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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election?

Henry J. Hyde won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election. Henry J. Hyde received 123,593 popular votes (66.97%). The main challenger was Mario Raymond Reda (33.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Hyde and Reda

Hyde +33.9 pts · won by 62,642 votes
Henry J. HydeRepublicanWINNER66.97%
123,593 votes
Mario Raymond RedaDemocratic33.03%
60,951 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.