2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

← 2014 November 8, 2016 2018 →
All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 10 8 Seats won 11 7 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 2,810,536 2,397,436 Percentage 53.62% 45.74% Swing 2.20% 2.86%
District results County results Democratic   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

The filing deadline for candidates for major parties was November 30, 2015. The candidates listed below were the official filed candidates for the party primaries for each district, per the Illinois State Board of Elections.^[1] Objections to a candidate's nomination papers needed to be filed by December 7, 2015.^[2] The primaries were held on March 15.

Statewide

By district

Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district:^[3]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	234,037	74.09%	81,817	25.90%	8	0.00%	315,862	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 2	235,051	78.91%	59,471	20.19%	0	0.00%	294,522	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	225,320	100.0%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	225,411	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 4	171,297	100.0%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	171,297	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 5	212,842	67.84%	86,222	27.48%	14,660	4.67%	313,724	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 6	143,591	40.78%	208,555	59.22%	0	0.00%	352,146	100.0%	Republican hold
District 7	250,584	84.24%	46,882	15.76%	0	0.00%	297,466	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 8	144,954	58.31%	103,617	41.68%	5	0.00%	248,571	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 9	217,306	66.47%	109,550	33.51%	92	0.00%	326,948	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 10	150,435	52.60%	135,535	47.39%	26	0.00%	285,996	100.0%	Democratic gain
District 11	166,578	60.45%	108,995	39.55%	0	0.00%	275,573	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 12	124,246	39.69%	169,976	54.31%	18,780	6.00%	313,002	100.0%	Republican hold
District 13	126,811	40.34%	187,583	59.66%	0	0.00%	314,394	100.0%	Republican hold
District 14	137,589	40.70%	200,508	59.30%	0	0.00%	338,097	100.0%	Republican hold
District 15	0	0.00%	274,554	100.0%	0	0.00%	274,554	100.0%	Republican hold
District 16	0	0.00%	259,722	100.0%	131	0.00%	259,853	100.0%	Republican hold
District 17	173,125	60.31%	113,943	39.69%	0	0.00%	287,068	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 18	96,770	27.86%	250,506	72.13%	7	0.00%	347,283	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	2,810,536	53.62%	2,397,436	45.74%	33,795	0.64%	5,241,767	100.0%

District 1

2016 Illinois's 1st congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Bobby Rush August Deuser Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 234,037 81,817 Percentage 74.1% 25.9%

County results Rush:      80–90% Deuser:      60–70%

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

See also: Illinois's 1st congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Bobby Rush, who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+28.

Democratic primary

On November 12, 2015, Chicago Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. was reported to be circulating petitions to run for Congress, leading to speculation that Rush might retire.^[4] Brookins had previously circulated petitions in 2013, but declined to run at that time when Rush announced for re-election.^[5] Brookins announced that this time he would run for the seat, regardless of Rush's decision.^[6] In November 2015, Rush announced that he would run for re-election.^[7][8]

Former Cure Violence director and 2014 gubernatorial candidate Tio Hardiman had announced he would challenge Rush for the Democratic nomination.^[9] Hardiman withdrew in order to run for Cook County Clerk of Court.^[10]

Candidates

Nominee

• Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Howard Brookins, Chicago Alderman
• Patrick Brutus, economic development consultant and candidate for the 2nd district in 2013

Removed

• Harold Bailey, City Parks District employee and candidate for this seat in 2010 and 2012

Endorsements

Bobby Rush

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11]

Howard Brookins, Jr.

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Rush (incumbent)	128,402	71.4
	Democratic	Howard Brookins	34,645	19.3
	Democratic	Patrick Brutus	16,696	9.3
Total votes			179,743	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• August Deuser

Eliminated in primary

• Jimmy Lee Tillman

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	August Deuser	24,584	73.8
	Republican	Jimmy Lee Tillman	8,737	26.2
Total votes			33,321	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 1st congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Rush (incumbent)	234,037	74.1
	Republican	August Deuser	81,817	25.9
	Independent	Tabitha Carson (write-in)	8	0.0
Total votes			315,862	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

2016 Illinois's 2nd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Robin Kelly John Morrow Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 235,051 59,471 Percentage 79.8% 20.2%

County results Kelly:      50–60%      80-90% Morrow:      50–60%

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

See also: Illinois's 2nd congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Robin Kelly, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+29.

Kelly considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.^[20]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robin Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Marcus Lewis, postal worker, independent candidate in 2012 and 2013 and Democratic candidate in 2014
• Dorian Myrickes
• Charles Rayburn, candidate in 2013 and 2014

Endorsements

Robin Kelly

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11]
• Chicago Tribune^[12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robin Kelly (incumbent)	115,752	73.9
	Democratic	Marcus Lewis	25,280	16.1
	Democratic	Charles Rayburn	9,559	6.2
	Democratic	Dorian Myrickes	6,002	3.8
Total votes			156,593	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Morrow

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Morrow	27,303	100.0
Total votes			27,303	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 2nd congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robin Kelly (incumbent)	235,051	79.8
	Republican	John Morrow	59,471	20.2
Total votes			294,522	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

2016 Illinois's 3rd congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Dan Lipinski Party Democratic Popular vote 225,320 Percentage 100.0%

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

See also: Illinois's 3rd congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Dan Lipinski, who had represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Dan Lipinski ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Oren Jacobson, a tech entrepreneur, had formed an exploratory committee in May 2015 to consider a primary challenge of Lipinski.^[21] Jacobson terminated the committee in July 2015.^[22]

Candidates

Nominee

• Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. representative

Declined

• Oren Jacobson, tech entrepreneur

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Lipinski (incumbent)	107,620	100.0
Total votes			107,620	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Removed

• Art Jones, neo-Nazi

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 3rd congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Lipinski (incumbent)	225,320	100.0
	Independent	Diane Harris (write-in)	91	0.0
Total votes			225,411	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

2016 Illinois's 4th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Luis Gutiérrez Party Democratic Popular vote 171,297 Percentage 100.0%

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

See also: Illinois's 4th congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Luis Gutiérrez, who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+29.

Democratic primary

Javier Salas, a former journalist and former senior policy adviser to Governor Pat Quinn, challenged Gutiérrez for the Democratic nomination.^[23][24] Salas cited Gutiérrez's support for Mayor Rahm Emanuel over challenger Chuy Garcia in the 2015 Chicago mayoral election as a reason for his primary challenge.^[25]

Candidates

Nominee

• Luis Gutiérrez, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Javier Salas, former journalist, radio host and senior policy adviser to Governor Pat Quinn

Endorsements

Luis V. Gutierrez

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11]
• Chicago Tribune^[12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Gutiérrez (incumbent)	92,779	75.2
	Democratic	Javier Salas	30,640	24.8
Total votes			123,419	100.0

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 4th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Gutiérrez (incumbent)	171,297	100.0
Total votes			171,297	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

2016 Illinois's 5th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Mike Quigley Vince Kolber Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 212,842 86,222 Percentage 67.8% 27.5%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 5th congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Mike Quigley, who had represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+16.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	127,679	100.0
Total votes			127,679	100.0

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat.

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rob Sherman, atheist activist, businessman, and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary

• Warren "Grizz" Grimsley

Removed from ballot

• Richard Mayers^[26]

Endorsements

Warren Grizz" Grimsley

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11]

Primary results

Green primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Rob Sherman	157	57.9
	Green	Warren Grimsley	114	42.1
Total votes			271	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	212,842	67.8
	Republican	Vince Kolber	86,222	27.5
	Green	Rob Sherman	14,657	4.7
	Independent	Michael Krynski (write-in)	3	0.0
Total votes			313,724	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2016 Illinois's 6th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Peter Roskam Amanda Howland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 208,555 143,591 Percentage 59.2% 40.8%

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

U.S. Representative before election Peter Roskam Republican Elected U.S. Representative Peter Roskam Republican

See also: Illinois's 6th congressional district

The incumbent was Republican Peter Roskam, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+4.

Republican primary

Glen Ellyn Park District commissioner Jay Kinzler opposed Roskam in the primary.^[27] Kinzler ran to the political right of Roskam.^[28]

Candidates

Nominee

• Peter Roskam, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Gordon "Jay" Kinzler, Glen Ellyn Park District commissioner^[29]

Withdrawn

• Gerald "Jerry" Drabik^[30]

Endorsements

Peter Roskam

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[12]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Roskam (incumbent)	83,344	68.8
	Republican	Jay Kinzler	37,834	31.2
Total votes			121,178	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Amanda Howland, College of Lake County trustee and 2012 state senate candidate

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Marshall, radiologist and perennial candidate

Endorsements

Amanda Howland

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11]
• Chicago Tribune^[12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Amanda Howland	51,101	67.1
	Democratic	Robert Marshall	25,027	32.9
Total votes			76,128	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 6th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Roskam (incumbent)	208,555	59.2
	Democratic	Amanda Howland	143,591	40.8
Total votes			352,146	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2016 Illinois's 7th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Danny K. Davis Jeffrey Leef Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 250,584 46,882 Percentage 84.2% 15.8%

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

See also: Illinois's 7th congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Danny K. Davis, who had represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+36.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

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

Eliminated in primary

• Thomas Day

Removed

• Frederick Collins

Endorsements

Danny Davis

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11][31]
• Chicago Tribune^[32]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny K. Davis (incumbent)	139,378	81.2
	Democratic	Thomas Day	32,261	18.8
	Democratic	Frederick Collins (write-in)	25	0.0
Total votes			171,664	100.0

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2016^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny K. Davis (incumbent)	250,584	84.2
	Republican	Jeffrey Leef	46,882	15.8
Total votes			297,466	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

2016 Illinois's 8th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Raja Krishnamoorthi Pete DiCianni Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 144,954 103,617 Percentage 58.3% 41.7%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 8th congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Tammy Duckworth, who had represented the district since 2013, and who retired so she could run for the United States Senate in 2016 against Republican incumbent Mark Kirk. She was re-elected with 56% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+8.

Democratic primary

Democrats Raja Krishnamoorthi, a past candidate for the district, and State Senator Mike Noland declared they would run for the district.^[33][34] Krishnamoorthi was endorsed by Representative Jan Schakowsky.^[35]

Candidates

Nominee

• Raja Krishnamoorthi, former deputy state treasurer, candidate for this seat in 2012, and candidate for Comptroller in 2010^[36]

Eliminated in primary

• Deb Bullwinkel, Mayor of Villa Park^[37][38]
• Michael Noland, state senator^[39][40]

Withdrawn

• Tom Cullerton, state senator (running for re-election)^[41]

Declined

• Jenny Burke, legal analyst, Itasca School Board member and 2014 State House Candidate^[37]
• Tammy Duckworth, incumbent U.S. representative (running for the U.S. Senate)

Endorsements

Tom Cullerton (Withdrawn)

Organizations

• VoteVets.org^[42]

Raja Krishnamoorthi

U.S. Senators

• Bill Bradley, former U.S. senator^[43]
• Adlai Stevenson III, former U.S. senator^[43]

U.S. Representatives

• Joaquín Castro, U.S. representative^[44]
• Joseph Crowley, U.S. representative^[45]
• Danny K. Davis, U.S. representative^[44]
• Luis Gutiérrez, U.S. representative^[46]
• Jim Himes, U.S. representative^[44]
• Ted Lieu, U.S. representative^[43]
• Dan Lipinski, U.S. representative^[44]
• Abner Mikva, former U.S. representative, former Court of Appeals Judge and former White House Counsel^[43]
• Mike Quigley, U.S. representative^[45]
• Jan Schakowsky, U.S. representative^[47]

State legislators

• David Koehler, state senator^[43]
• Dan Kotowski, state senator^[44]

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union^[48]
• Transport Workers Union^[48]
• United Airplane Pilots Union^[48]
• United Ironworkers Union^[48]
• United Mechanists Union^[48]
• United Steelworkers Union^[48]

Organizations

• Sierra Club^[49]

Newspapers

• Chicago Daily Herald^[49]
• Chicago Sun-Times^[11]
• Chicago Tribune^[12]

Local officials

• Bill McLeod, Mayor of Hoffman Estates^[43]
• Karen Yarbrough, Cook County Recorder of Deeds^[43]

Individuals

• Beth Marcin, president of the Greater Palatine Area Democrats^[44]
• Newton N. Minow, former chairman of the FCC^[43]
• David Wilhelm, former chairman of the Democratic National Committee^[43]

Michael Noland

State legislators

• John Cullerton, Illinois State Senator (President of the Illinois Senate) and former Illinois State Representative^[48]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raja Krishnamoorthi	44,950	57.0
	Democratic	Michael Noland	22,925	29.1
	Democratic	Deborah Bullwinkel	11,005	13.9
Total votes			78,880	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pete DiCianni, DuPage County Commissioner and former mayor of Elmhurst^[50]

