2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

For the state House election, see 2020 Illinois House of Representatives election.

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.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →
All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 13 5 Seats won 13 5 Seat change Popular vote 3,355,487 2,416,929 Percentage 57.10% 41.13% Swing 3.36% 2.48%
District results County results Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

Statewide

Popular vote Democratic   57.10% Republican   41.13% Other   1.78%

House seats Democratic   72.22% Republican   27.78%

By district

Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district:^[1]

District	Democratic		Republican		Others		Total		Result
	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

2020 Illinois's 1st congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Bobby Rush Philanise White Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 239,943 85,027 Percentage 73.8% 26.1%

County results Rush:      80–90% White:      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 1st district takes in the South Side of Chicago, the southern suburbs of Chicago, and continues southwest to Joliet. The incumbent was Democrat Bobby Rush, who was re-elected with 73.5% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Emmons Jr., nonprofit executive^[4]
• Sarah Gad, law student and opioid recovery advocate^[5]
• Ameena Matthews, community activist^[6]

Endorsements

Bobby Rush

Organizations

• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[7]
• Sierra Club^[8]

Robert Emmons Jr.

Newspapers

• The Chicago Maroon^[9]
• Chicago Tribune^[10]

Organizations

• Brand New Congress^[11]
• Sunrise Movement^[12]

Forum

2020 Illinois's 1st congressional district candidate forum

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic	Democratic
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	[13]	P	P	A	P

Primary results

Democratic primary results^{[14][15][16][17]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Nominee

• Philanise White, renal technician^[18]

Primary results

Republican primary results^{[14][19][16][17]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philanise White	10,134	100.0
	Republican	Richard Mayers (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			10,135	100.0

Third parties

Removed

• Ruth Pellegrini (independent)^[20]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 1st congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 2nd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Robin Kelly Theresa Raborn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 234,896 63,142 Percentage 78.8% 21.2%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses South Side Chicago and its southern suburbs, including eastern Will County and Kankakee County. The incumbent was Democrat Robin Kelly, who was re-elected with 81.1% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Robin Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Marcus Lewis, postal worker^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^{[14][15][16][17][29]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robin Kelly (incumbent)	94,767	84.8
	Democratic	Marcus Lewis	16,942	15.2
Total votes			111,709	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Theresa Raborn, activist^[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results^{[14][19][16][17][29]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Theresa Raborn	12,181	100.0
Total votes			12,181	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 2nd congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 3rd congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Marie Newman Mike Fricilone Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 172,997 133,851 Percentage 56.4% 43.7%

County results Newman:      50–60% Fricilone:      50–60%

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

See also: Illinois's 3rd congressional district

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 was 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

Candidates

Nominee

• Marie Newman, businesswoman and candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2018^[30]

Eliminated in primary

• Rush Darwish, photographer and former broadcaster^[31]
• Charles Hughes^[32]
• Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. representative^[33]

Withdrawn

• Abe Matthew, attorney^[34] (endorsed Newman)

Endorsements

Dan Lipinski

U.S. representatives

• Cheri Bustos, Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district^[35]

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[36]

Organizations

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Council 31^[37]
• American Train Dispatchers Association^[38]
• Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen^[38]
• Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees^[38]
• Brotherhood of Railroad Signalmen^[38]
• Chicago Federation of Labor^[39]
• Chicago Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 7^[37]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee^[35]
• Democrats for Life^[40]
• Illinois AFL–CIO^[41]
• International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers^[38]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) Local 134^[38]
• National Right to Life^[42]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[43]
• Transportation Communications Union / International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers^[38]

Individuals

• James Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American Institute, former member of the executive committee of the Democratic National Committee^[40]

Marie Newman

U.S. senators

• Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey and former candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries^[44]
• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. senator from New York and former candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries^[45]
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. senator from Vermont and candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries^[46]
• Elizabeth Warren, U.S. senator from Massachusetts and former candidate in the 2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries^[47]

