1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois's 3rd District
U.S. House · Illinois
Daniel Lipinski (D) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Jim Nalepa (R) by 8.3 points.
Daniel LipinskiDemocrat · winner
54.2%92,353
Jim NalepaRepublican
45.8%78,163
170,516 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 1994
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 LipinskiJim Nalepa
$378.4K
Raised by the campaign
$279.1K
$366.8K
Spent by the campaign
$277.7K
$35.2K
Cash on hand
$1.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994