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1976 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Robert H. Michel won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Robert H. Michel received 108,028 popular votes (57.73%). The main challenger was Matthew Ryan (42.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Michel and Ryan

Michel +15.5 pts · won by 28,926 votes
Robert H. MichelRepublicanWINNER57.73%
108,028 votes
Matthew RyanDemocratic42.27%
79,102 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.