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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election?

Philip M. Crane won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election. Philip M. Crane received 185,080 popular votes (74.09%). The main challenger was David McCartney (25.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and McCartney

Crane +48.2 pts · won by 120,351 votes
Philip M. CraneRepublicanWINNER74.09%
185,080 votes
David McCartneyDemocratic25.91%
64,729 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.