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1984Final results

1984 election for Illinois Representative District 78

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Terry A. Steczo (D) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating John E. Horn (R) by 26.2 points.

Terry A. SteczoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.1%19,210
John E. HornRepublican
36.9%11,228
30,438 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+42.61988R+23.31992R+43.81994R+20.11996D+60.82002D+76.72026

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