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1998 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Rod Blagojevich won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Rod Blagojevich received 95,738 popular votes (73.97%). The main challenger was Alan Spitz (26.03%).

See the full head-to-head between Blagojevich and Spitz

Blagojevich +47.9 pts · won by 62,051 votes
Rod BlagojevichDemocraticWINNER73.97%
95,738 votes
Alan SpitzRepublican26.03%
33,687 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.