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Senatorial Candidate | Political Party | Popular Vote |
| Charles H. Percy | Republican |
1,698,711 |
53.34% |
| Alex Seith | Democratic |
1,448,187 |
45.47% |
| Bruce Green | Libertarian |
16,320 |
0.51% |
| Patricia Grogan | Socialist Workers |
15,922 |
0.50% |
| Other (+) | - |
5,624 |
0.18% |
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| Demographic Data
1980 Population: | 11,427,409 | Enum. | 1980 Population Density: | 79.4 | persons/km2 | 1978 Population: | 0 | Est. | 1978 Population Density: | 0.0 | persons/km2 | 1970 Population: | 11,110,285 | Enum. | 1970 Population Density: | 77.2 | persons/km2 | Land Area (2000): | 143,961 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 0.3 | % |
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: Illinois State Board of Elections. State of Illinois Official Vote Cast at the General Election, November 7, 1978, Illinois State Board of Elections (https://ia600303.us.archive.org/11/items/officialvote78illi/officialvote78illi.pdf) (accessed 28 Feb 2013)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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