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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election?

Edward J. Derwinski won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election. Edward J. Derwinski received 94,435 popular votes (66.87%). The main challenger was Andrew Thomas (33.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Derwinski and Thomas

Derwinski +33.7 pts · won by 47,647 votes
Edward J. DerwinskiRepublicanWINNER66.87%
94,435 votes
Andrew ThomasDemocratic33.13%
46,788 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.