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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Tom Corcoran won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Tom Corcoran received 80,856 popular votes (62.38%). The main challenger was Tim L. Hall (37.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Corcoran and Hall

Corcoran +24.8 pts · won by 32,100 votes
Tom CorcoranRepublicanWINNER62.38%
80,856 votes
Tim L. HallDemocratic37.62%
48,756 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.