1976Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 19
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Benedict Garmisa (D), Michael L. Nardulli (D), Boris R. Antonovych (R) won.
3 seatsBenedict GarmisaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.4%50,372
Michael L. NardulliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.0%49,785
Boris R. AntonovychRepublican · winner
9.5%12,160
Louis F. CapuziRepublican · incumbent
8.9%11,321
Luis R. DavilaIndependent
3.2%4,142
127,780 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
The candidates
Benedict Garmisa (D)Michael L. Nardulli (D)Boris R. Antonovych (R)Louis F. Capuzi (R)
Also on the ballot: Luis R. Davila (Independent), 3.2%