1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 16
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Ralph C. Capparelli (D), Roger P. McAuliffe (R), Roman J. Kosinski (D) won.
3 seatsRalph C. CapparelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.0%77,803
Roger P. McAuliffeRepublican · winner · incumbent
25.8%66,817
Roman J. KosinskiDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.1%65,087
John P. FordeRepublican
19.1%49,387
259,104 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