1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 27
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Michael Madigan (D), John J. Beatty (D), Edmund F. Kucharski (R) won.
3 seatsMichael MadiganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.1%85,120
John J. BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.2%66,463
Edmund F. KucharskiRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.5%53,160
Mary Lou LymanRepublican
13.2%31,061
235,805 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