1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 16
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Ralph C. Capparelli (D), Roman J. Kosinski (D), Roger P. McAuliffe (R) won.
3 seatsRalph C. CapparelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
32.1%67,066
Roman J. KosinskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.8%56,076
Roger P. McAuliffeRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.7%51,645
John P. FordeRepublican
16.4%34,327
209,114 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