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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election?

Robert M. McClory won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election. Robert M. McClory received 131,448 popular votes (71.65%). The main challenger was Michael Reese (28.34%).

See the full head-to-head between McClory and Reese

McClory +43.3 pts · won by 79,448 votes
Robert M. McCloryRepublicanWINNER71.65%
131,448 votes
Michael ReeseDemocratic28.34%
52,000 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.