United States Senate – DEM Hold
Paul Simon (D-inc) – 2,115,377 – 65.07%
Lynn Martin (R) – 1,135,628 – 34.93%
Total Votes – 3,251,005 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold
Charles A. Hayes (D-inc) – 100,890 – 93.77%
Babette Peyton (R) – 6,708 – 6.23%
Total Votes – 107,598 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold
Gus Savage (D-inc) – 80,245 – 78.22%
William T. Hespel (R) – 22,350 – 21.78%
Total Votes – 102,595 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 3 – DEM Hold
Marty Russo (D-inc) – 110,512 – 70.93%
Carl L. Klein (R) – 45,299 – 29.07%
Total Votes – 155,811 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold
George E. Sangmeister (D-inc) – 77,290 – 59.20%
Manny Hoffman (R) – 53,258 – 40.80%
Total Votes – 130,548 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold
William O. Lipinski (D-inc) – 73,805 – 66.34%
David J. Shestokas (R) – 34,440 – 30.96%
Ronald ‘Ron’ Bartos (Solidarity) – 3,001 – 2.70%
Total Votes – 111,246 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Hold
Henry J. Hyde (R-inc) – 96,410 – 66.69%
Robert J. Cassidy (D) – 48,155 – 33.31%
Total Votes – 144,565 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold
Cardiss Collins (D-inc) – 80,021 – 79.93%
Michael Dooley (R) – 20,099 – 20.07%
Total Votes – 100,120 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 8 – DEM Hold
Dan Rostenkowski (D-inc) – 70,151 – 79.11%
Robert Marshall (R) – 18,529 – 20.89%
Total Votes – 88,680 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold
Sidney R. Yates (D-inc) – 96,557 – 71.21%
Herbert Sohn (R) – 39,031 – 28.79%
Total Votes – 135,588 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold
John Edward Porter (R-inc) – 104,070 – 67.75%
Peg McNamara (D) – 47,286 – 30.79%
Herbert L. Gorrell (Solidarity) – 2,243 – 1.46%
Total Votes – 153,599 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 11 – DEM Hold
Frank Annunzio (D-inc) – 82,703 – 53.62%
Walter W. Dudycz (R) – 68,850 – 44.64%
Larry Saska (Solidarity) – 2,692 – 1.75%
Total Votes – 154,245 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold
Philip M. Crane (R-inc) – 113,081 – 82.22%
Steve Pedersen (Solidarity) – 24,450 – 17.78%
Total Votes – 137,531 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold
Harris W. Fawell (R-inc) – 116,048 – 65.80%
Steven K. Thomas (D) – 60,305 – 34.20%
Total Votes – 176,353 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold
J. Dennis Hastert (R-inc) – 112,383 – 66.90%
Donald J. Westphal (D) – 55,592 – 33.10%
Total Votes – 167,975 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold
Edward R. Madigan (R-inc) – 119,812 – 99.99%
Write-Ins – 10 – 0.01%
Total Votes – 119,822 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Gain
John W. Cox, Jr. (D) – 83,061 – 54.59%
John W. Hallock, Jr. (R) – 69,105 – 45.41%
Total Votes – 152,166 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold
Lane Evans (D-inc) – 102,062 – 66.52%
Dan Lee (R) – 51,380 – 33.48%
Total Votes – 153,442 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold
Robert H. Michel (R-inc) – 105,693 – 98.44%
Walter Gillin (W/I) – 1,524 – 1.42%
Alan J. Port (W/I) – 153 – 0.14%
Total Votes – 107,370 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold
Terry L. Bruce (D-inc) – 113,958 – 66.30%
Robert F. Kerans (R) – 55,680 – 32.39%
Brian James O’Neill II (Solidarity) – 2,250 – 1.31%
Total Votes – 171,888 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 20 – DEM Hold
Richard J. Durbin (D-inc) – 130,114 – 66.20%
Paul Jurgens (R) – 66,433 – 33.80%
Total Votes – 196,547 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold
Jerry F. Costello (D-inc) – 95,208 – 66.04%
Robert H. Gaffner (R) – 48,949 – 33.96%
Total Votes – 144,157 – 100.00%
United States House of Representatives – District 22 – DEM Hold
Glenn Poshard (D-inc) – 138,425 – 83.73%
Jim Wham (Jim Wham Party) – 26,896 – 16.27%
Total Votes – 165,321 – 100.00%