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1976Final results

1976 election for Illinois Representative District 16

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Ralph C. Capparelli (D), Roger P. McAuliffe (R), Roman J. Kosinski (D) won.

3 seats
Ralph C. CapparelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.9%81,047
Roger P. McAuliffeRepublican · winner · incumbent
26.3%71,393
Roman J. KosinskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.2%65,767
19.6%53,073
271,281 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1976

Races before and after

EvenD+3.71972D+22.51974D+10.71976D+24.11978D+13.71980D+9.01982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET