1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 12
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Ellis B. Levin (D), John Cullerton (D), Arthur A. Telcser (R) won.
3 seatsEllis B. LevinDemocrat · winner
38.3%55,574
John CullertonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.2%43,744
Arthur A. TelcserRepublican · winner · incumbent
18.9%27,431
Jesse PermanRepublican
12.6%18,259
145,008 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET