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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election?

John Edward Porter won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election. John Edward Porter received 137,707 popular votes (60.74%). The main challenger was Robert A. Weinberger (39.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Porter and Weinberger

Porter +21.5 pts · won by 48,699 votes
John Edward PorterRepublicanWINNER60.74%
137,707 votes
Robert A. WeinbergerDemocratic39.26%
89,008 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.