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      Home/Elections/1998/US House/Illinois
      1998·U.S. House·Illinois

      Illinois U.S. House

      20 districtsD 10R 10
      20 districts|D won 10|R won 10|Closest: IL-17
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      IL-01
      Bobby L RushDEM
      DEM174,36587.1%
      D+76.5
      IL-02
      Jesse L Jackson Jr.DEM
      DEM166,66889.4%
      D+79.8
      IL-03
      William O LipinksiDEM
      DEM159,89972.5%
      D+45.0
      IL-04
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      DEM66,35681.8%
      D+65.9
      IL-05
      Rod R BlagojevichDEM
      DEM129,42574.0%
      D+47.9
      IL-06
      Henry J HydeREP
      REP165,70867.3%
      R+37.2
      IL-07
      Danny K DavisDEM
      DEM140,96892.9%
      D+92.9
      IL-08
      Philip M CraneREP
      REP151,85668.7%
      R+37.3
      IL-09
      Janice D \ SchakowskyDEM
      DEM144,61074.6%
      D+51.5
      IL-10
      John Edward PorterREP
      REP138,429100.0%
      R+100.0
      IL-11
      Gerald C WellerREP
      REP171,05558.8%
      R+17.6
      IL-12
      Jerry F CostelloDEM
      DEM165,01460.4%
      D+20.7
      IL-13
      Judy BiggertREP
      REP199,76761.0%
      R+22.0
      IL-14
      J Dennis HastertREP
      REP168,14869.8%
      R+39.5
      IL-15
      Thomas W EwingREP
      REP169,30961.6%
      R+23.1
      IL-16
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      REP143,686100.0%
      R+100.0
      IL-17
      Lane EvansDEM
      DEM194,20051.6%
      D+3.1
      IL-18
      Ray LahoodREP
      REP158,177100.0%
      R+100.0
      IL-19
      David D PhelpsDEM
      DEM210,04458.3%
      D+16.6
      IL-20
      John M ShimkusREP
      REP197,57861.3%
      R+22.6
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