1978Final results
1978 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
33.8%51,465
Elmer W. ContiRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.9%39,532
Edward A. DoyleDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.9%36,493
John F. GalvinRepublican
16.4%24,954
152,444 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