2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

←  2016 November 6, 2018 2020  →
All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 11 7 Seats won 13 5 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 2,744,727 1,754,449 Percentage 60.46% 38.65% Swing 6.84% 7.09%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 6, 2018, to elect U.S. representatives, one from each of the state's eighteen congressional districts.

The primaries for all parties were held on March 20, 2018. ^{[1] [2]} The state congressional delegation changed from an 11–7 Democratic majority to a 13–5 Democratic majority.

Overview

Statewide

Popular vote Democratic   60.46% Republican   38.65% Other   0.89%

House seats Democratic   72.22% Republican   27.78%

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district: ^[3]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	189,560	73.51%	50,960	19.76%	17,365	6.73%	257,885	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	190,684	81.06%	44,567	18.94%	0	0.00%	235,251	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	163,053	73.01%	57,885	25.92%	2,396	1.07%	223,334	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	143,895	86.59%	22,294	13.41%	0	0.00%	166,189	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	213,992	76.66%	65,134	23.34%	5	0.00%	279,131	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	169,001	53.58%	146,445	46.42%	0	0.00%	315,446	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 7	215,746	87.62%	30,497	12.38%	0	0.00%	246,243	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	130,054	65.97%	67,073	34.03%	0	0.00%	197,127	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	213,368	73.49%	76,983	26.51%	0	0.00%	290,351	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	156,540	65.59%	82,124	34.41%	0	0.00%	238,664	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 11	145,407	63.84%	82,358	36.16%	0	0.00%	227,765	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 12	118,724	45.39%	134,884	51.57%	7,935	3.03%	261,543	100.0%	Republican hold
District 13	134,458	49.62%	136,516	50.38%	7	0.00%	270,981	100.0%	Republican hold
District 14	156,035	52.50%	141,164	47.50%	0	0.00%	297,199	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 15	74,309	29.07%	181,294	70.93%	5	0.00%	255,608	100.0%	Republican hold
District 16	104,569	40.88%	151,254	59.12%	2	0.00%	255,825	100.0%	Republican hold
District 17	142,659	62.09%	87,090	37.91%	0	0.00%	229,749	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 18	95,486	32.77%	195,927	67.23%	0	0.00%	291,413	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	2,757,540	60.74%	1,754,449	38.65%	27,715	0.61%	4,539,704	100.0%

District 1

2018 Illinois's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Bobby Rush Jimmy Lee Tillman Thomas Rudbeck Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 189,560 50,960 17,365 Percentage 73.5% 19.8% 6.7%

County results Rush:     80–90% Tillman:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bobby Rush Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bobby Rush Democratic

See also: Illinois's 1st congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bobby Rush, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 74.1% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+27.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrew

• Howard Brookins, Chicago alderman for the 21st Ward and candidate for this seat in 2016

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Rush (incumbent)	104,114	100.0
Total votes			104,114	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jimmy Lee Tillman, II, son of former Chicago alderman Dorothy Tillman, nominee for this seat in 2014 and candidate in 2016 ^[6]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jimmy Lee Tillman, II	15,389	100.0
Total votes			15,389	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 1st congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Rush (incumbent)	189,560	73.5
	Republican	Jimmy Lee Tillman, II	50,960	19.8
	Independent	Thomas Rudbeck	17,365	6.7
Total votes			257,885	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2018 Illinois's 2nd congressional district election

←  2016 2020  →

Nominee Robin Kelly David Merkle Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 190,684 44,567 Percentage 81.1% 18.9%

County results Kelly:     50–60%     >90% Merkle:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Robin Kelly Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Robin Kelly Democratic

See also: Illinois's 2nd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Robin Kelly, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 79.8% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+29.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robin Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Marcus Lewis, postal worker, independent candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2013 and Democratic candidate in 2014 & 2016

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robin Kelly (incumbent)	80,659	82.1
	Democratic	Marcus Lewis	17,640	17.9
Total votes			98,299	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Merkle

Eliminated in primary

• Patrick Harmon
• John Morrow, nominee for this seat in 2016

Primary results

Results by county:

  Merkle—40–50%

  Harmon—40–50%

  Harmon—30–40%

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Merkle	4,963	36.6
	Republican	Patrick Harmon	4,810	35.5
	Republican	John Morrow	3,790	27.9
Total votes			13,563	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 2nd congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robin Kelly (incumbent)	190,684	81.1
	Republican	David Merkle	44,567	18.9
Total votes			235,251	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2018 Illinois's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Dan Lipinski Arthur Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 163,053 57,885 Percentage 73.0% 25.9%

County results Lipinski:     60–70%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Lipinski Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski Democratic

