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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 23 Election?

Melvin Price won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 23 Election. Melvin Price received 74,247 popular votes (74.17%). The main challenger was Daniel J. Stack (25.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Price and Stack

Price +48.3 pts · won by 48,389 votes
Melvin PriceDemocraticWINNER74.17%
74,247 votes
Daniel J. StackRepublican25.83%
25,858 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.