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      Home/Elections/1992/US House/Illinois/IL-06
      1992·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 6 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Henry J Hyde
      65.5%165,009 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Barry W Watkins
      34.5%86,891 votes
      Margin
      R+31.0
      251,904 total votes
      3 candidates251,904 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Henry J HydeREP✓
      		REP165,00965.5%
      Barry W WatkinsDEM
      		DEM86,89134.5%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH4---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+5.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.4
      R+10EvenD+1020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202451.6%46.2%D+5.5369,078
      202054.5%43.6%D+10.9396,914
      201650.7%42.4%D+8.3356,452
      201250.6%49.4%D+1.3327,938
      200853.6%44.9%D+8.7351,330

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      2024
      Sean CastenDEM
      D+8.4
      2022
      Sean CastenDEM
      D+8.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      Sean CastenDEM
      D+7.4
      2018
      Sean CastenDEM
      D+7.2
      2016
      Peter J RoskamREP
      R+18.4
      2014
      Peter J RoskamREP
      R+34.3
      2012
      Peter J RoskamREP
      R+18.4
      Redistricted
      2010
      Peter J RoskamREP
      R+27.3
      2008
      Peter J RoskamREP
      R+15.1
      2006
      Peter J RoskamREP
      R+2.7
      2004
      Henry J HydeREP
      R+11.7
      2002
      Henry J HydeREP
      R+30.2
      Redistricted
      2000
      Henry J HydeREP
      R+17.9
      1998
      Henry J HydeREP
      R+37.2
      1996
      Henry J HydeREP
      R+30.9
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Henry J HydeREP
      Record18W-0L
      Avg MarginD+2.2
      Career1968-2004
      US House / State House
      Full profile →
      Barry W WatkinsDEM
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1992-1992
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1992

      President1 contest →US Senate1 contest →
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