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1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1980 election for Illinois Representative District 58

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Ralph Dunn (R), Bruce Richmond (D), Wayne Alstat (R) won.

3 seats
Ralph DunnRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.1%77,422
Bruce RichmondDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.0%59,838
Wayne AlstatRepublican · winner
22.6%56,204
Vincent A. BirchlerDemocrat · incumbent
22.3%55,473
248,937 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

EvenD+11.41974D+8.31976D+11.01978R+0.71980D+12.71982D+2.51984

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