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      Home/Elections/1996/US House/Illinois
      1996·U.S. House·Illinois

      Illinois U.S. House

      20 districtsD 10R 10
      20 districts|D won 10|R won 10|Closest: IL-20
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      IL-01
      Bobby L RushDEM
      DEM203,11385.7%
      D+73.0
      IL-02
      Jesse L Jackson Jr.DEM
      DEM183,54394.1%
      D+94.1
      IL-03
      William O LipinskiDEM
      DEM209,91665.3%
      D+33.3
      IL-04
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      DEM91,13593.6%
      D+93.6
      IL-05
      Rod R BlagojevichDEM
      DEM183,32664.1%
      D+28.2
      IL-06
      Henry J HydeREP
      REP205,95464.3%
      R+30.9
      IL-07
      Danny K DavisDEM
      DEM181,09582.6%
      D+67.5
      IL-08
      Philip M CraneREP
      REP205,30562.2%
      R+26.1
      IL-09
      Sidney R YatesDEM
      DEM196,08263.4%
      D+26.8
      IL-10
      John Edward PorterREP
      REP210,77369.1%
      R+38.2
      IL-11
      Gerald C WellerREP
      REP212,28451.8%
      R+3.5
      IL-12
      Jerry F CostelloDEM
      DEM209,51971.6%
      D+45.0
      IL-13
      Harris W FawellREP
      REP236,34459.9%
      R+19.9
      IL-14
      J Dennis HastertREP
      REP208,76464.4%
      R+28.8
      IL-15
      Thomas W EwingREP
      REP211,08457.3%
      R+14.7
      IL-16
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      REP228,10060.3%
      R+20.6
      IL-17
      Lane EvansDEM
      DEM231,17351.9%
      D+4.7
      IL-18
      Ray LahoodREP
      REP241,52359.3%
      R+18.5
      IL-19
      Glenn PoshardDEM
      DEM237,95566.7%
      D+34.9
      IL-20
      John M ShimkusREP
      REP240,61850.3%
      R+0.5
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