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1978 Illinois U.S. House District 24 Election

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Who won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 24 Election?

Paul Simon won the 1978 Illinois U.S. House District 24 Election. Paul Simon received 110,298 popular votes (65.63%). The main challenger was John B. Anderson (34.37%).

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

Simon +31.3 pts · won by 52,535 votes
Paul SimonDemocraticWINNER65.63%
110,298 votes
John B. AndersonRepublican34.37%
57,763 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.