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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Rod Blagojevich won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Rod Blagojevich received 117,544 popular votes (64.12%). The main challenger was Michael Patrick Flanagan (35.87%).

See the full head-to-head between Blagojevich and Flanagan

Blagojevich +28.3 pts · won by 51,776 votes
Rod BlagojevichDemocraticWINNER64.12%
117,544 votes
Michael Patrick FlanaganRepublican35.87%
65,768 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.