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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

John G. Fary won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. John G. Fary received 106,142 popular votes (79.64%). The main challenger was Robert V. Kotowski (20.36%).

See the full head-to-head between Fary and Kotowski

Fary +59.3 pts · won by 79,006 votes
John G. FaryDemocraticWINNER79.64%
106,142 votes
Robert V. KotowskiRepublican20.36%
27,136 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.