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1992 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1992 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Philip M. Crane won the 1992 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Philip M. Crane received 132,887 popular votes (55.69%). The main challenger was Sheila A. Smith (40.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and Smith

Crane +15.3 pts · won by 36,468 votes
Philip M. CraneRepublicanWINNER55.69%
132,887 votes
Sheila A. SmithDemocratic40.4%
96,419 votes
Joe M. DillierIndependent3.91%
9,327 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.