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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 11 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 11 Election?

Jerry Weller won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 11 Election. Jerry Weller received 109,896 popular votes (51.77%). The main challenger was Clem Balanoff (48.23%).

See the full head-to-head between Weller and Balanoff

Weller +3.5 pts · won by 7,508 votes
Jerry WellerRepublicanWINNER51.77%
109,896 votes
Clem BalanoffDemocratic48.23%
102,388 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.