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1996 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election?

Glenn Poshard won the 1996 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election. Glenn Poshard received 158,668 popular votes (66.68%). The main challenger was Brent Winters (31.83%).

See the full head-to-head between Poshard and Winters

Poshard +34.9 pts · won by 82,917 votes
Glenn PoshardDemocraticWINNER66.68%
158,668 votes
Brent WintersRepublican31.83%
75,751 votes
Patricia Rikernatural law0.95%
2,269 votes
James R. LacherLibertarian0.53%
1,267 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.