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1976 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election?

Edward J. Derwinski won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election. Edward J. Derwinski received 124,847 popular votes (65.79%). The main challenger was Ronald A. Rodger (34.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Derwinski and Rodger

Derwinski +31.6 pts · won by 59,923 votes
Edward J. DerwinskiRepublicanWINNER65.79%
124,847 votes
Ronald A. RodgerDemocratic34.21%
64,924 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.