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1978Final results

1978 election for Illinois Representative District 4

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Penny Pullen (R), Aaron Jaffe (D), Eugene F. Schlickman (R) won.

3 seats
Penny PullenRepublican · winner · incumbent
33.1%62,674
Aaron JaffeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.5%53,910
Eugene F. SchlickmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.3%47,895
13.1%24,712
189,191 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

EvenR+25.01972R+11.01974R+31.81976R+31.91978R+28.61980D+24.01982

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET