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1990 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1990 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

Gus Savage won the 1990 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. Gus Savage received 80,245 popular votes (78.22%). The main challenger was William T. Hespel (21.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Savage and Hespel

Savage +56.4 pts · won by 57,895 votes
Gus SavageDemocraticWINNER78.22%
80,245 votes
William T. HespelRepublican21.78%
22,350 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.