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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Sidney R. Yates won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Sidney R. Yates received 87,543 popular votes (75.33%). The main challenger was John Collins (24.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Yates and Collins

Yates +50.7 pts · won by 58,870 votes
Sidney R. YatesDemocraticWINNER75.33%
87,543 votes
John CollinsRepublican24.67%
28,673 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.