1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 49
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Jim Reilly (R), Gary Hannig (D), A. C. Bartulis (R) won.
3 seatsJim ReillyRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.9%78,787
Gary HannigDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.3%66,902
A. C. BartulisRepublican · winner
22.3%56,871
John F. SharpDemocrat · incumbent
20.5%52,303
254,863 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