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1986 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Daniel D. Rostenkowski won the 1986 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Daniel D. Rostenkowski received 82,873 popular votes (78.73%). The main challenger was Thomas J. DeFazio (21.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Rostenkowski and DeFazio

Rostenkowski +57.5 pts · won by 60,490 votes
Daniel D. RostenkowskiDemocraticWINNER78.73%
82,873 votes
Thomas J. DeFazioRepublican21.27%
22,383 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.