Removed

• Richard Evans
• Joseph Hantsch
• Andrew Straw, disability rights attorney and Green candidate for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 2012^[51][52]

Declined

• Larry Kaifesh, retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and nominee for this seat in 2014^[53]
• David McSweeney, state representative^[54]
• Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage County Superintendent of Education^[53]
• Tim Schneider, Cook County Commissioner and chairman of the Illinois Republican Party^[53]

Endorsements

Andrew Straw (removed)

Individuals

• Fred White, candidate for Mayor of Chicago in 2011^{[citation needed]}

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pete DiCianni	51,047	100.0
	Republican	Andrew Staw (write-in)	13	0.0
Total votes			51,060	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Endorsements

Pete DiCianni (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program^[55]

Results

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raja Krishnamoorthi	144,954	58.3
	Republican	Pete DiCianni	103,617	41.7
Total votes			248,571	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 9

2016 Illinois's 9th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Jan Schakowsky Joan McCarthy Lasonde Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 217,306 109,550 Percentage 66.5% 33.5%

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

See also: Illinois's 9th congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who had represented the district since 1999. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	134,961	100.0
Total votes			134,961	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Joan McCarthy Lasonde

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joan McCarthy Lasonde	47,948	100.0
Total votes			47,948	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Joan McCarthy Lasonde (R)

U.S. Senators

• Mark Kirk, Illinois^[56]

U.S. Representatives

• Rodney Davis, Illinois^[57]
• Robert Dold, Illinois^[58]
• Darin LaHood, Illinois^[58]
• Paul Ryan, Wisconsin, Speaker of the House^[59]
• Greg Walden, Oregon, NRCC chairman^[58]
• Joe Walsh, Illinois (former) and radio host^[60]

State officials

• Leslie Munger, Illinois state comptroller^[58]

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "On the Radar" Program^[55]

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[61]

Individuals

• Dan Proft, radio host and 2010 Illinois gubernatorial candidate^[58]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	217,306	66.5
	Republican	Joan McCarthy Lasonde	109,550	33.5
	Independent	David Earl Williams III (write-in)	79	0.0
	Independent	Susanne Atanus (write-in)	13	0.0
Total votes			326,948	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

2016 Illinois's 10th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Brad Schneider Bob Dold Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 150,435 135,535 Percentage 52.6% 47.4%

County results Schneider:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Dold Republican Elected U.S. Representative Brad Schneider Democratic

See also: Illinois's 10th congressional district

The incumbent was Republican Bob Dold, who had represented the district since 2015 and previously from 2011 to 2013. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Brad Schneider. The district had a PVI of D+8, which made the 10th congressional district the most Democratic district in the country represented by a Republican. As such, Dold was a top Democratic target.^[62]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bob Dold, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results 2016 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dold (incumbent)	61,968	100.0
Total votes			61,968	100.0

Democratic primary

Schneider announced on April 2, 2015, that he would again run for the 10th district against Dold.^[63][64][65]

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Schneider, former U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

• Nancy Rotering, Mayor of Highland Park, Illinois

Endorsements

Nancy Rotering

U.S. Senators

• Dick Durbin, senator from Illinois (current Senate Minority Whip) and former U.S. representative^[48][66][67]
• Adlai Stevenson III, former U.S. senator^[68]

U.S. Representatives

• Abner Mikva, former U.S. representative, former Court of Appeals Judge and former White House Counsel (formerly represented the 10th District in Congress)^[69]

State legislators

• Sara Feigenholtz, Illinois state representative^[49]
• Julie Hamos, former Illinois State Representative and candidate for this seat in 2010^[70]
• Lou Lang, Illinois State Representative^[49]
• Dan Pierce, former Illinois State Representative and former mayor of Highland Park^[49]

Organizations

• J Street^[71]
• Kenilworth Democrats^[72]
• Moraine Democrats^[48]
• National Women's Political Caucus^[73]
• New Trier Democrats^[72]

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11][31]
• Chicago Tribune^[32]

Local officials

• David H. Hoffman, former Chicago Inspector General and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010^[70]

Individuals

• Dan Seals, business consultant and nominee for this seat in 2006, 2008, and 2010^[70]