See also: Illinois's 3rd congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Dan Lipinski, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 100.0% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+6.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Marie Newman, businesswoman and activist

Endorsements

Dan Lipinski

U.S. senators

• Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (Republican) ^[8]

State legislators

• Steven Landek, state senator ^[9]

Labor unions

• International Association of Fire Fighters ^[10]
• International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ^[11]
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers ^[11]
• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers ^[12]
• Transport Workers Union of America ^[12]
• United Steelworkers ^[13]

Organizations

• Susan B. Anthony List ^[14]

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times ^[15]
• Chicago Tribune ^[16]

Local officials

• Jeff Tobolski, member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from the 16th district. ^[9]

Marie Newman

U.S. senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York ^[17]
• Bernie Sanders, Independent United States Senator from Vermont, 2016 presidential candidate ^[18]

U.S. representatives

• Raúl Grijalva, Representative from Arizona's 3rd congressional district ^[19]
• Luis Gutiérrez, Representative from Illinois's 4th congressional district ^[20]
• Pramila Jayapal, Representative from Washington's 7th congressional district ^[19]
• Ro Khanna, Representative from California's 17th congressional district ^[21]
• Mark Pocan, Representative from Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district ^[19]
• Jan Schakowsky, Representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district ^[20]

State legislators

• Toi Hutchinson (D-Olympia Fields), State Senator ^[22]
• Laura Fine (D-Glenview), Representative ^[22]
• Theresa Mah, (D-Chicago), Representative ^[22]
• Ann Williams (D-Chicago), Representative ^[22]

Labor unions

• American Postal Workers Union local #6266 ^[21]
• Illinois Federation of Teachers ^[21]
• National Nurses United ^[23]
• Service Employees International Union of Illinois ^[24]

Organizations

• Citizen Action/Illinois ^[21]
• Daily Kos ^[25]
• Democracy for America ^[26]
• EMILY's List ^[24]
• Feminist Majority ^[27]
• Human Rights Campaign ^[28]
• Indivisible Brookfield ^[21]
• Indivisible Chicago – South Side ^[21]
• Indivisible LG/LGP ^[21]
• Indivisible Western Springs ^[21]
• J Street PAC ^[21]
• Justice Democrats ^[29]
• LPAC ^[21]
• MoveOn.org ^[28]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[28]
• National Association of Social Workers ^[21]
• National Organization for Women ^[21]
• National Women's Political Caucus ^[21]
• Northside Democracy for America ^[21]
• Our Revolution ^[21]
• Our Revolution Illinois ^[21]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund ^[30]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee ^{[31] [32]}

Local officials

• Ameya Pawar, Chicago Alderman for the 47th ward, former gubernatorial candidate ^[33]
• Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board

Individuals

• Gloria Steinem, feminist activist ^[27]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Dan Lipinski	Marie Newman	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [34]	February 27–28, 2018	648	± 3.9%	43%	41%	15%
Normington, Petts & Associates (D) [35]	October 16–19, 2017	400	± 4.9%	49%	18%	33%

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Lipinski (incumbent)	48,675	51.1
	Democratic	Marie Newman	46,530	48.9
Total votes			95,205	100.0

Republican primary

Jewish Republicans called for Cook County Republican chairman Sean Morrison to resign for failing to recruit any candidate to oppose Art Jones, a self-professed Nazi, Holocaust denier, white nationalist, and white supremacist who became the Republican nominee. ^[36]

Candidates

Nominee

• Arthur Jones, former chair of the American Nazi Party, holocaust denier, and white supremacist ^[37]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Jones	20,681	100.0
Total votes			20,681	100.0

Other candidates

Write-in

Declared

• Justin Hanson, lawyer and Republican former congressional staffer ^{[38] [39] [40]}
• Richard Mayers, perennial candidate and alleged white supremacist ^{[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46]} congressional candidate in 2000, ^[45] 2002, ^[45] 2008, ^[45] and 2016; ^{[47] [48]} 1998 State House candidate; ^[45] 1993 Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate ^[45]
• Kenneth Yerkes, dentist ^{[39] [40]}

Declined

• Christopher Reilly, Palos Township trustee ^[40]

General election

Results

Illinois's 3rd congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Lipinski (incumbent)	163,053	73.0
	Republican	Arthur Jones	57,885	25.9
	Independent	Justin Hanson (write-in)	1,353	0.6
	Independent	Kenneth Yerkes (write-in)	1,039	0.5
	Independent	Richard Mayers (write-in)	4	0.0
Total votes			223,334	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2018 Illinois's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Chuy García Mark Lorch Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 143,895 22,294 Percentage 86.6% 13.4%

U.S. Representative before election Luis Gutiérrez Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Chuy García Democratic

See also: Illinois's 4th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Luis Gutiérrez, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 79.8% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+33.

Democratic primary

A day after filing petitions to run for reelection, Gutierrez announced he would not seek re-election in 2018 and retire at the end of his current term. ^{[49] [50] [51]}

Jesús "Chuy" García at a congressional campaign rally in South Lawndale, Chicago, February 2018

Gutierrez's announcement led multiple Democrats to begin circulating petitions. Jesús "Chuy" García, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, and Proco Joe Moreno, both members of the Chicago City Council, circulated petitions for the nomination. ^[52] Ramirez-Rosa and Moreno withdrew.^{[ citation needed ]} Gutiérrez endorsed García. ^[52]

On November 28, 2017, Richard Gonzalez filed to run for the Democratic nomination. ^[49]

Candidates

Nominee

• Jesús "Chuy" García, Cook County commissioner for the 7th district ^{[53] [54]}

Eliminated in primary

• Sol Flores, founding executive director of La Casa Norte ^{[53] [54]}
• Richard Gonzalez, Chicago Police Department sergeant ^{[53] [54]}

Withdrew

• Raymond Lopez, Chicago city councilman for the 15th ward ^{[53] [54] [55]}
• Proco Joe Moreno, Chicago city councilman for the 1st ward ^{[53] [54]}
• Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Chicago city councilman for the 35th ward (endorsed Jesús "Chuy" García) ^{[53] [54]}

Endorsements

Sol Flores

U.S. senators

• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York ^[56]

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[57]

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune ^[58]

Local officials

• Ameya Pawar, Chicago alderman ^[59]

Jesús "Chuy" García

U.S. senators

• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont and 2016 presidential candidate ^[60]

U.S. representatives

• Luis Gutiérrez, retiring U.S. Representative (IL-4) ^[52]

State legislators

• Nina Turner, former member of the Ohio Senate and President of Our Revolution ^[61]

Organizations

• Our Revolution ^[61]

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times ^[62]

Local officials

• Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, member of the Chicago City Council from the 35th ward and former U.S. Representative (IL-4) candidate ^[63]

Individuals

• Christopher G. Kennedy, businessman and 2018 Illinois gubernatorial candidate ^[64]
• J. B. Pritzker, businessman and 2018 Democratic Illinois gubernatorial nominee ^[65]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jesus "Chuy" García	Joe Moreno	Sol Flores	Carlos Ramirez-Rosa	Other	Undecided
Garin Hart Yang Research Group (D) [66]	January 18–21, 2018	400	± 5.0%	59%	8%	6%	–	8%	19%
Public Policy Polling (D) [67]	December 13–14, 2017	412	± 4.8%	53%	–	–	7%	–	20%

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesús "Chuy" García	49,631	66.4
	Democratic	Sol Flores	16,398	21.6
	Democratic	Richard Gonzalez	8,921	12.0
Total votes			74,950	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Lorch

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mark Lorch	5,805	100.0
Total votes			5,805	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 4th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesús "Chuy" García	143,895	86.6
	Republican	Mark Lorch	22,294	13.4
Total votes			166,189	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2018 Illinois's 5th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Quigley Tom Hanson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 213,992 65,134 Percentage 76.7% 23.3%

County results Quigley:     50–60%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Quigley Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Quigley Democratic

See also: Illinois's 5th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Mike Quigley, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+20.

Per the Illinois Board of Elections, four Democrats and one Republican filed to run in the 5th congressional district. ^[68]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Sameena Mustafa
• Steven J. Schwartzberg
• Ben Wolf, former FBI agent

Endorsements

Sameena Mustafa

Organizations

• Justice Democrats ^[29]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	66,254	62.5
	Democratic	Sameena Mustafa	25,591	24.1
	Democratic	Ben Wolf	10,032	9.5
	Democratic	Steven Schwartzberg	4,196	4.0
Total votes			106,073	100.0

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Hanson

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Hanson	18,837	100.0
Total votes			18,837	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	213,992	76.7
	Republican	Tom Hanson	65,134	23.3
	Independent	Frank Rowder (write-in)	5	0.0
Total votes			279,131	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2018 Illinois's 6th congressional district election

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Nominee Sean Casten Peter Roskam Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 169,001 146,445 Percentage 53.6% 46.1%

County results Casten:     50–60% Roskam:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Peter Roskam Republican Elected U.S. Representative Sean Casten Democratic

See also: Illinois's 6th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Peter Roskam, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote in 2016, while Democrat Hillary Clinton defeated Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election by a seven-point margin in that district. ^{[4] [69]} The district had a PVI of R+2.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter Roskam, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Roskam (incumbent)	56,544	100.0
Total votes			56,544	100.0

