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]
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.
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.
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.
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.[34]
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.[47][48][49]
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.[64]
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][65] The district had a
PVI of R+2.
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.[66]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Incumbent Democrat
Cheri Bustos, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election, after exploring a run for
Governor of Illinois.[140] 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.[65] The district had a
PVI of D+3.
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.
^
abFelsenthal, Carol (January 17, 2018).
"Could a Political Newcomer Unseat Illinois's Most Conservative Democrat?". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2018. Newman is basking in the endorsements of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and groups advocating for women, such as NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Feminist Majority Foundation.
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]
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.
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.
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.
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.[34]
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.[47][48][49]
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.[64]
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][65] The district had a
PVI of R+2.
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.[66]
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Incumbent Democrat
Cheri Bustos, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election, after exploring a run for
Governor of Illinois.[140] 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.[65] The district had a
PVI of D+3.
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.
^
abFelsenthal, Carol (January 17, 2018).
"Could a Political Newcomer Unseat Illinois's Most Conservative Democrat?". Chicago Magazine. Retrieved January 17, 2018. Newman is basking in the endorsements of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and groups advocating for women, such as NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Feminist Majority Foundation.