1996 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jesse L. Jackson Jr. won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. Jesse L. Jackson Jr. received 172,648 popular votes (94.06%). The main challenger was Frank H. Stratman (5.93%).

See the full head-to-head between Jr. and Stratman

Jr. +88.1 pts · won by 161,768 votes

Jesse L. Jackson Jr.DemocraticWINNER94.06%

172,648 votes

Frank H. StratmanLibertarian5.93%

10,880 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.