1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 24
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Carol Moseley Braun (D), Barbara Flynn Currie (D), Bernard E. Epton (R) won.
3 seatsCarol Moseley BraunDemocrat · winner
37.4%33,042
Barbara Flynn CurrieDemocrat · winner
32.6%28,840
Bernard E. EptonRepublican · winner · incumbent
17.9%15,774
Lewis A. H. CaldwellOther party · incumbent
12.1%10,676
88,334 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