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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

William O. Lipinski won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. William O. Lipinski received 137,153 popular votes (65.34%). The main challenger was Jim Nalepa (32.02%).

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

Lipinski +33.3 pts · won by 69,939 votes
William O. LipinskiDemocraticWINNER65.34%
137,153 votes
Jim NalepaRepublican32.02%
67,214 votes
George SkaritkaReform1.74%
3,643 votes
Robert R. PrazakLibertarian0.91%
1,906 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.