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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

Gus Savage won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. Gus Savage received 138,256 popular votes (82.74%). The main challenger was William T. Hespel (17.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Savage and Hespel

Savage +65.5 pts · won by 109,425 votes
Gus SavageDemocraticWINNER82.74%
138,256 votes
William T. HespelRepublican17.26%
28,831 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.