Democratic primary

Clinton's victory in the historically Republican district led to a large amount of Democratic interest. On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 6th as one of three Illinois targets. ^[70]

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Casten, scientist and former energy business owner ^{[71] [72]}

Eliminated in primary

• Becky Anderson Wilkins, Naperville city council member ^[73]
• Carole Cheney, former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Bill Foster and candidate for Illinois House of Representatives in 2012 ^[74]
• Amanda Howland, College of Lake County trustee, nominee for this seat in 2016, candidate for Illinois State Senate in 2012 and candidate for Illinois House of Representatives in 2006 & 2008 ^[75]
• Ryan Huffman, data analyst ^[76]
• Kelly Mazeski, Barrington Hills planning commissioner and candidate for Illinois State Senate in 2016 ^[77]
• Jennifer Zordani, regulatory attorney and former non-profit president ^[78]

Withdrawn

• Grace Haaf, business owner and former CIA cyber security analyst ^{[79] [80]}
• Suzyn Price, former Naperville Board of Education member ^{[76] [81]}

Declined

• Geoffrey Petzel, candidate for this seat in 2012 ^[82]
• Jason Snelson, restaurant operations manager ^[82]
• Austin Songer, U.S. Navy veteran ^[82]

Endorsements

Carole Cheney

U.S. representatives

• Bill Foster, U.S. Representative, Illinois's 11th congressional district ^[83]

Kelly Mazeski

U.S. representatives

• Cheri Bustos, U.S. Representative, Illinois's 17th congressional district ^[84]
• Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative, Illinois's 9th congressional district ^[84]

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[85]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America ^[86]

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times ^[87]

Forum

2018 Illinois's 6th congressional district democratic primary candidate forum

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Sean Casten	Carole Cheney	Amanda Howland	Ryan Huffman	Kelly Mazeski	Becky Anderson Wilkins	Jennifer Zordani
1	Feb. 28, 2018	League of Women Voters of Glen Ellyn	Jan Dorner	[88]	P	P	P	P	P	P	P

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Casten	19,774	29.5
	Democratic	Kelly Mazeski	17,984	26.8
	Democratic	Carole Cheney	11,663	17.4
	Democratic	Amanda Howland	8,483	12.7
	Democratic	Becky Anderson Wilkins	4,001	6.0
	Democratic	Jennifer Zordani	2,743	4.1
	Democratic	Ryan Huffman	2,365	3.5
Total votes			67,013	100.0

General election

Forum

• Complete radio debate (2 parts): July 1, 2018

2018 Illinois's 6th congressional district candidate forum

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Peter Roskam	Sean Casten
2	Jul. 26, 2018	Lincoln Forum WFLD	Mike Flannery	[89]	P	P

Endorsements

Sean Casten (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States ^[90]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Peter Roskam (R)	Sean Casten (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College [91]	October 20–26, 2018	497	± 4.7%	44%	46%	10%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D) [92] [upper-alpha 1]	September 29 – October 1, 2018	400	± 4.9%	44%	49%	7%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D) [93] [upper-alpha 1]	September 8–10, 2018	402	± 4.9%	44%	47%	9%
NYT Upshot/Siena College [94]	September 4–6, 2018	512	± 4.7%	45%	44%	11%
Victory Research (R) [95]	July 23–25, 2018	600	± 4.0%	44%	37%	19%
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D) [96] [upper-alpha 1]	April 21–23, 2018	401	± 4.9%	45%	44%	11%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Peter Roskam (R)	Democratic opponent (D)	Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [97]	November 9–10, 2017	599	± 4.0%	41%	51%	8%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [98]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [99]	Tilt D (flip)	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [100]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP [101]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [102]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
538 [103]	Tossup	November 7, 2018
CNN [104]	Tossup	October 31, 2018
Politico [105]	Tossup	November 4, 2018

Results

Illinois's 6th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Casten	169,001	53.6
	Republican	Peter Roskam (incumbent)	146,445	46.4
Majority			22,556	7.2
Total votes			315,446	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 7

2018 Illinois's 7th congressional district election

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Nominee Danny K. Davis Craig Cameron Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 215,746 30,497 Percentage 87.6% 12.4%

U.S. Representative before election Danny K. Davis Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis Democratic

See also: Illinois's 7th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Danny K. Davis, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 84.2% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+38.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danny K. Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Anthony Clark, high school teacher ^[106]

Primary results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny K. Davis (incumbent)	81,570	73.9
	Democratic	Anthony Clark	28,867	26.1
Total votes			110,437	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Craig Cameron

Eliminated in primary

• Jeffrey Leef

Primary results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Cameron	3,706	56.3
	Republican	Jeffrey Leef	2,873	43.7
Total votes			6,579	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny K. Davis (incumbent)	215,746	87.6
	Republican	Craig Cameron	30,497	12.4
Total votes			246,243	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2018 Illinois's 8th congressional district election

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Nominee Raja Krishnamoorthi Jitendra "JD" Diganvker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 130,054 67,073 Percentage 66.0% 34.0%

County results Krishnamoorthi:     60–70%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Raja Krishnamoorthi Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi Democratic

See also: Illinois's 8th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 58.3% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Raja Krishnamoorthi, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent)	44,042	100.0
Total votes			44,042	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jitendra "JD" Diganvker, entrepreneur ^[107]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jitendra "JD" Diganvker	25,448	100.0
Total votes			25,448	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent)	130,054	66.0
	Republican	Jitendra "JD" Diganvker	67,073	34.0
Total votes			197,127	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2018 Illinois's 9th congressional district election

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Nominee Jan Schakowsky John Elleson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 213,368 76,983 Percentage 73.5% 26.5%

U.S. Representative before election Jan Schakowsky Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky Democratic

See also: Illinois's 9th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+18.

Democratic primary

Schakowsky was unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Candidates

Nominee

• Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	108,417	100.0
Total votes			108,417	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John D. Elleson, pastor ^[108]

Eliminated in primary

• Sargis Sangari, U.S. Army veteran ^[108]
• Maxwell Rice ^[108]
• D. Vincent Thomas Jr., U.S. Coast Guard veteran ^[108]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Elleson	10,476	40.4
	Republican	Sargis Sangari	7,954	30.7
	Republican	D. Vincent Thomas	4,886	18.8
	Republican	Maxwell Rice	2,634	10.2
Total votes			25,950	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	213,368	73.5
	Republican	John Elleson	76,983	26.5
Total votes			290,351	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2018 Illinois's 10th congressional district election

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Nominee Brad Schneider Doug Bennett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 156,540 82,124 Percentage 65.6% 34.4%

County results Schneider:     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Brad Schneider Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Brad Schneider Democratic

See also: Illinois's 10th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Brad Schneider, who had represented the district since 2017 and he previously between 2013 and 2015, ran for re-election. He was reelected with 52.6% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+10.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Schneider, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Schneider (incumbent)	58,195	100.0
Total votes			58,195	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Douglas Bennett, computer engineer ^[109]

Eliminated in primary

• Sapan Shah, physician
• Jeremy Wynes, midwest director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Republican Jewish Coalition ^[110]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Douglas Bennett	11,026	36.2
	Republican	Jeremy Wynes	10,556	34.7
	Republican	Sapan Shah	8,841	29.1
	Republican	Aloys Rutagwibira	10	0.0
Total votes			30,433	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Schneider (incumbent)	156,540	65.6
	Republican	Douglas Bennett	82,124	34.4
Total votes			238,664	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

2018 Illinois's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Foster Nick Stella Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 145,407 82,358 Percentage 63.8% 36.2%

County results Foster:     60–70%     70–80% Stella:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bill Foster Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bill Foster Democratic

See also: Illinois's 11th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Bill Foster, who had represented the district since 2013 and had previously served the 14th district from 2008 to 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of D+9.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Foster (incumbent)	49,762	100.0
Total votes			49,762	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Nick Stella

Eliminated in primary

• Connor Vlakancic

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Nick Stella	23,992	79.3
	Republican	Connor Vlakancic	6,253	20.7
Total votes			30,245	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 11th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Foster (incumbent)	145,407	63.8
	Republican	Nick Stella	82,358	36.2
Total votes			227,765	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

2018 Illinois's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee Mike Bost Brendan Kelly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 134,884 118,724 Percentage 51.6% 45.4%

County results Bost:     50–60%     60–70% Kelly:     40–50%     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Bost Republican Elected U.S. Representative Mike Bost Republican

See also: Illinois's 12th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Mike Bost, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54.3% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Bost, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[111]

Eliminated in primary

• Preston Nelson ^[111]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bost (incumbent)	31,658	83.5
	Republican	Preston Nelson	6,258	16.5
Total votes			37,916	100.0

Democratic primary

On May 22, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 12th as a target on the list of expanded targets. ^[112]

Candidates

Nominee

• Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County state attorney ^[113]

Eliminated in primary

• David Bequette, businessman ^[114]

