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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election?

John N. Erlenborn won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election. John N. Erlenborn received 118,741 popular votes (75.07%). The main challenger was James A. Romanyak (24.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Erlenborn and Romanyak

Erlenborn +50.1 pts · won by 79,303 votes
John N. ErlenbornRepublicanWINNER75.07%
118,741 votes
James A. RomanyakDemocratic24.93%
39,438 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.