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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election?

George E. Sangmeister won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 4 Election. George E. Sangmeister received 91,282 popular votes (50.29%). The main challenger was Jack Davis (49.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Sangmeister and Davis

Sangmeister +0.6 pts · won by 1,039 votes
George E. SangmeisterDemocraticWINNER50.29%
91,282 votes
Jack DavisRepublican49.71%
90,243 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.