Withdrawn

• Adam King, bartender and former archive technician at the National Archives and Records Administration ^[115]
• Pat McMahan, Mascoutah city councilman ^[116]
• Chris Miller, businessman ^[117]
• Dean Pruitt, businessman, mathematician, and co-founder and former science director of the City Museum ^[118]
• John Sholar, attorney ^[119]

Declined

• Nathan Colombo, marketing executive ^{[120] [121]}

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brendan Kelly	40,555	81.0
	Democratic	David Bequette	9,526	19.0
Total votes			50,081	100

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randall Auxier, professor of philosophy and communications studies at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale ^[111]

Primary results

Green primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Randall Auxier	131	100.0
Total votes			131	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mike Bost (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States ^[122]

Brendan Kelly (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States ^[123]

Debates

2018 Illinois's 12th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Green
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Mike Bost	Brendan Kelly	Randall Auxier
1	Oct. 23, 2018	WSIU-TV	Jak Tichenor	[124]	P	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Mike Bost (R)	Brendan Kelly (D)	Randall Auxier (G)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College [125]	October 18–22, 2018	502	± 4.7%	48%	39%	2%	11%
Global Strategy Group (D) [126] [upper-alpha 2]	October 3–7, 2018	404	± 4.9%	46%	45%	–	9%
DCCC Targeting & Analytics (D) [127] [upper-alpha 3]	September 26–27, 2018	574	± 4.2%	42%	41%	8%	8%
NYT Upshot/Siena College [128]	September 4–6, 2018	533	± 4.6%	44%	43%	–	13%
Public Policy Polling (D) [129] [upper-alpha 4]	April 16–17, 2018	622	± 3.9%	44%	39%	–	15%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [98] [130]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [99]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [100]	Tilt R	November 5, 2018
RCP [101]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [102]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
538 [103]	Lean R	November 7, 2018
CNN [104]	Tossup	October 31, 2018
Politico [105]	Lean R	November 4, 2018

Results

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bost (incumbent)	134,884	51.6
	Democratic	Brendan Kelly	118,724	45.4
	Green	Randall Auxier	7,935	3.0
Majority			16,160	6.2
Total votes			261,543	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

2018 Illinois's 13th congressional district election

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Nominee Rodney Davis Betsy Dirksen Londrigan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 136,516 134,458 Percentage 50.4% 49.6%

County results Davis:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Londrigan:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Rodney Davis Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rodney Davis Republican

See also: Illinois's 13th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Rodney Davis, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of R+3.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative ^[131]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Davis (incumbent)	44,512	100.0
Total votes			44,512	100.0

Democratic primary

On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 13th as one of three Illinois targets.

Candidates

Nominee

• Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, nonprofit executive ^[132]

Eliminated in primary

• Jon Ebel, director of graduate studies in religion at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign ^[133]
• David Gill, physician and nominee for the 15th district in 2004, 2006, 2010 and for this seat in 2012 ^[134]
• Erik Jones, former Illinois Assistant Attorney General ^[135]
• Angel Sides

Withdrawn

• Benjamin Webb, teacher ^{[136] [137]}

Declined

• Carol Ammons, state representative ^{[138] [139] [140]}
• Dillon Clark, Montgomery County board-member ^{[141] [142]}

Endorsements

Betsy Dirksen Londrigan

U.S. senators

• Dick Durbin ^[143]
• Kirsten Gillibrand ^[144]

Organizations

• EMILY's List ^[145]

David Gill

Organizations

• Justice Democrats ^[29]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan	24,515	45.7
	Democratic	Erik Jones	12,024	22.4
	Democratic	David Gill	7,757	14.4
	Democratic	Jon Ebel	7,167	13.3
	Democratic	Angel Sides	2,237	4.2
Total votes			53,700	100.0

General election

Debate

2018 Illinois's 13th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Rodney Davis	Betsey Londrigan
1	Oct. 18, 2018	Illinois Public Media	Niala Boodhoo	[146]	P	P

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rodney Davis (R)	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College [147]	October 21–25, 2018	501	± 4.6%	46%	41%	13%
GBA Strategies (D) [148] [upper-alpha 5]	October 1–4, 2018	500	± 4.4%	49%	48%	–
American Viewpoint (R) [149] [upper-alpha 6]	September 29 – October 1, 2018	400	± 4.9%	50%	37%	9%
Public Policy Polling (D) [129] [upper-alpha 4]	April 16–17, 2018	726	± 3.6%	45%	42%	13%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [98]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [99]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [100]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
RCP [101]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [102]	Lean R	November 5, 2018
538 [103]	Lean R	November 7, 2018
CNN [104]	Lean R	October 31, 2018
Politico [105]	Lean R	November 4, 2018

