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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Sidney R. Yates won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Sidney R. Yates received 106,543 popular votes (73.08%). The main challenger was John D. Andrica (26.92%).

See the full head-to-head between Yates and Andrica

Yates +46.2 pts · won by 67,299 votes
Sidney R. YatesDemocraticWINNER73.08%
106,543 votes
John D. AndricaRepublican26.92%
39,244 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.