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1990 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1990 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

William O. Lipinski won the 1990 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. William O. Lipinski received 73,805 popular votes (66.34%). The main challenger was David J. Shestokas (30.96%).

See the full head-to-head between Lipinski and Shestokas

Lipinski +35.4 pts · won by 39,365 votes
William O. LipinskiDemocraticWINNER66.34%
73,805 votes
David J. ShestokasRepublican30.96%
34,440 votes
Ronald Ron Bartossolidarity2.7%
3,001 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.