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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

Lane Evans won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. Lane Evans received 132,130 popular votes (64.87%). The main challenger was William E. Stewart (35.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Stewart

Evans +29.7 pts · won by 60,570 votes
Lane EvansDemocraticWINNER64.87%
132,130 votes
William E. StewartRepublican35.13%
71,560 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.