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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

Morgan F. Murphy won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. Morgan F. Murphy received 80,906 popular votes (86%). The main challenger was James P. Wognum (11.8%).

See the full head-to-head between Murphy and Wognum

Murphy +74.2 pts · won by 69,802 votes
Morgan F. MurphyDemocraticWINNER86%
80,906 votes
James P. WognumRepublican11.8%
11,104 votes
Carl Stanley HolmesIndependent2.19%
2,064 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.