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1980 Illinois U.S. House District 24 Election

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Who won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 24 Election?

Paul Simon won the 1980 Illinois U.S. House District 24 Election. Paul Simon received 112,134 popular votes (49.12%). The main challenger was John B. Anderson (48.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Simon and Anderson

Simon +0.9 pts · won by 1,958 votes
Paul SimonDemocraticWINNER49.12%
112,134 votes
John B. AndersonRepublican48.26%
110,176 votes
James H. Barrettconstitution party of illinois2.62%
5,985 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.