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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election?

Philip M. Crane won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election. Philip M. Crane received 165,913 popular votes (75.18%). The main challenger was John A. Leonardi (24.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and Leonardi

Crane +50.4 pts · won by 111,144 votes
Philip M. CraneRepublicanWINNER75.18%
165,913 votes
John A. LeonardiDemocratic24.82%
54,769 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.