1980 general · November 4, 1980
1980 Illinois election results
Every race on Illinois's ballot in the 1980 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races105
Changed party3
Unopposed9%9 races
Incumbents defeated11
President
R 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Ronald Reagan (R) | 7.9 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | Alan Dixon (D) | 13.5 |
U.S. House
D 10 · R 14 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IL-1 | Harold Washington (D) | 91.0 | |
| IL-2 | Gus Savage (D) | 76.3 | |
| IL-3 | Martin Russo (D) | 37.8 | |
| IL-4 | Edward J. Derwinski (R) | 35.9 | |
| IL-5 | John G. Fary (D) | 59.3 | |
| IL-6 | Henry Hyde (R) | 33.9 | |
| IL-7 | Cardiss Collins (D) | 70.2 | |
| IL-8 | Daniel Rostenkowski (D) | 69.3 | |
| IL-9 | Sidney Yates (D) | 46.2 | |
| IL-10 | John Porter (R) | 21.5 | Flipped |
| IL-11 | Frank Annunzio (D) | 39.6 | |
| IL-12 | Philip Crane (R) | 48.2 | |
| IL-13 | Robert McClory (R) | 43.3 | |
| IL-14 | John N. Erlenborn (R) | 53.6 | |
| IL-15 | Tom Corcoran (R) | 53.5 | |
| IL-16 | Lynn Martin (R) | 34.8 | |
| IL-17 | George M. O'Brien (R) | 31.7 | |
| IL-18 | Robert Michel (R) | 24.3 | |
| IL-19 | Tom Railsback (R) | 46.7 | |
| IL-20 | Paul Findley (R) | 12.0 | |
| IL-21 | Edward Madigan (R) | 35.1 | |
| IL-22 | Daniel B. Crane (R) | 37.7 | |
| IL-23 | Melvin Price (D) | 28.8 | |
| IL-24 | Paul Simon (D) | 0.9 |
Illinois State Senate
D 10 · R 10 · 2 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| LD-2 | John E. Friedland (R) | Unopposed | |
| LD-3 | Donald L. Totten (R) | 43.2 | |
| LD-6 | Mark Q. Rhoads (R) | 26.3 | |
| LD-9 | William F. Mahar (R) | 26.0 | |
| LD-12 | William A. Marovitz (D) | 46.0 | |
| LD-15 | Howard W. Carroll (D) | 30.8 | |
| LD-18 | Philip J. Rock (D) | 39.8 | |
| LD-21 | Earlean Collins (D) | 67.0 | |
| LD-24 | Richard H. Newhouse (D) | Unopposed | |
| LD-27 | Frank D. Savicaks (D) | 42.3 | |
| LD-30 | Glenn V. Dawson (D) | 50.9 | |
| LD-33 | Jack Schaffer (R) | 55.0 | |
| LD-36 | Thomas Randy (R) | 2.2 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| LD-39 | Forest D. Etheredge (R) | 12.9 | |
| LD-42 | George Sangmeister (D) | 5.4 | |
| LD-45 | Roger A. Sommer (R) | 41.5 | |
| LD-48 | Mary Lou Kent (R) | 1.3 | Flipped |
| LD-51 | James H. Rupp (R) | 29.6 | |
| LD-54 | Terry L. Bruce (D) | 8.0 | |
| LD-57 | Kenneth Hall (D) | 32.3 |
Illinois House of Representatives
D 85 · R 91 · Other 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RD-1 | Mary Jeanne Hallstrom · John L. Birkinbine · Harold A. Katz (REP) | 8.1 | |
| RD-2 | Roger C. Stanley · Doris C. Karpiel · John M. Carey (REP) | 0.7 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-3 | Virginia B. Macdonald · Roland J. Meyer · Eugenia S. Chapman (REP) | 11.3 | |
| RD-4 | Penny Pullen · Bob Kustra · Aaron Jaffe (REP) | 10.0 | |
| RD-5 | Greg Zito · Edward E. Bluthardt · Ted E. Leverenz (DEM) | 2.5 | |
| RD-6 | Emil J. Boucek · Diana Nelson · John T. Oconnell (REP) | 0.8 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-7 | Judy Baar Topinka · John S. Kociolko · Robert C. Pechous (REP) | 12.3 | |
| RD-8 | Harry Yourell · Herbert Huskey · Jane M. Barnes (DEM) | 10.2 | |
| RD-9 | John T. Dunn · Terry A. Steczo · Richard F. Kelly Jr. (REP) | 3.6 | |
| RD-10 | Robert J. Piel · Patrick S. Grossi · L. Michael Getty (REP) | 11.2 | |
| RD-11 | Woods Bowman · James P. McCourt · Lee Preston (DEM) | Unopposed | |
| RD-12 | Ellis B. Levin · John Cullerton · Arthur A. Telcser (DEM) | 6.3 | |
| RD-13 | Daniel P. Obrien · Jesse C. White Jr. · Elroy C. Sandquist Jr. (DEM) | 8.9 | |
| RD-14 | Bruce A. Farley · Alfred G. Ronan · Michael A. Abramson (DEM) | 5.2 | |
| RD-15 | William J. Laurino · Alan J. Greiman · Peter Piotrowicz Peters (DEM) | 8.4 | |
| RD-16 | Ralph C. Capparelli · Roger P. McAuliffe · Roman J. Kosinski (DEM) | 6.1 | |
