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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

William O. Lipinski won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. William O. Lipinski received 93,567 popular votes (61.28%). The main challenger was John J. Holowinski (38.72%).

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

Lipinski +22.6 pts · won by 34,439 votes
William O. LipinskiDemocraticWINNER61.28%
93,567 votes
John J. HolowinskiRepublican38.72%
59,128 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.