Results

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Davis (incumbent)	136,516	50.4
	Democratic	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan	134,458	49.6
	Independent	Thomas J. Kuna (write-in)	7	0.0
Majority			2,058	0.8
Total votes			270,981	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

2018 Illinois's 14th congressional district election

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Nominee Lauren Underwood Randy Hultgren Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 156,035 141,164 Percentage 52.5% 47.5%

County results Underwood:     50–60%     60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Randy Hultgren Republican Elected U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood Democratic

See also: Illinois's 14th congressional district

Incumbent Randy Hultgren, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Hultgren, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	51,672	100.0
Total votes			51,672	100.0

Democratic primary

On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 14th as one of three Illinois targets. ^[70]

Candidates

Nominee

• Lauren Underwood, nurse and former senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ^[150]

Eliminated in primary

• Matt Brolley, Montgomery village president ^[151]
• Victor Swanson, high school teacher ^[152]
• Jim Walz, nominee for this seat in 2016 ^[153]

Endorsements

Matt Brolley

U.S. representatives

• Bill Foster, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 11th congressional district (and former Representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district)
• Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district

Labor unions

• AFL-CIO
• Illinois Federation of Teachers

Organizations

• Citizen Action Illinois
• Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association
• Sierra Club

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times

Local officials

• Mark Pietrowski, DeKalb County Chair
• Tom Weisner, former Mayor of Aurora, Illinois

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lauren Underwood	29,391	57.3
	Democratic	Matthew Brolley	6,845	13.4
	Democratic	Jim Walz	5,100	10.0
	Democratic	Victor Swanson	3,597	7.0
	Democratic	John Hosta	2,578	5.0
	Democratic	George Weber	2,570	5.0
	Democratic	Daniel Roldan-Johnson	1,170	2.3
Total votes			51,251	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Randy Hultgren (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States ^[154]

Lauren Underwood (D)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States ^[155]
• Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States ^[123]

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times ^[156]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Randy Hultgren (R)	Lauren Underwood (D)	Undecided
NYT Upshot/Siena College [157]	October 31 – November 4, 2018	428	± 5.0%	43%	49%	8%
NYT Upshot/Siena College [158]	October 3–8, 2018	501	± 4.6%	47%	43%	10%
Public Policy Polling (D) [129] [upper-alpha 4]	April 16–17, 2018	682	± 3.8%	45%	41%	14%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report [98]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Inside Elections [99]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Sabato's Crystal Ball [100]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2018
RCP [101]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
Daily Kos [102]	Tossup	November 5, 2018
538 [103]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2018
CNN [104]	Lean R	October 31, 2018
Politico [105]	Tossup	November 4, 2018

Results

Illinois's 14th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lauren Underwood	156,035	52.5
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	141,164	47.5
Majority			14,871	5.0
Total votes			297,199	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 15

2018 Illinois's 15th congressional district election

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Nominee John Shimkus Kevin Gaither Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 181,294 74,309 Percentage 70.9% 29.1%

County results Shimkus:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election John Shimkus Republican Elected U.S. Representative John Shimkus Republican

See also: Illinois's 15th congressional district

Incumbent Republican John Shimkus, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 100.0% of the vote in 2016 ^[4] The district had a PVI of R+21.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Shimkus, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Shimkus (incumbent)	73,825	100.0
Total votes			73,825	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Kevin Gaither, teacher ^[159]

Eliminated in primary

• Carl Spoerer ^[160]

Withdrawn

• Anthony March ^[161]

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kevin Gaither	17,300	62.1
	Democratic	Carl Spoerer	10,573	37.9
Total votes			27,873	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 15th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Shimkus (incumbent)	181,294	70.9
	Democratic	Kevin Gaither	74,309	29.1
	Independent	Tim E. Buckner (write-in)	5	0.0
Total votes			255,608	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2018 Illinois's 16th congressional district election

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Nominee Adam Kinzinger Sara Dady Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 151,254 104,569 Percentage 59.1% 40.9%

County results Kinzinger:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Dady:     50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Adam Kinzinger Republican Elected U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger Republican

See also: Illinois's 16th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Adam Kinzinger, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 100.0% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of R+8.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• James Marter, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 ^[162]

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	44,878	67.9
	Republican	Jim Marter	21,242	32.1
Total votes			66,120	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sara Dady, lawyer ^[162]

Eliminated in primary

• Neill Mohammad, healthcare management consultant ^[163]
• Amy Murri Briel ^[162]

Withdrew

• Chris Minelli, attorney ^{[162] [164]}

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sara Dady	17,713	40.3
	Democratic	Neill Mohammad	11,599	27.2
	Democratic	Amy Briel	8,291	19.5
	Democratic	Beth Vercolio-Osmund	5,526	13.0
Total votes			43,129	100.0

General election

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Adam Kinzinger (R)	Sara Dady (D)	Undecided
Change Research (D) [165]	October 27–29, 2018	554	–	55%	41%	4%

Results

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	151,254	59.1
	Democratic	Sara Dady	104,569	40.9
	Independent	John M. Stassi (write-in)	2	0.0
Majority			46,685	18.2
Total votes			255,825	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

2018 Illinois's 17th congressional district election

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Nominee Cheri Bustos Bill Fawell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 142,659 87,090 Percentage 62.1% 37.9%

County results Bustos:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Cheri Bustos Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Cheri Bustos Democratic

See also: Illinois's 17th congressional district

Incumbent Democrat Cheri Bustos, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election, after exploring a run for Governor of Illinois. ^[166] She was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2016, while Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election by less than a one-point margin in the district. ^[69] The district had a PVI of D+3.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cheri Bustos, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheri Bustos (incumbent)	42,964	100.0
Total votes			42,964	100.0

Republican primary

On February 8, 2017, the National Republican Congressional Committee announced the 17th as one of its initial targets. ^[167]

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Fawell, real estate broker

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Fawell	38,411	100.0
Total votes			38,411	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 17th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheri Bustos (incumbent)	142,659	62.1
	Republican	Bill Fawell	87,090	37.9
Total votes			229,749	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2018 Illinois's 18th congressional district election

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Nominee Darin LaHood Junius Rodriguez Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 195,927 95,486 Percentage 67.2% 32.8%

County results LaHood:     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. Representative before election Darin LaHood Republican Elected U.S. Representative Darin LaHood Republican

See also: Illinois's 18th congressional district

Incumbent Republican Darin LaHood, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 72.1% of the vote in 2016. ^[4] The district had a PVI of R+15.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Darin LaHood, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Donald Rients

Primary results

Republican primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	61,722	78.9
	Republican	Donald Rients	16,535	21.1
Total votes			78,257	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Junius Rodriguez, history professor ^[168]

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Deters
• Darrel Miller

Primary results

Democratic primary results ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Junius Rodriguez	14,990	41.7
	Democratic	Brian Deters	14,189	39.5
	Democratic	Darrel Miller	6,757	18.8
Total votes			35,936	100.0

General election

Results

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2018 ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	195,927	67.2
	Democratic	Junius Rodriguez	95,486	32.8
Total votes			291,413	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

Partisan clients

1. Poll conducted for the Casten campaign.
2. Poll conducted for End Citizens United.
3. Poll conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
4. Poll conducted for the Patriot Majority PAC.
5. Poll conducted for the Longdrigan campaign.
6. Poll conducted for the Congressional Leadership Fund.

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External links

• Candidates at Vote Smart
• Candidates at Ballotpedia
• Campaign finance at FEC
• Campaign finance at OpenSecrets

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

• Bobby Rush (D) for Congress
• Jimmy Lee Tillman II (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

• Robin Kelly (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

• Justin Hanson (R) for Congress
• Dan Lipinski (D) for Congress Archived January 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Mateusz Tomkowiak (I) for Congress
• Kenneth Yerkes (R) for Congress Archived August 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates

• Jesús Chuy García (D) for Congress
• Mark Lorch (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates

• Mike Quigley (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates

• Sean Casten (D) for Congress
• Peter Roskam (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates

• Craig Cameron (R) for Congress
• Danny K. Davis (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates

• Jitendra Diganvker (R) for Congress
• Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates

• John Elleson (R) for Congress Archived July 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
• Jan Schakowsky (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates

• Doug Bennett (R) for Congress
• Brad Schneider (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eleventh district candidates

• Bill Foster (D) for Congress
• Nick Stella, MD (R) for Congress Archived December 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites of twelfth district candidates

• Mike Bost (R) for Congress
• Brendan Kelly (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of thirteenth district candidates

• Rodney Davis (R) for Congress Archived 2019-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fourteenth district candidates

• Randy Hultgren (R) for Congress
• Lauren Underwood (D) for Congress

Official campaign websites of fifteenth district candidates

• Kevin Gaither (D) for Congress
• John Shimkus (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of sixteenth district candidates

• Sara Dady (D) for Congress Archived September 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
• Adam Kinzinger (R) for Congress Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine

Official campaign websites of seventeenth district candidates

• Cheri Bustos (D) for Congress
• Bill Fawell (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites of eighteenth district candidates

• Darin LaHood (R) for Congress Archived August 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
• Junius Rodriguez (D) for Congress