1992Final results
1992 election for Illinois's 11th District
U.S. House · Illinois
George Sangmeister (D) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Robert T. Herbolsheimer (R) by 11.3 points.
George SangmeisterDemocrat · winner
55.7%135,387
Robert T. HerbolsheimerRepublican
44.3%107,860
243,247 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 1992
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 SangmeisterRobert T. Herbolsheimer
$339.5K
Raised by the campaign
$283.6K
$344.8K
Spent by the campaign
$281.7K
$17.8K
Cash on hand
$1.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1992.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1992