| RD-17 | Thaddeus Lechowicz · John F. Leon · Jacob John Wolf (DEM) | 4.7 | |
| RD-18 | Elmer W. Conti · Lawrence Diprima · Edward A. Doyle (REP) | Unopposed | |
| RD-19 | Myron J. Kulas · Benedict Garmisa · Louis F. Capuzi (DEM) | Unopposed | |
| RD-20 | Marco Domico · Douglas Huff Jr. · Ronald A. Stearney (DEM) | Unopposed | |
| RD-21 | William C. Henry · Arthur L. Turner · Vincent E. Molloy (DEM) | Unopposed | |
| RD-22 | Larry S. Bullock · Margaret Smith · Susan Catania (DEM) | 4.8 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-23 | Robert T. Krska · John M. Vitek · William A. Margalus (DEM) | 2.0 | |
| RD-24 | Carol Moseley Braun · Barbara Flynn Currie · Bernard E. Epton (DEM) | 3.6 | |
| RD-25 | Robert M. Terzich · Edmund E. Kornowicz · Phillip Bianco Jr. (DEM) | 8.2 | |
| RD-26 | Ethel Skyles Alexander · James C. Taylor · Taylor Pouncey (DEM) | 6.8 | |
| RD-27 | Michael Madigan · John J. Beatty · Edmund F. Kucharski (DEM) | 9.4 | |
| RD-28 | James F. Keane · Emil Jones Jr. · J. Theodore Meyer (DEM) | 6.0 | |
| RD-29 | Monica Faith Stewart · Raymond W. Ewell · Jesse Jackson (DEM) | 1.0 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-30 | Frank Giglio · Miriam Balanoff · Philip W. Collins (DEM) | 7.6 | |
| RD-31 | John S. Matijevich · Virginia Fiester Frederick · David Barkhausen (DEM) | Unopposed | |
| RD-32 | Betty Lou Reed · Donald E. Deuster · Daniel M. Pierce (REP) | 9.8 | |
| RD-33 | Jill Zwick · Dick Klemm · Thomas J. Hanahan (REP) | 7.0 | |
| RD-34 | John M. Hallock · W. Timothy Simms · E. J. Giorgi (REP) | 8.8 | |
| RD-35 | Nord L. Swanstrom · Richard Mulcahey · Harlan Rigney (REP) | 5.7 | |
| RD-36 | Clarence A. Darrow · Ben Polk · Timothy A. Bell (DEM) | 4.0 | |
| RD-37 | Calvin W. Schuneman · Joseph B. Ebbesen · Richard Mautino (REP) | 15.2 | |
| RD-38 | Betty J. Hoxsey · Thomas Ewing · Peg McDonnell Breslin (REP) | 1.5 | |
| RD-39 | Suzanne L. Deuchler · J. Dennis Hastert · Lawrence Murphy (REP) | 7.6 | |
| RD-40 | Lee A. Daniels · William A. Redmond · Gene L. Hoffman (REP) | Unopposed | |
| RD-41 | George Hudson · Beverly Fawell · J. Glenn Schneider (REP) | 11.0 | |
| RD-42 | Jack Davis · Harry D. Leinenweber · Leroy Vanduyne (REP) | 11.5 | |
| RD-43 | George Ryan · Ray A. Christensen · Edward McBroom (REP) | 12.3 | |
| RD-44 | Sam Vinson · Gordon L. Ropp · Gerald A. Bradley (REP) | 5.1 | |
| RD-45 | Judith Koehler · Jay Ackerman · Joe Ozella Jr. (REP) | 5.5 | |
| RD-46 | Fred J. Tuerk · Fred J. Schraeder · Donald L. Saltsman (REP) | 1.8 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-47 | Clarence E. Neff · A. T. McMaster · Samuel M. McGrew (REP) | 2.2 | |
| RD-48 | Michael F. McClain · Craig J. Findley · Jeff Mays (DEM) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-49 | Jim Reilly · Gary Hannig · A. C. Bartulis (REP) | 1.8 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-50 | Josephine K. Oblinger · Irv Smith · Douglas N. Kane (REP) | 3.5 | |
| RD-51 | Michael J. Tate · B. T. Donovan Jr. · John F. Dunn (REP) | 1.2 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-52 | Timothy V. Johnson · Helen F. Satterthwaite · Virgil C. Wikoff (REP) | 14.5 | |
| RD-53 | Harry Woodyard · Larry R. Stuffle · Steve Miller (REP) | 9.8 | |
| RD-54 | Richard H. Brummer · Glen L. Bower · Clyde W. Robbins (DEM) | 1.1 | |
| RD-55 | Frank Watson · Dwight P. Friedrich · Michael Slape (REP) | 3.6 | |
| RD-56 | Everett G. Steele · Jim McPike · Sam W. Wolf (REP) | 16.1 | |
| RD-57 | Monroe L. Flinn · Celeste M. Stiehl · Wyvetter H. Younge (DEM) | 12.0 | |
| RD-58 | Ralph Dunn · Bruce Richmond · Wayne Alstat (REP) | 0.3 | Incumbent lost |
| RD-59 | Robert C. Winchester · James F. Rea · C. L. McCormick (REP) | 3.4 | Incumbent lost |
Illinois
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab