1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 5
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Greg Zito (D), Edward E. Bluthardt (R), Ted E. Leverenz (D) won.
3 seatsGreg ZitoDemocrat · winner
33.1%69,832
Edward E. BluthardtRepublican · winner · incumbent
24.1%50,822
Ted E. LeverenzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.6%47,650
Tony BaleRepublican
20.1%42,404
210,708 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