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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Tom Corcoran won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Tom Corcoran received 150,898 popular votes (76.75%). The main challenger was John P. Quillin (23.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Corcoran and Quillin

Corcoran +53.5 pts · won by 105,177 votes
Tom CorcoranRepublicanWINNER76.75%
150,898 votes
John P. QuillinDemocratic23.25%
45,721 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.