1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 18
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Lawrence Diprima (D), Elmer W. Conti (R), Edward A. Doyle (D) won.
3 seatsLawrence DiprimaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
31.2%65,667
Elmer W. ContiRepublican · winner
26.3%55,428
Edward A. DoyleDemocrat · winner
25.1%52,763
John F. GalvinRepublican
17.4%36,744
210,611 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET