1990Final results
1990 election for Illinois's 4th District
U.S. House · Illinois
George Sangmeister (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Manny Hoffman (R) by 18.4 points.
George SangmeisterDemocrat · winner
59.2%77,290
Manny HoffmanRepublican
40.8%53,258
130,548 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1990
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
George SangmeisterManny Hoffman
$481.1K
Raised by the campaign
$651.7K
$476.3K
Spent by the campaign
$642.4K
$23.1K
Cash on hand
$9.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1990.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1990