2010Final results
2010 election for Illinois's 3rd District
U.S. House · Illinois
Daniel Lipinski (D) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Michael A. Bendas (R) by 45.4 points.
Daniel LipinskiDemocrat · winner
69.7%116,120
Michael A. BendasRepublican
24.3%40,479
6.0%10,028
166,627 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 2010
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 LipinskiMichael A. Bendas
$752.2K
Raised by the campaign
$28.8K
$455.3K
Spent by the campaign
$40K
$555.5K
Cash on hand
$477
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010