1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 17
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Thaddeus Lechowicz (D), John F. Leon (D), Jacob John Wolf (R) won.
3 seatsThaddeus LechowiczDemocrat · winner · incumbent
45.8%64,216
John F. LeonDemocrat · winner
24.7%34,601
Jacob John WolfRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.9%25,107
Jerome M. LechowskiRepublican
11.6%16,244
140,168 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