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1994 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1994 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bobby L. Rush won the 1994 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election. Bobby L. Rush received 112,474 popular votes (75.73%). The main challenger was William J. Kelly (24.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Rush and Kelly

Rush +51.5 pts · won by 76,436 votes
Bobby L. RushDemocraticWINNER75.73%
112,474 votes
William J. KellyRepublican24.27%
36,038 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.