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1976 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

Martin A. Russo won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. Martin A. Russo received 115,591 popular votes (58.87%). The main challenger was Ronald Buikema (40.45%).

See the full head-to-head between Russo and Buikema

Russo +18.4 pts · won by 36,157 votes
Martin A. RussoDemocraticWINNER58.87%
115,591 votes
Ronald BuikemaRepublican40.45%
79,434 votes
Frank Collinwhite power0.68%
1,338 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.