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1976 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

Morgan F. Murphy won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. Morgan F. Murphy received 127,297 popular votes (84.68%). The main challenger was Spencer Leak (15.32%).

See the full head-to-head between Murphy and Leak

Murphy +69.4 pts · won by 104,260 votes
Morgan F. MurphyDemocraticWINNER84.68%
127,297 votes
Spencer LeakRepublican15.32%
23,037 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.