1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 22
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Larry S. Bullock (D), Margaret Smith (D), Susan Catania (R) won.
3 seatsLarry S. BullockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.2%43,939
Margaret SmithDemocrat · winner
34.1%41,348
Susan CataniaRepublican · winner · incumbent
14.4%17,461
Quentin J. GoodwinOther party · incumbent
9.6%11,611
Wynetta FrazierRepublican
3.6%4,322
James PhippsIndependent
1.7%2,090
James BurrellIndependent
0.5%628
121,399 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
The candidates
Larry S. Bullock (D)Margaret Smith (D)Susan Catania (R)Quentin J. Goodwin (OTH)
Also on the ballot: Wynetta Frazier (Republican), 3.6%; James Phipps (Independent), 1.7%; James Burrell (Independent), 0.5%