1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 19
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Benedict Garmisa (D), Michael L. Nardulli (D), Louis F. Capuzi (R) won.
3 seatsBenedict GarmisaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
43.1%41,574
Michael L. NardulliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
39.6%38,200
Louis F. CapuziRepublican · winner
8.9%8,598
Boris R. AntonovychRepublican · incumbent
8.4%8,133
96,505 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