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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election?

John N. Erlenborn won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election. John N. Erlenborn received 202,583 popular votes (76.79%). The main challenger was LeRoy E. Kennel (23.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Erlenborn and Kennel

Erlenborn +53.6 pts · won by 141,359 votes
John N. ErlenbornRepublicanWINNER76.79%
202,583 votes
LeRoy E. KennelDemocratic23.21%
61,224 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.