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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election

Illinois · 2 candidates · See every 1996 U.S. House race

Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election?

J. Dennis Hastert won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 14 Election. J. Dennis Hastert received 134,432 popular votes (64.39%). The main challenger was Doug Mains (35.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Hastert and Mains

Hastert +28.8 pts · won by 60,100 votes
J. Dennis HastertRepublicanWINNER64.39%
134,432 votes
Doug MainsDemocratic35.61%
74,332 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.