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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election?

Danny K. Davis won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election. Danny K. Davis received 149,568 popular votes (82.59%). The main challenger was Randy Borow (15.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Borow

Davis +67.6 pts · won by 122,327 votes
Danny K. DavisDemocraticWINNER82.59%
149,568 votes
Randy BorowRepublican15.04%
27,241 votes
Chauncey L. StroudIndependent1.07%
1,944 votes
Toietta DixonLibertarian0.87%
1,571 votes
Charles A. Winternatural law0.43%
771 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.