Brad Schneider

U.S. Representatives

• Tammy Duckworth, U.S. representative from Illinois (District 8), former Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, former director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs
• Ben Ray Luján, U.S. representative and chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee^[72]
• Nancy Pelosi, U.S. representative (current House Minority Leader, former Speaker of the House and former House Minority Whip)^[48][66]
• Mike Quigley, U.S. representative from Illinois (District 5) and former member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners^[72]
• Debbie Wasserman Schultz, chair of the Democratic National Committee and U.S. representative^[72]

State officials

• Jesse White, Illinois Secretary of State, former Illinois State Representative, and former Cook County Recorder of Deeds^[48]

State legislators

• Daniel Biss, Illinois state senator^[72]
• Marty Moylan, Illinois state representative and former mayor of Des Plaines, Illinois^[72]
• John Mulroe, Illinois state senator^[72]

Labor unions

• Amalgamated Transit Union^[73]
• Illinois Federation of Teachers^[48]

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee^[74]
• Waukegan Township Democrats^[48]

Newspapers

• Chicago Daily Herald^[75]

Debate

2016 Illinois's 10th congressional district democratic primary debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Nancy Rotering	Brad Schneider
1	Feb. 28, 2016	Leagues of Women Voters of Deerfield, Glencoe, Glenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff	Sue Calder	YouTube	P	P

Primary results

Democratic primary results 2016 ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Schneider	50,916	53.7
	Democratic	Nancy Rotering	43,842	46.3
Total votes			94,758	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Bob Dold (R)

State officials

• John Kasich, Governor of Ohio and 2016 presidential candidate^[76]

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[77]
• Humane Society Legislative Fund^[78]
• National Association of Home Builders^[79]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[80]

Newspapers

• Chicago Jewish Star^[81]
• Chicago Sun-Times^[82]
• Chicago Tribune^[83]
• Daily Herald^[84]

Local officials

• Mark Curran, Lake County Sheriff^[85]

Brad Schneider (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program^[86]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Dold (R)	Brad Schneider (D)	Undecided
North Star Opinion Research (R-NRCC)[87]	October 8–11, 2016	400	–	50%	43%	—

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Tossup	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Tossup	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Lean D (flip)	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Tossup	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Schneider	150,435	52.6
	Republican	Bob Dold (incumbent)	135,535	47.4
	Independent	Joseph William Kopsick (write-in)	26	0.0
Total votes			285,996	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 11

2016 Illinois's 11th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Bill Foster Tonia Khouri Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 166,578 108,995 Percentage 60.4% 39.6%

County results Foster:      50–60%      60–70% Khouri:      60–70%

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

See also: Illinois's 11th congressional district

The incumbent was Democrat Bill Foster, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 2008 to 2011. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+8.

Foster considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.^[88][89]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Foster (incumbent)	82,984	100.0
Total votes			82,984	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tonia Khouri, DuPage County board member^[90]

Eliminated in primary

• Dominick Stella, cardiologist
• Herman White, scientist^[91]

Endorsements

Tonia Khouri

U.S. Representatives

• Diane Black, U.S. representative (R-TN)^[92]
• Darin LaHood, U.S. representative (R-IL)^[93]
• Peter Roskam, U.S. representative (R-IL)^[94]
• John Shimkus, U.S. representative (R-IL)^[95]

State officials

• Evelyn Sanguinetti, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois^[96]

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[97]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[98]

Nick Stella

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11][31]

Herman White

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[12][32]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tonia Khouri	22,859	37.0
	Republican	Nick Stella	22,489	36.3
	Republican	Herman White	16,536	26.7
Total votes			61,884	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tonia Khouri (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[55]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 11th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Foster (incumbent)	166,578	60.4
	Republican	Tonia Khouri	108,995	39.6
Total votes			275,573	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 12

2016 Illinois's 12th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Mike Bost C.J. Baricevic Paula Bradshaw Party Republican Democratic Green Popular vote 169,976 124,246 18,780 Percentage 54.3% 39.7% 6.0%

County results Bost:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Baricevic:      40–50%

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

See also: Illinois's 12th congressional district

The incumbent was Republican Mike Bost, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent William Enyart. The district had an even PVI.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Bost, incumbent U.S. representative^[99]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bost (incumbent)	74,454	100.0
Total votes			74,454	100.0

Democratic primary

Prior to the Democratic primary, international aid worker Edward Vowell had formed an exploratory committee.^[100]

