1994Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1994 election for Illinois's 5th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Michael Flanagan (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Daniel Rostenkowski (D) by 8.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Michael FlanaganRepublican · winner
54.4%75,328
Daniel RostenkowskiDemocrat
45.6%63,065
138,393 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 RostenkowskiMichael Flanagan
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$116.1K
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$108.3K
$200.3K
Cash on hand
$7.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1994.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1994