M. Simon Won	DEM	112,134	49.12%
John T. Anderson	REP	110,176	48.26%
James H. Barrett	OTH	5,985	2.62%
Write-in	—	1	0.00%
Total		228,296

1978

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Paul M. Simon Won	DEM	110,298	65.63%
John T. Anderson	REP	57,763	34.37%
Total		168,061

1976

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

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Illinois's 24th congressional district?

Paul M. Simon won in 1980 by 0.9 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.