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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election?

Robert M. McClory won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election. Robert M. McClory received 64,060 popular votes (61.16%). The main challenger was Frederick J. Steffen (38.83%).

See the full head-to-head between McClory and Steffen

McClory +22.3 pts · won by 23,385 votes
Robert M. McCloryRepublicanWINNER61.16%
64,060 votes
Frederick J. SteffenDemocratic38.83%
40,675 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.