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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

Thomas W. Ewing won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. Thomas W. Ewing received 121,019 popular votes (57.33%). The main challenger was Laurel Lunt Prussing (42.67%).

See the full head-to-head between Ewing and Prussing

Ewing +14.7 pts · won by 30,954 votes
Thomas W. EwingRepublicanWINNER57.33%
121,019 votes
Laurel Lunt PrussingDemocratic42.67%
90,065 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.