2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Illinois, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, various state and local elections, and the Illinois Fair Tax.
Statewide[edit]
By district[edit]
Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district:[1]
District | Democratic | Republican | Others | Total | Result | ||||
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Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | ||
District 1 | 239,943 | 73.80% | 85,027 | 26.15% | 153 | 0.05% | 325,123 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 2 | 234,896 | 78.81% | 63,142 | 21.19% | 0 | 0.00% | 298,038 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 3 | 172,997 | 56.38% | 133,851 | 43.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 306,848 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 4 | 187,219 | 84.05% | 35,518 | 15.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 222,737 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 5 | 255,661 | 70.77% | 96,200 | 26.63% | 9,410 | 2.60% | 361,271 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 6 | 213,777 | 52.82% | 183,891 | 45.43% | 7,079 | 1.75% | 404,747 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 7 | 249,383 | 80.41% | 41,390 | 13.35% | 19,355 | 6.24% | 310,128 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 8 | 186,251 | 73.16% | 0 | 0.00% | 68,327 | 26.84% | 254,578 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 9 | 262,045 | 70.98% | 107,125 | 29.02% | 0 | 0.00% | 369,170 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 10 | 202,402 | 63.87% | 114,442 | 36.12% | 30 | 0.01% | 316,874 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 11 | 194,557 | 63.30% | 112,807 | 36.70% | 13 | 0.00% | 307,377 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 12 | 127,577 | 39.57% | 194,839 | 60.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 322,416 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 13 | 151,648 | 45.54% | 181,373 | 54.46% | 0 | 0.00% | 333,021 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 14 | 203,209 | 50.67% | 197,835 | 49.33% | 8 | 0.00% | 401,052 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 15 | 88,559 | 26.55% | 244,947 | 73.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 333,506 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 16 | 119,313 | 35.28% | 218,839 | 64.71% | 7 | 0.00% | 338,159 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
District 17 | 156,011 | 52.02% | 143,863 | 47.97% | 21 | 0.01% | 299,895 | 100.0% | Democratic hold |
District 18 | 110,039 | 29.59% | 261,840 | 70.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 371,879 | 100.0% | Republican hold |
Total | 3,355,487 | 57.10% | 2,416,929 | 41.13% | 104,403 | 1.78% | 5,876,819 | 100.0% |
District 1[edit]
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County results Rush: 80–90% White: 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1st district takes in the South Side of Chicago, the southern suburbs of Chicago, and continues southwest to Joliet. The incumbent is Democrat Bobby Rush, who was re-elected with 73.5% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Robert Emmons Jr., nonprofit executive[4]
- Sarah Gad, law student and opioid recovery advocate[5]
- Ameena Matthews, community activist[6]
Endorsements[edit]
- Organizations
- Newspapers
- Organizations
Forum[edit]
No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic | Democratic |
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Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn | ||||||||
Robert Emmons Jr. | Sarah Gad | Ameena Matthews | Bobby Rush | |||||
1 | Jan. 27, 2020 | First Unitarian Church of Chicago Indivisible Chicago South Side | Esther Peters | YouTube | P | P | A | P |
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bobby Rush (incumbent) | 94,863 | 71.5 | |
Democratic | Sarah Gad | 13,783 | 10.4 | |
Democratic | Robert Emmons Jr. | 13,628 | 10.3 | |
Democratic | Ameena Matthews | 10,409 | 7.8 | |
Total votes | 132,683 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Philanise White | 10,134 | 100.0 | |
Republican | Richard Mayers (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 10,135 | 100.0 |
Third parties[edit]
Removed[edit]
- Ruth Pellegrini (independent)[19]
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bobby Rush (incumbent) | 239,943 | 73.80 | +0.29% | |
Republican | Philanise White | 85,027 | 26.15 | +6.39% | |
Write-in | 153 | 0.05 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 325,123 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 2[edit]
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County results Kelly: 50–60% 80-90% Merkle: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2nd district encompasses South Side Chicago and its southern suburbs, including eastern Will County and Kankakee County. The incumbent is Democrat Robin Kelly, who was re-elected with 81.1% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Robin Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Marcus Lewis, postal worker[3]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Robin Kelly (incumbent) | 94,767 | 84.8 | |
Democratic | Marcus Lewis | 16,942 | 15.2 | |
Total votes | 111,709 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Theresa Raborn, activist[3]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Theresa Raborn | 12,181 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 12,181 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Robin Kelly (incumbent) | 234,896 | 78.81 | -2.24% | |
Republican | Theresa Raborn | 63,142 | 21.19 | +2.25% | |
Total votes | 298,038 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 3[edit]
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County results Newman: 50–60% Fricilone: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 3rd district includes western and southwestern suburbs of Chicago as far as the DuPage County border, as well part of southwest Chicago itself. The incumbent is Democrat Dan Lipinski, who was re-elected with 73.0% of the vote in 2018.[2] On March 17, 2020, Marie Newman defeated Dan Lipinski in the Democratic primary in a rematch of their 2018 race.
