1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 56
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Everett G. Steele (R), Jim McPike (D), Sam W. Wolf (D) won.
3 seatsEverett G. SteeleRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.5%61,412
Jim McPikeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
29.4%59,177
Sam W. WolfDemocrat · winner · incumbent
28.1%56,677
Joseph FranoRepublican
12.0%24,199
201,465 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