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1984 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1984 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election?

John Edward Porter won the 1984 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election. John Edward Porter received 153,330 popular votes (72.62%). The main challenger was Ruth C. Braver (27.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Porter and Braver

Porter +45.2 pts · won by 95,521 votes
John Edward PorterRepublicanWINNER72.62%
153,330 votes
Ruth C. BraverDemocratic27.38%
57,809 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.