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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Philip M. Crane won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Philip M. Crane received 127,763 popular votes (62.23%). The main challenger was Elizabeth Anne Hull (36.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and Hull

Crane +26.1 pts · won by 53,695 votes
Philip M. CraneRepublicanWINNER62.23%
127,763 votes
Elizabeth Anne HullDemocratic36.08%
74,068 votes
H. Daniel DruckLibertarian1.69%
3,474 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.