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1976 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Daniel D. Rostenkowski won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Daniel D. Rostenkowski received 105,595 popular votes (80.54%). The main challenger was John F. Urbaszewski (19.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Rostenkowski and Urbaszewski

Rostenkowski +61.1 pts · won by 80,083 votes
Daniel D. RostenkowskiDemocraticWINNER80.54%
105,595 votes
John F. UrbaszewskiRepublican19.46%
25,512 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.