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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election?

John Edward Porter won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election. John Edward Porter received 145,626 popular votes (69.09%). The main challenger was Philip R. Torf (30.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Porter and Torf

Porter +38.2 pts · won by 80,482 votes
John Edward PorterRepublicanWINNER69.09%
145,626 votes
Philip R. TorfDemocratic30.91%
65,144 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.