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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Ray LaHood won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Ray LaHood received 143,110 popular votes (59.25%). The main challenger was Mike Curran (40.75%).

See the full head-to-head between LaHood and Curran

LaHood +18.5 pts · won by 44,697 votes
Ray LaHoodRepublicanWINNER59.25%
143,110 votes
Mike CurranDemocratic40.75%
98,413 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.