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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Robert H. Michel won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Robert H. Michel received 125,561 popular votes (62.15%). The main challenger was John L. Knuppel (37.85%).

See the full head-to-head between Michel and Knuppel

Michel +24.3 pts · won by 49,090 votes
Robert H. MichelRepublicanWINNER62.15%
125,561 votes
John L. KnuppelDemocratic37.85%
76,471 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.