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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election?

Cardiss Collins won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election. Cardiss Collins received 80,056 popular votes (85.08%). The main challenger was Ruth R. Hooper (14.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Collins and Hooper

Collins +70.2 pts · won by 66,015 votes
Cardiss CollinsDemocraticWINNER85.08%
80,056 votes
Ruth R. HooperRepublican14.92%
14,041 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.