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1978Final results

1978 election for Illinois Representative District 52

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Timothy V. Johnson (R), Virgil C. Wikoff (R), Helen F. Satterthwaite (D) won.

3 seats
Timothy V. JohnsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.3%43,372
Virgil C. WikoffRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.3%40,599
Helen F. SatterthwaiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.9%38,729
11.5%15,945
138,645 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+2.91972D+5.01974R+9.61976R+43.61978R+40.61980D+4.71982

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