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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election?

Edward J. Derwinski won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election. Edward J. Derwinski received 152,377 popular votes (67.97%). The main challenger was Richard S. Jalovec (32.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Derwinski and Jalovec

Derwinski +35.9 pts · won by 80,563 votes
Edward J. DerwinskiRepublicanWINNER67.97%
152,377 votes
Richard S. JalovecDemocratic32.03%
71,814 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.