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1986 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Robert H. Michel won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Robert H. Michel received 94,308 popular votes (62.61%). The main challenger was Jim Dawson (37.39%).

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

Michel +25.2 pts · won by 37,977 votes
Robert H. MichelRepublicanWINNER62.61%
94,308 votes
Jim DawsonDemocratic37.39%
56,331 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.