1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 30
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Glenn V. Dawson (D), Miriam Balanoff (D), Philip W. Collins (R) won.
3 seatsGlenn V. DawsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
33.5%47,650
Miriam BalanoffDemocrat · winner
24.1%34,250
Philip W. CollinsRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.4%27,557
Reginald V. BrownIndependent
14.0%19,905
Glen John AlfredRepublican
9.1%12,937
142,301 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