1978Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 51
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Webber Borchers (R), John F. Dunn (D), B. T. Donovan Jr. (D) won.
3 seatsWebber BorchersRepublican · winner
27.0%43,818
John F. DunnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.5%41,380
B. T. Donovan Jr.Democrat · winner
23.7%38,479
Allen F. BennettRepublican · incumbent
23.7%38,408
162,085 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