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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

George M. O'Brien won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. George M. O'Brien received 125,806 popular votes (65.83%). The main challenger was Michael A. Murer (34.17%).

See the full head-to-head between O'Brien and Murer

O'Brien +31.7 pts · won by 60,501 votes
George M. O'BrienRepublicanWINNER65.83%
125,806 votes
Michael A. MurerDemocratic34.17%
65,305 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.