1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 10
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Patrick S. Grossi (R), Robert J. Piel (R), L. Michael Getty (D) won.
3 seatsPatrick S. GrossiRepublican · winner
27.7%41,088
Robert J. PielRepublican · winner
26.9%39,912
L. Michael GettyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.3%34,620
John M. MatejekDemocrat · incumbent
22.1%32,847
148,467 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET