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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election?

Henry J. Hyde won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election. Henry J. Hyde received 132,401 popular votes (64.29%). The main challenger was Stephen De La Rosa (33.41%).

See the full head-to-head between Hyde and Rosa

Hyde +30.9 pts · won by 63,594 votes
Henry J. HydeRepublicanWINNER64.29%
132,401 votes
Stephen De La RosaDemocratic33.41%
68,807 votes
George MeyersLibertarian2.3%
4,746 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.