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1998 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Janice D. Schakowsky won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Janice D. Schakowsky received 107,878 popular votes (74.6%). The main challenger was Herbert Sohn (23.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Schakowsky and Sohn

Schakowsky +51.5 pts · won by 74,430 votes
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocraticWINNER74.6%
107,878 votes
Herbert SohnRepublican23.13%
33,448 votes
Michael D. RayLibertarian2.27%
3,284 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.