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1976 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election?

John B. Anderson won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election. John B. Anderson received 114,324 popular votes (67.92%). The main challenger was Stephen Eytalis (32.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Anderson and Eytalis

Anderson +35.8 pts · won by 60,322 votes
John B. AndersonRepublicanWINNER67.92%
114,324 votes
Stephen EytalisDemocratic32.08%
54,002 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.