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1984 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

Illinois · 2 candidates · See every 1984 U.S. House race

Who won the 1984 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

William O. Lipinski won the 1984 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. William O. Lipinski received 106,597 popular votes (63.56%). The main challenger was John M. Paczkowski (36.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Lipinski and Paczkowski

Lipinski +27.1 pts · won by 45,488 votes
William O. LipinskiDemocraticWINNER63.56%
106,597 votes
John M. PaczkowskiRepublican36.44%
61,109 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.