1992Final results
1992 election for Illinois's 5th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Daniel Rostenkowski (D) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Elias R. Zenkich (R) by 18.2 points.
Daniel RostenkowskiDemocrat · winner
57.3%132,889
Elias R. ZenkichRepublican
39.1%90,738
Blaise C. GrenkeLibertarian
3.6%8,456
232,083 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.
Daniel RostenkowskiElias R. Zenkich
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$154.7K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$153.3K
$1.2M
Cash on hand
$968
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1992.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1992