1980Final results
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 7
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Judy Baar Topinka (R), John S. Kociolko (R), Robert C. Pechous (D) won.
3 seatsJudy Baar TopinkaRepublican · winner
34.9%83,437
John S. KociolkoRepublican · winner
26.2%62,673
Robert C. PechousDemocrat · winner · incumbent
25.6%61,133
Miles F. KrejciDemocrat
13.3%31,750
238,993 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