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1980Final results

1980 election for Illinois Representative District 44

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Sam Vinson (R), Gordon L. Ropp (R), Gerald A. Bradley (D) won.

3 seats
Sam VinsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.3%76,949
Gordon L. RoppRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.8%75,836
Gerald A. BradleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.5%57,166
17.4%44,316
254,285 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

EvenR+17.01972R+23.81974R+22.51978R+26.21980R+32.91982R+43.61984

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET