1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois's 3rd District
U.S. House · Illinois
Daniel Lipinski (D) won with 65.3% of the vote, defeating Jim Nalepa (R) by 33.3 points.
Daniel LipinskiDemocrat · winner
65.3%137,153
Jim NalepaRepublican
32.0%67,214
George SkaritkaReform
1.7%3,643
Robert R. PrazakLibertarian
0.9%1,906
209,916 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 1996
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
$449.9K
Raised by the campaign
$235.8K
$456K
Spent by the campaign
$237.1K
$29.1K
Cash on hand
$185
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1996.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1996
The candidates
Daniel Lipinski (D)Jim Nalepa (R)
Also on the ballot: George Skaritka (Reform), 1.7%; Robert R. Prazak (Libertarian), 0.9%