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1984 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1984 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Robert H. Michel won the 1984 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Robert H. Michel received 136,183 popular votes (61.04%). The main challenger was Gerald A. Bradley (38.94%).

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

Michel +22.1 pts · won by 49,299 votes
Robert H. MichelRepublicanWINNER61.04%
136,183 votes
Gerald A. BradleyDemocratic38.94%
86,884 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.