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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

Lane Evans won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. Lane Evans received 120,008 popular votes (51.91%). The main challenger was Mark Baker (47.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Baker

Evans +4.7 pts · won by 10,768 votes
Lane EvansDemocraticWINNER51.91%
120,008 votes
Mark BakerRepublican47.25%
109,240 votes
William J. HerrmannLibertarian0.83%
1,925 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.