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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Robert H. Michel won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Robert H. Michel received 85,973 popular votes (65.87%). The main challenger was Virgil R. Grunkmeyer (34.12%).

See the full head-to-head between Michel and Grunkmeyer

Michel +31.8 pts · won by 41,446 votes
Robert H. MichelRepublicanWINNER65.87%
85,973 votes
Virgil R. GrunkmeyerDemocratic34.12%
44,527 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.