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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election?

Paul Findley won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election. Paul Findley received 123,427 popular votes (56.01%). The main challenger was David Robinson (43.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Findley and Robinson

Findley +12.0 pts · won by 26,477 votes
Paul FindleyRepublicanWINNER56.01%
123,427 votes
David RobinsonDemocratic43.99%
96,950 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.