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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Daniel D. Rostenkowski won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Daniel D. Rostenkowski received 107,728 popular votes (74.64%). The main challenger was V. Stephen Vetter (24.01%).

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

Rostenkowski +50.6 pts · won by 73,069 votes
Daniel D. RostenkowskiDemocraticWINNER74.64%
107,728 votes
V. Stephen VetterRepublican24.01%
34,659 votes
Mark J. Almbergcommunist1.34%
1,937 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.