Candidates

Nominee

• C.J. Baricevic, attorney^[100]

Declined

• Jerry Costello II, state representative^[101]
• Jay Hoffman, state representative^[101]
• Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County State's Attorney^[101]
• Sheila Simon, former lieutenant governor and nominee for Comptroller in 2014^{[101][102][103]}
• Edward Vowell, international aid worker^[100]
• Rick Watson, St. Clair County Sheriff^[104]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	C.J. Baricevic	70,580	100.0
Total votes			70,580	100.0

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paula Bradshaw, nurse, local radio talk show host and nominee for this seat in 2012 & 2014

Eliminated in primary

• Sadona Folkner

Primary results

Green primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Paula Bradshaw	117	80.1
	Green	Sadona Folkner	29	19.9
Total votes			146	100.0

General election

Campaign

FEC complaint

On June 28 the Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT) filed a complaint with the Federal Elections Commission with allegations of election illegality involving the Baricevic campaign.^[105]

Endorsements

Mike Bost (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[80]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Likely R	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Likely R	October 31, 2016

Results

Bost defeated Baricevic and Bradshaw in the general election on November 8, 2016, winning 54% of the vote.^[106]

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bost (incumbent)	169,976	54.3
	Democratic	C.J. Baricevic	124,246	39.7
	Green	Paula Bradshaw	18,780	6.0
Total votes			313,002	100.0
	Republican hold

District 13

2016 Illinois's 13th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Rodney Davis Mark Wicklund Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 187,583 126,811 Percentage 59.7% 40.3%

County results Davis:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Wicklund:      50–60%

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

See also: Illinois's 13th congressional district

The incumbent was Republican Rodney L. Davis, who had represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district had an even PVI. Davis ran for re-election.^[107]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. representative^[99]

Eliminated in primary

• Ethan Vandersand, pharmacist^{[99][108][109]}

Endorsements

Rodney Davis

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[12][32]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney L. Davis (incumbent)	71,447	77.0
	Republican	Ethan Vandersand	21,401	23.0
Total votes			92,848	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mark Wicklund, president of the Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corporation and former Macon County Board member^[110]

Declined

• Tom Banning, Assistant Illinois Attorney General^[111]
• Tony DelGiorno, Sangamon County Board Member^[111]
• David Gill, physician and nominee in 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2012 (running as Independent)^[112][113]
• Andy Manar, state senator^[114]
• Julia Rietz, Champaign County State's Attorney^[115]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mark Wicklund	71,430	100.0
Total votes			71,430	100.0

Independents

Physician David Gill, the Democratic nominee for this district in 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2012 announced that he would make a fifth run, but as an independent this time. In order to qualify for the general election ballot, Gill needed to file nomination papers by June 27, 2016.^[2]

General election

Endorsements

Rodney Davis (R)

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program^[80]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney L. Davis (incumbent)	187,583	59.7
	Democratic	Mark Wicklund	126,811	40.3
Total votes			314,394	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

2016 Illinois's 14th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Randy Hultgren Jim Walz Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,508 137,589 Percentage 59.3% 40.7%

County results Hultgren:      50–60%      60–70% Walz:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Randy Hultgren Republican Elected U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren Republican

See also: Illinois's 14th congressional district

The incumbent was Republican Randy Hultgren, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary

Joe Walsh, former Republican representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2011 to 2013 and radio talk show host on 560 AM considered a primary bid against Hultgren.^[116] Walsh did not file to run, leaving Hultgren unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Hultgren, incumbent U.S. representative

Declined

• Joe Walsh, former U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	101,299	100.0
Total votes			101,299	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Walz

Eliminated in primary

• John Hosta
• Jesse Maggitt

Endorsements

Jim Walz

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[11][31]
• Chicago Tribune^[12][32]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Walz	27,706	42.7
	Democratic	John Hosta	24,866	38.3
	Democratic	Jesse Maggitt	12,311	19.0
Total votes			64,883	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 14th congressional district, 2016^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	200,508	59.3
	Democratic	Jim Walz	137,589	40.7
Total votes			338,097	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

2016 Illinois's 15th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee John Shimkus Party Republican Popular vote 274,554 Percentage 100.0%

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

See also: Illinois's 15th congressional district

The incumbent was Republican John Shimkus, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1997 to 2003. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+14. Shimkus ran for re-election.^[107]

Republican primary

State Senator Kyle McCarter unsuccessfully challenged Shimkus from the right.^[117][99]

Candidates

Nominee

• John Shimkus, incumbent U.S. representative^[99]

Eliminated in primary

• Kyle McCarter, state senator^[99]

Endorsements

John Shimkus

State officials

• Bruce Rauner, Governor of Illinois^[118]

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[12][32]

Kyle McCarter

Organizations

• Club for Growth^[119]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Shimkus (incumbent)	76,547	60.4
	Republican	Kyle McCarter	50,245	39.6
Total votes			126,792	100.0

Democratic primary

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 15th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Shimkus (incumbent)	274,554	100.0
Total votes			274,554	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2016 Illinois's 16th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Adam Kinzinger Party Republican Popular vote 259,853 Percentage 100%

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

See also: Illinois's 16th congressional district

The incumbent was Republican Adam Kinzinger, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+4.

Republican primary

Congressman Adam Kinzinger was considered a possible candidate for the U.S. Senate if Republican senator Mark Kirk had decided not to run again.^[120] However, Senator Kirk ended up filing for re-election and Kinzinger remained running for re-election.^[121]

Colin McGroarty announced on July 16, 2015, at a meeting of the Northern Illinois Tea Party that he would challenge Kinzinger for the Republican nomination.^[122]

Candidates

Nominee

• Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. representative

Removed

• Colin McGroarty, technology consultant and Tea Party activist

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	101,421	100.0
	Republican	Colin McGroarty (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			101,423	100.0

Democratic primary

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	259,722	99.9
	Independent	John Burchardt (write-in)	131	0.1
Total votes			259,853	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

2016 Illinois's 17th congressional district election

← 2014 2018 →

Nominee Cheri Bustos Patrick Harlan Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 173,125 113,943 Percentage 60.3% 39.7%

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

The incumbent was Democrat Cheri Bustos, who had represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+7.

Bustos considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.^[123][124]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cheri Bustos, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheri Bustos (incumbent)	70,319	100.0
Total votes			70,319	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patrick Harlan, fuel truck driver and president of the Knox County Tea Party^[125]

Eliminated in primary

• Jack Boccarossa, retired engineer and tree farm owner^[126]

Endorsements

Jack Boccarossa

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[12][32]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Patrick Harlan	52,405	75.7
	Republican	Jack Boccarossa	16,805	24.3
Total votes			69,210	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Cheri Bustos (D)

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[127]
• EMILY's List^[128]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe D	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe D	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Likely D	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 17th congressional district, 2016^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheri Bustos (incumbent)	173,125	60.3
	Republican	Patrick Harlan	113,943	39.7
Total votes			287,068	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2016 Illinois's 18th congressional district election

← 2015 (special) 2018 →

Nominee Darin LaHood Junius Rodriguez Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 250,506 96,770 Percentage 72.1% 27.9%

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

The incumbent was Republican Darin LaHood, who had represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 69% of the vote in the September 10, 2015 special election to fill the remainder of the term of former Congressman Aaron Schock. Aaron Schock, who had represented the district since 2009 resigned March 31, 2015 due to controversy over his spending. The district had a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Mark Zalcman, a Normal, Illinois attorney, planned to challenge Schock in the Republican primary election in March 2016. Zalcman promoted a platform based on his Christian Gospel-centered faith and values.^[129] Zalcman declined to run in the special election due to a shortened period to obtain the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot.^[130] Zalcman announced that he would focus on the 2016 primary instead.^[130] Zalcman did not file for this seat, leaving LaHood unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Candidates

Nominee

• Darin LaHood, incumbent U.S. representative

Declined

• Mark Zalcman, attorney

Primary results

Republican primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	130,419	100.0
Total votes			130,419	100.0

Democratic primary

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.

Write-in

• Darrel Miller

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Darrel Miller (write-in)	148	100.0
Total votes			148	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[14]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Daily Kos Elections[15]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
Rothenberg[16]	Safe R	November 3, 2016
Sabato's Crystal Ball[17]	Safe R	November 7, 2016
RCP[18]	Safe R	October 31, 2016

Results

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2016 ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	250,506	72.1
	Democratic	Junius Rodriguez	96,770	27.9
	Independent	Don Vance (write-in)	7	0.0
Total votes			347,283	100.0
	Republican hold