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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election?

Paul Findley won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election. Paul Findley received 111,054 popular votes (69.64%). The main challenger was Victor Roberts (30.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Findley and Roberts

Findley +39.3 pts · won by 62,628 votes
Paul FindleyRepublicanWINNER69.64%
111,054 votes
Victor RobertsDemocratic30.36%
48,426 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.