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1976 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election?

Tom Railsback won the 1976 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election. Tom Railsback received 132,571 popular votes (68.5%). The main challenger was John Craver (31.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Railsback and Craver

Railsback +37.0 pts · won by 71,604 votes
Tom RailsbackRepublicanWINNER68.5%
132,571 votes
John CraverDemocratic31.5%
60,967 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.