1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 17
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Thaddeus Lechowicz (D), John F. Leon (D), Jacob John Wolf (R) won.
3 seatsThaddeus LechowiczDemocrat · winner · incumbent
42.4%69,914
John F. LeonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.7%39,062
Jacob John WolfRepublican · winner · incumbent
19.3%31,939
Jerome M. LechowskiRepublican
14.6%24,169
165,085 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET