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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election?

John B. Anderson won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 16 Election. John B. Anderson received 76,752 popular votes (65.43%). The main challenger was Ernest W. Dahlin (34.5%).

See the full head-to-head between Anderson and Dahlin

Anderson +30.9 pts · won by 36,281 votes
John B. AndersonRepublicanWINNER65.43%
76,752 votes
Ernest W. DahlinDemocratic34.5%
40,471 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.