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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 23 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 23 Election?

Melvin Price won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 23 Election. Melvin Price received 107,786 popular votes (64.38%). The main challenger was Ronald L. Davinroy (35.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Price and Davinroy

Price +28.8 pts · won by 48,142 votes
Melvin PriceDemocraticWINNER64.38%
107,786 votes
Ronald L. DavinroyRepublican35.62%
59,644 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.