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1994 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1994 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

William O. Lipinski won the 1994 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. William O. Lipinski received 92,353 popular votes (54.16%). The main challenger was Jim Nalepa (45.84%).

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

Lipinski +8.3 pts · won by 14,190 votes
William O. LipinskiDemocraticWINNER54.16%
92,353 votes
Jim NalepaRepublican45.84%
78,163 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.