1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 3
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Virginia B. Macdonald (R), Roland J. Meyer (R), Eugenia S. Chapman (D) won.
3 seatsVirginia B. MacdonaldRepublican · winner · incumbent
37.7%106,045
Roland J. MeyerRepublican · winner
27.6%77,766
Eugenia S. ChapmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
23.0%64,755
Anthony J. BasileDemocrat
11.7%32,866
281,433 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