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1992 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1992 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Daniel D. Rostenkowski won the 1992 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Daniel D. Rostenkowski received 132,889 popular votes (57.26%). The main challenger was Elias R. Zenkich (39.1%).

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Rostenkowski +18.2 pts · won by 42,151 votes
Daniel D. RostenkowskiDemocraticWINNER57.26%
132,889 votes
Elias R. ZenkichRepublican39.1%
90,738 votes
Blaise C. GrenkeLibertarian3.64%
8,456 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.