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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Sidney R. Yates won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Sidney R. Yates received 135,583 popular votes (66.08%). The main challenger was Herbert Sohn (32.95%).

See the full head-to-head between Yates and Sohn

Yates +33.1 pts · won by 67,979 votes
Sidney R. YatesDemocraticWINNER66.08%
135,583 votes
Herbert SohnRepublican32.95%
67,604 votes
Jessie Fieldssolidarity0.97%
2,000 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.