1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 39
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Suzanne L. Deuchler (R), J. Dennis Hastert (R), Lawrence Murphy (D) won.
3 seatsSuzanne L. DeuchlerRepublican · winner
34.9%77,558
J. Dennis HastertRepublican · winner
29.1%64,651
Lawrence MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
21.8%48,517
Dwain GivensDemocrat
14.3%31,722
222,449 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