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Marie Newman, businesswoman and candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2018[29]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Rush Darwish, photographer and former broadcaster[30]
- Charles Hughes[31]
- Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. representative[32]
Withdrawn[edit]
- Abe Matthew, attorney[33] (endorsed Newman)
Endorsements[edit]
- U.S. representatives
- Cheri Bustos, Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district[34]
- Newspapers
- Organizations
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31[36]
- American Train Dispatchers Association[37]
- Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees[37]
- Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen[37]
- Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen[37]
- Chicago Federation of Labor[38]
- Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 7[36]
- Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee[34]
- Democrats for Life[39]
- Illinois AFL–CIO[40]
- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 134[37]
- National Right to Life[41]
- International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers[37]
- Susan B. Anthony List[42]
- Transportation Communications Union / International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers[37]
- Individuals
- James Zogby. Founder and President of the Arab American Institute and former member of the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee[39]
- U.S. senators
- Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey and former candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries[43]
- Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. senator from New York and former candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries[44]
- Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries[45]
- Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts and former candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries[46]
- U.S. representatives
- Pramila Jayapal, representative from Washington's 7th congressional district, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus[47]
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, representative from New York's 14th congressional district[48]
- Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from WI-2 (2013–present), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus[49]
- Ayanna Pressley, representative from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district[49]
- Jan Schakowsky, representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district[50]
- State legislators
- Toi Hutchinson, former Illinois state senator for the 40th district[51]
- Laura Fine, Illinois state senator for the 9th district[51]
- Theresa Mah, Illinois state representative for the 2nd district[51]
- Delia Ramirez, Illinois state representative for the 4th district[52]
- Ann Williams, Illinois state representative for the 11th district[51]
- Kelly Cassidy, Illinois state representative for the 14th district[51]
- Elizabeth Hernandez, Illinois state representative for the 24th district[51]
- Will Guzzardi, Illinois state representative for the 44th district[52]
- Municipal officials
- Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago[53]
- Anna M. Valencia, city clerk of Chicago[51]
- George Cardenas, alderman for Chicago's 12th ward[52]
- Stephanie Coleman, alderman for Chicago's 16th ward[51]
- Mike Rodriguez, alderman for Chicago's 22nd ward[52]
- Byron Sigcho-Lopez, alderman for Chicago's 25th ward[51]
- Andre Vasquez, alderman for Chicago's 40th ward[52]
- Maria Hadden, alderman for Chicago's 49th ward[51]
- Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, alderman for Chicago's 35th ward[51]
- Publications
- Unions
- American Postal Workers Union Local 604-605[54]
- SEIU Illinois State Council[55]
- Organizations
- Democracy for America[56]
- Emily's List[57]
- Giffords[58]
- Human Rights Campaign[59] (post-primary)
- Indivisible Brookfield[54]
- Illinois NOW[54]
- Indivisible Chicago[60]
- Justice Democrats[61]
- League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[62]
- MoveOn[57]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[57]
- National Women's Political Caucus[63]
- Our Revolution Chicago-Southwest Side[54]
- Peace Action[64]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[57]
- Population Connection Action Fund[54]
- Progressive Change Campaign Committee[57]
- Progressive Democrats of America[65]
- Richard Stallman[66]
- Sierra Club[8]
- Sunrise Movement[67]
Polling[edit]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Dan Lipinski | Marie Newman | Rush Darwish | Charles Hughes | Undecided |
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Expedition Strategies (D)[b] | January 7–9, 2020 | 500 (LV) | ± 4.4% | 47% | 25% | 2% | 1% | 26% |
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Marie Newman | 52,384 | 47.3 | |
Democratic | Dan Lipinski (incumbent) | 49,568 | 44.7 | |
Democratic | Rush Darwish | 6,351 | 5.7 | |
Democratic | Charles Hughes | 2,549 | 2.3 | |
Total votes | 110,852 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Mike Fricilone, Republican minority leader of the Will County Board[69]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Arthur Jones, former chairman of the American Nazi Party, Holocaust denier, white supremacist, and nominee for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2018[31][70]
- Catherine O'Shea, real estate broker[31]
Endorsements[edit]
- State legislators
- Bill Brady, Minority Leader of Illinois Senate[71]
- Jim Durkin, Minority Leader of Illinois House of Representatives[71]
- Newspapers
- Unions
- Chicago Police Union[74]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Fricilone | 9,804 | 57.5 | |
Republican | Catherine O'Shea | 5,541 | 32.5 | |
Republican | Arthur Jones | 1,708 | 10.0 | |
Republican | Richard Mayers | 2 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 17,055 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Polling[edit]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Marie Newman (D) | Mike Fricilone (R) | Other |
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Ogden & Fry (R) | September 7, 2020 | 759 (LV) | ± 3.63% | 46% | 44% | 10%[c] |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Marie Newman | 172,997 | 56.38 | -16.63% | |
Republican | Mike Fricilone | 133,851 | 43.67 | +17.75% | |
Total votes | 306,848 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 4[edit]
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The 4th district takes in the heavily Hispanic areas of West Side and South Side Chicago. The incumbent is Democrat Chuy García, who was elected with 86.6% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Chuy García, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jesús "Chuy" García (incumbent) | 88,874 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 88,874 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Christopher Lasky was originally the only Republican candidate to file, and was the sole Republican candidate in the primary. Lasky died December 23, 2019, but remained on the ballot as the only candidate winning the nomination, and the Illinois Republican Party nominated Jesus Solorio as his replacement.[75]
Nominee[edit]
- Jesus E. Solorio Jr., Chicago Republican Party vice-chair and 23rd Ward Republican committeeman (nominated by party)
Winner in primary[edit]
- Christopher Lasky, former member of the board of trustees for the Stickney-Forest View Public Library District[3] (Deceased, December 23, 2019)
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Christopher Lasky | 4,059 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 4,059 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jesús "Chuy" García (incumbent) | 187,219 | 84.05 | -2.54% | |
Republican | Jesus E. Solorio Jr. | 35,518 | 15.95 | +2.54% | |
Total votes | 222,737 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 5[edit]
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County results Quigley: 50–60% 70-80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 5th district is based in North Side Chicago and its northern and western suburbs, including Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Hinsdale, La Grange Park, Norridge, Northlake, River Grove, Schiller Park, and Oakbrook Terrace. The incumbent is Democrat Mike Quigley, who was re-elected with 76.7% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. representative[32]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Brian Burns, attorney[3]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 97,865 | 75.1 | |
Democratic | Brian Burns | 32,440 | 24.9 | |
Total votes | 130,305 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Kimball Ladien[3]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Tom Hanson | 9,764 | 83.1 | |
Republican | Kimball Ladien | 1,993 | 16.9 | |
Total votes | 11,757 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Mike Quigley (incumbent) | 255,661 | 70.77 | -5.89% | |
Republican | Tom Hanson | 96,200 | 26.63 | +3.30% | |
Green | Thomas J. Wilda | 9,408 | 2.60 | N/A | |
Write-in | 2 | 0.00 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 361,271 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 6[edit]
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County results Casten: 50–60% Ives: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 6th district encompasses the western Chicago suburbs, and includes parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, and McHenry counties. The incumbent is Democrat Sean Casten, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Sean Casten, incumbent U.S. representative[76]
Endorsements[edit]
- Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
- Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States[77]
- U.S. senators
- Dick Durbin, US Senator from Illinois[78]
- Tammy Duckworth, US Senator from Illinois[78]
- Elizabeth Warren, US Senator from Massachusetts and former US Presidential candidate in 2020[78]
- Organizations
- 314 Action[79]
- End Citizens United[80]
- J Street PAC[81]
- League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[82]
- NARAL Pro-Choice America[83]
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund[7]
- Population Connection[84]
- Sierra Club[8]
- Individuals
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sean Casten (incumbent) | 82,909 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 82,909 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Jeanne Ives, former state representative and Republican primary candidate for Governor of Illinois in 2018[89]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Jay Kinzler, transplant surgeon and U.S. Army Reserve colonel[90]
Withdrawn[edit]
Declined[edit]
- Greg Hart, DuPage County board member[92]
Endorsements[edit]
- U.S. senators
- U.S. representatives
- Jim Jordan, U.S. representative from Ohio's 4th congressional district[94]
- Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader and U.S. Representative from California's 23rd congressional district[94]
- Peter Roskam, former U.S. representative from Illinois's 6th congressional district[95]
- Cabinet-level Officials
- Newspapers
- Individuals
- Stephen Moore, writer and co-founder of Club for Growth[94]
- Organizations
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Jeanne Ives | 29,144 | 70.9 | |
Republican | Jay Kinzler | 12,017 | 29.1 | |
Republican | Richard Mayers | 1 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 41,162 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Likely D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 29, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Likely D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Polling[edit]
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Sean Casten (D) | Jeanne Ives (R) | Undecided |
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Ogden & Fry (R) Archived February 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[d] | December 17, 2019 | 575 (LV) | ± 4.17% | 38% | 47% | 16% |
- with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size[a] | Margin of error | Generic Democrat | Generic Republican | Undecided |
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Ogden & Fry/Jeanne for Congress Archived February 13, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[d] | December 17, 2019 | 575 (LV) | ± 4.17% | 49% | 43% | 8% |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Sean Casten (incumbent) | 213,777 | 52.82 | -0.75% | |
Republican | Jeanne Ives | 183,891 | 45.43 | -0.99% | |
Libertarian | Bill Redpath | 7,079 | 1.75 | N/A | |
Total votes | 404,747 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 7[edit]
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The 7th district encompasses West Side Chicago and downtown Chicago, including Bellwood, Forest Park, Oak Park, Maywood, and Westchester. The incumbent is Democrat Danny K. Davis, who was re-elected with 87.6% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Danny K. Davis, incumbent U.S. representative[105]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Anthony Clark, teacher, community activist, and candidate for Illinois's 7th congressional district in 2018[106]
- Kina Collins, community organizer and gun control activist[107]
- Kristine Schanbacher, attorney[108]
Endorsements[edit]
- Local officials
- Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, Chicago, Illinois alderwoman from Ward 33 since 2019[109]
- Notable individuals
- Cori Bush, activist, organizer, nurse, pastor, Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from MO-01(2018, 2020)[109][110]
- Paula Jean Swearengin, social and environmental activist; candidate for U.S. Senate from West Virginia in 2018 and 2020[109]
- Newspapers
- The Chicago Sun-Times[111]
- Organizations
- Brand New Congress[112]
- Democratic Socialists of America - Chicago, Illinois, chapter[109]
- Our Revolution - Buffalo Grove, Illinois, chapter[109]
- The People for Bernie Sanders[109]
Organizations
- Center for Popular Democracy[113]
- Northside Democracy for America[114]
- Blue America[113]
- Good Kids Mad City[113]
- Illinois Youth Climate Strike[113]
Elected officials
- Anna Moeller, Illinois House Representative for the 43rd district[115]
- Jeanette Taylor, alderman for the 20th ward in Chicago City Council[115]
- Susan Buchanan, Oak Park Village Trustee[115]
- Arti Walker-Peddakotla, Oak Park Village Trustee[115]
- Patty Henek, River Forest Village Trustee[115]
- Erika Bachner, River Forest Village Trustee[115]
- Katie Avalos, member of the Illinois District 90 school board[115]
- Jackie Moore, president of the Illinois District 200 school board[115]
Individuals
- Channyn Lynne Parker, transgender rights activist[113]
- Organizations
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 79,813 | 60.2 | |
Democratic | Kina Collins | 18,399 | 13.8 | |
Democratic | Anthony Clark | 17,206 | 13.0 | |
Democratic | Kristine Schanbacher | 17,187 | 13.0 | |
Total votes | 132,605 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Craig Cameron,[3] candidate for Illinois's 7th congressional district in 2018
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Cameron | 3,799 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 3,799 | 100.0 |
Third parties[edit]
Candidates[edit]
- Tracy Jennings (independent), former public service administrator[116]
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Danny K. Davis (incumbent) | 249,383 | 80.41 | -7.21% | |
Republican | Craig Cameron | 41,390 | 13.35 | +0.97% | |
Independent | Tracy Jennings | 19,355 | 6.24 | N/A | |
Total votes | 310,128 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 8[edit]
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The 8th district is based in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. The incumbent is Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was re-elected with 66.0% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Raja Krishnamoorthi, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent) | 51,829 | 79.9 | |
Democratic | William Olson | 8,441 | 13.0 | |
Democratic | Inam Hussain | 4,563 | 7.1 | |
Total votes | 64,833 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Write-in candidates[edit]
- Joseph J Hantsch
- Richard Mayers
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Joseph J Hantsch (write-in) | 211 | 99.1 | |
Republican | Richard Mayers (write-in) | 2 | 0.9 | |
Total votes | 213 | 100.0 |
Third Parties[edit]
Libertarian Party[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Preston Gabriel Nelson, inventor[118]
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent) | 186,251 | 73.16 | +7.19% | |
Libertarian | Preston Gabriel Nelson | 68,327 | 26.84 | N/A | |
Total votes | 254,578 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 9[edit]
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The 9th district is based in the northern Chicago suburbs, including all or parts of Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka. The incumbent is Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who was re-elected with 73.5% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. representative[119]
Democratic primary[edit]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 127,467 | 99.7 | |
Democratic | Andrew Heldut (write-in) | 355 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 127,822 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Sargis Sangari, former U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel[119]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sargis Sangari | 11,809 | 100.0 | |
Republican | Richard Mayers (write-in) | 1 | 0.0 | |
Total votes | 11,809 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (incumbent) | 262,045 | 70.98 | -2.51% | |
Republican | Sargis Sangari | 107,125 | 29.02 | +2.51% | |
Total votes | 369,170 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 10[edit]
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County results Schneider: 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 10th district encompasses the North Shore and the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. The incumbent is Democrat Brad Schneider, who was re-elected with 65.6% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Brad Schneider, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Withdrawn[edit]
- Andrew Wang, progressive activist[120]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Brad Schneider (incumbent) | 79,126 | 99.9 | |
Democratic | Adam Broad (write-in) | 115 | 0.1 | |
Total votes | 79,241 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee, venture capitalist[121]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee | 14,877 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 14,877 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Brad Schneider (incumbent) | 202,402 | 63.87 | -1.72% | |
Republican | Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee | 114,442 | 36.12 | +1.71% | |
Write-in | 30 | 0.01 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 316,874 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 11[edit]
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County results Foster: 60–70% 70–80% Laib: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 11th district covers the southwestern and western Chicago suburbs, including all or parts of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Darien, Joliet, Montgomery, Naperville, Lisle, Downers Grove, New Lenox, Shorewood, and Woodridge. The incumbent is Democrat Bill Foster, who was re-elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. representative[3]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Rachel Ventura, Will County board member[122]
Endorsements[edit]
- U.S. senators
- Dick Durbin, Senator from Illinois (1997-present)[123]
- Organizations
- Labor unions
- Newspapers
- Individuals
- Paul Dillon, actor[126]
- Michael Shannon, actor, director, and musician[126]
- Organizations
- Brand New Congress[126]
- Democratic Socialists of America - West Suburban Illinois chapter[126]
- Friends of the Earth Action[127]
- Our Revolution[126]
- Sunrise Movement - Chicago, Illinois chapter[126]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bill Foster (incumbent) | 46,116 | 58.7 | |
Democratic | Rachel Ventura | 32,422 | 41.3 | |
Total votes | 78,538 | 100.0 |
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Rick Laib,[129] police sergeant with the Will County Sheriff's Office
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Krishna Bansal, member of the Naperville Zoning and Planning Commission[129]
Endorsements[edit]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Laib | 12,474 | 54.1 | |
Republican | Krishna Bansal | 10,603 | 45.9 | |
Total votes | 23,077 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe D | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe D | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe D | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Safe D | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe D | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe D | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe D | June 7, 2020 |
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bill Foster (incumbent) | 194,557 | 63.30 | -0.54% | |
Republican | Rick Laib | 112,807 | 36.70 | +0.54% | |
Write-in | 13 | 0.00 | N/A | ||
Total votes | 307,377 | 100.0 | |||
Democratic hold |
District 12[edit]
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County results Bost: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Lenzi: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 12th district takes in southwestern Illinois, taking in the suburbs of St. Louis and Metro Lakeland. The incumbent is Republican Mike Bost, who was re-elected with 51.6% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Bost (incumbent) | 40,222 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 40,222 | 100.0 |
Democratic primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Raymond Lenzi, former chancellor of Southern Illinois University[133]
Eliminated in primary[edit]
- Joel Funk, financial consultant and U.S. Army veteran[134]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Raymond Lenzi | 27,015 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | Joel Funk | 26,648 | 49.7 | |
Total votes | 53,663 | 100.0 |
General election[edit]
Predictions[edit]
Source | Ranking | As of |
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The Cook Political Report[20] | Safe R | October 21, 2020 |
Inside Elections[21] | Safe R | October 16, 2020 |
Sabato's Crystal Ball[22] | Safe R | October 20, 2020 |
Politico[23] | Lean R | October 11, 2020 |
Daily Kos[24] | Safe R | October 26, 2020 |
RCP[25] | Safe R | October 28, 2020 |
Niskanen[26] | Safe R | June 7, 2020 |
Endorsements[edit]
- Organizations
Results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Mike Bost (incumbent) | 194,839 | 60.43 | +8.86% | |
Democratic | Raymond Lenzi | 127,577 | 39.57 | -5.82% | |
Total votes | 322,416 | 100.0 | |||
Republican hold |
District 13[edit]
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County results Davis: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Londrigan: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 13th district encompasses parts of Bond, Champaign, Madison, McLean, and Sangamon counties, and all of Christian, Calhoun, De Witt, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Montgomery, and Piatt counties, including all or parts of the cities of Bloomington, Champaign, Decatur, Godfrey, Springfield, Taylorville, and Urbana. The incumbent is Republican Rodney Davis, who was re-elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2018.[2]
Republican primary[edit]
Candidates[edit]
Nominee[edit]
- Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. representative[132]
Primary results[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rodney Davis (incumbent) | 36,668 | 100.0 | |
Total votes | 36,668 | 100.0 |