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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election?

Philip M. Crane won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election. Philip M. Crane received 110,503 popular votes (79.54%). The main challenger was Gilbert Bogen (20.46%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and Bogen

Crane +59.1 pts · won by 82,079 votes
Philip M. CraneRepublicanWINNER79.54%
110,503 votes
Gilbert BogenDemocratic20.46%
28,424 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.