2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Democratic
Republican
Last election
11
7
Seats won
13
5
Seat change
Popular vote
2,744,727
1,754,449
Percentage
60.46%
38.65%
Swing
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]
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 1
2018 Illinois's 1st congressional district election
County results Rush: 80–90%Tillman: 50–60%
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] PVI of D+27.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Withdrew
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
General election
Results
District 2
2018 Illinois's 2nd congressional district election
County results Kelly: 50–60% >90%Merkle: 50–60%
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] PVI of D+29.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Marcus Lewis, postal worker, independent candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2013 and Democratic candidate in 2014 & 2016
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
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%
General election
Results
District 3
2018 Illinois's 3rd congressional district election
County results Lipinski: 60–70% 70-80%
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] PVI of D+6.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Endorsements
Dan Lipinski
U.S. senators
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Local officials
Marie Newman
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Local officials
Individuals
Polling
Primary results
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
Primary results
Other candidates
Write-in
Declared
Declined
General election
Results
District 4
2018 Illinois's 4th congressional district election
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] 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 2018Gutierrez'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] [citation needed Gutiérrez endorsed García.[ 52]
On November 28, 2017, Richard Gonzalez filed to run for the Democratic nomination.[ 49]
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Withdrew
Endorsements
Sol Flores
U.S. senators
Organizations
Newspapers
Local officials
Jesús "Chuy" García
U.S. senators
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Organizations
Newspapers
Local officials
Individuals
Polling
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
General election
Results
District 5
2018 Illinois's 5th congressional district election
County results Quigley: 50–60% 70-80%
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] 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
Eliminated in primary
Sameena Mustafa
Steven J. Schwartzberg
Ben Wolf, former FBI agent
Endorsements
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
General election
Results
District 6
2018 Illinois's 6th congressional district election
County results Casten: 50–60%Roskam: 50–60%
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] PVI of R+2.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
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
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined
Geoffrey Petzel, candidate for this seat in 2012 [ 82]
Jason Snelson, restaurant operations manager[ 82]
Austin Songer, U.S. Navy veteran[ 82]
Endorsements
Kelly Mazeski
U.S. representatives
Organizations
Newspapers
Forum
Primary results
General election
Forum
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 ForumWFLD
Mike Flannery
[ 89] P
P
Endorsements
Sean Casten (D)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Polling
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin of
Peter
Democratic
Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [ 97] November 9–10, 2017
599
± 4.0%
41%
51%
8%
Predictions
Results
District 7
2018 Illinois's 7th congressional district election
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] PVI of D+38.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Anthony Clark, high school teacher[ 106]
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
General election
Results
District 8
2018 Illinois's 8th congressional district election
County results Krishnamoorthi: 60–70% 70-80%
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] PVI of D+8.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Jitendra "JD" Diganvker, entrepreneur[ 107]
Primary results
General election
Results
District 9
2018 Illinois's 9th congressional district election
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] PVI of D+18.
Democratic primary
Schakowsky was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
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
General election
Results
District 10
2018 Illinois's 10th congressional district election
County results Schneider: 60–70%
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] PVI of D+10.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Douglas Bennett, computer engineer[ 109]
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
General election
Results
District 11
2018 Illinois's 11th congressional district election
County results Foster: 60–70% 70–80%Stella: 50–60%
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] PVI of D+9.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
General election
Results
District 12
2018 Illinois's 12th congressional district election
County resultsBost: 50–60% 60–70%Kelly: 40–50% 50–60%
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] PVI of R+5.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
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
Eliminated in primary
David Bequette, businessman[ 114]
Withdrawn
Declined
Primary results
Green primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Mike Bost (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Brendan Kelly (D)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Debates
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 13
2018 Illinois's 13th congressional district election
County resultsDavis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Londrigan: 50–60% 60–70%
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] PVI of R+3.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative[ 131]
Primary results
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
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan
U.S. senators
Organizations
Primary results
General election
Debate
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 14
2018 Illinois's 14th congressional district election
County results Underwood: 50–60% 60–70%
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] PVI of R+5.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
Democratic primary
On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 14th as one of three Illinois targets.[ 70]
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
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 districtLabor unions
AFL-CIO Illinois Federation of Teachers Organizations
Citizen Action Illinois
Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association
Sierra Club Newspapers
Local officials
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Randy Hultgren (R)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Lauren Underwood (D)
U.S. Executive Branch officials
Newspapers
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 15
2018 Illinois's 15th congressional district election
County results Shimkus: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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] PVI of R+21.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Kevin Gaither, teacher[ 159]
Eliminated in primary
Withdrawn
Primary results
General election
Results
District 16
2018 Illinois's 16th congressional district election
County resultsKinzinger: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Dady: 50–60%
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] PVI of R+8.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
James Marter, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016 [ 162]
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Neill Mohammad, healthcare management consultant[ 163]
Amy Murri Briel[ 162]
Withdrew
Primary results
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s)
Sample
Margin of
Adam
Sara
Undecided
Change Research (D) [ 165] October 27–29, 2018
554
–
55%
41%
4%
Results
District 17
2018 Illinois's 17th congressional district election
County resultsBustos: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Incumbent Democrat Cheri Bustos , who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election, after exploring a run for Governor of Illinois .[ 166] Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election by less than a one-point margin in the district.[ 69] PVI of D+3.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Primary results
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
General election
Results
District 18
2018 Illinois's 18th congressional district election
County resultsLaHood: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
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] PVI of R+15.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Brian Deters
Darrel Miller
Primary results
General election
Results
Notes
Partisan clients
References
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