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1998 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Philip M. Crane won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Philip M. Crane received 104,242 popular votes (68.65%). The main challenger was Mike Rothman (31.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and Rothman

Crane +37.3 pts · won by 56,628 votes
Philip M. CraneRepublicanWINNER68.65%
104,242 votes
Mike RothmanDemocratic31.35%
47,614 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.