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1988 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Robert H. Michel won the 1988 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Robert H. Michel received 114,458 popular votes (54.71%). The main challenger was G. Douglas Stephens (45.29%).

See the full head-to-head between Michel and Stephens

Michel +9.4 pts · won by 19,695 votes
Robert H. MichelRepublicanWINNER54.71%
114,458 votes
G. Douglas StephensDemocratic45.29%
94,763 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.