2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois's 3rd District
U.S. House · Illinois
Daniel Lipinski (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Richard L. Grabowski (R) by 37.0 points.
Daniel LipinskiDemocrat · winner
68.5%168,738
Richard L. GrabowskiRepublican
31.5%77,653
246,398 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 2012
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 LipinskiRichard L. Grabowski
$825.5K
Raised by the campaign
$13.1K
$589.5K
Spent by the campaign
$13.2K
$791.5K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012; FEC, through Dec 1, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012