U.S. representatives

• Pramila Jayapal, representative from Washington's 7th congressional district, Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus^[48]
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, representative from New York's 14th congressional district^[49]
• Mark Pocan, U.S. representative from WI-2 (2013–present), Co-Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus^[50]
• Ayanna Pressley, representative from Massachusetts's 7th congressional district^[50]
• Jan Schakowsky, representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district^[51]

State legislators

• Kelly Cassidy, Illinois state representative for the 14th district^[52]
• Laura Fine, Illinois state senator for the 9th district^[52]
• Will Guzzardi, Illinois state representative for the 44th district^[53]
• Elizabeth Hernandez, Illinois state representative for the 24th district^[52]
• Toi Hutchinson, former Illinois state senator for the 40th district^[52]
• Theresa Mah, Illinois state representative for the 2nd district^[52]
• Delia Ramirez, Illinois state representative for the 4th district^[53]
• Ann Williams, Illinois state representative for the 11th district^[52]

Municipal officials

• George Cardenas, alderman for Chicago's 12th ward^[53]
• Stephanie Coleman, alderman for Chicago's 16th ward^[52]
• Maria Hadden, alderman for Chicago's 49th ward^[52]
• Lori Lightfoot, Mayor of Chicago^[54]
• Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, alderman for Chicago's 35th ward^[52]
• Mike Rodriguez, alderman for Chicago's 22nd ward^[53]
• Byron Sigcho-Lopez, alderman for Chicago's 25th ward^[52]
• Anna M. Valencia, city clerk of Chicago^[52]
• Andre Vasquez, alderman for Chicago's 40th ward^[53]

Publications

• The Chicago Sun-Times^[50]

Unions

• American Postal Workers Union Local 604-605^[55]
• SEIU Illinois State Council^[56]

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[57]
• Emily's List^[58]
• Giffords^[59]
• Human Rights Campaign^[60] (post-primary)
• Illinois NOW^[55]
• Indivisible Brookfield^[55]
• Indivisible Chicago^[61]
• Justice Democrats^[62]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[63]
• MoveOn^[58]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[58]
• National Women's Political Caucus^[64]
• Our Revolution Chicago-Southwest Side^[55]
• Peace Action^[65]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[58]
• Population Connection Action Fund^[55]
• Progressive Change Campaign Committee^[58]
• Progressive Democrats of America^[66]
• Richard Stallman^[67]
• Sierra Club^[8]
• Sunrise Movement^[68]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Dan Lipinski	Marie Newman	Rush Darwish	Charles Hughes	Undecided
Expedition Strategies (D)[69][b]	January 7–9, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	47%	25%	2%	1%	26%

Primary results

Democratic primary results^{[15][16][17][70]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Fricilone, Republican minority leader of the Will County Board^[71]

Eliminated in primary

• Arthur Jones, former chairman of the American Nazi Party, Holocaust denier, white supremacist, and nominee for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2018^[32][72]
• Catherine O'Shea, real estate broker^[32]

Endorsements

Mike Fricilone

State legislators

• Bill Brady, Minority Leader of Illinois Senate^[73]
• Jim Durkin, Minority Leader of Illinois House of Representatives^[73]

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[74]
• Chicago Tribune^[75]

Unions

• Chicago Police Union^[76]

Primary results

Republican primary results^{[14][19][16][17][70]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Marie Newman (D)	Mike Fricilone (R)	Other
Ogden & Fry (R)[77]	September 7, 2020	759 (LV)	± 3.63%	46%	44%	10%[c]

Results

Illinois's 3rd congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 4th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Jesús "Chuy" García Jesus E. Solorio Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 187,219 35,518 Percentage 84.0% 16.0%

U.S. Representative before election Jesús "Chuy" García Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jesús "Chuy" García Democratic

See also: Illinois's 4th congressional district

The 4th district takes in the heavily Hispanic areas of West Side and South Side Chicago. The incumbent was Democrat Chuy García, who was elected with 86.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chuy García, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14][15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesús "Chuy" García (incumbent)	88,874	100.0
Total votes			88,874	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Christopher Lasky was originally the only Republican candidate to file, and was the sole Republican candidate in the primary. Lasky died on 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.^[78]

Nominee

• Jesus E. Solorio Jr., Chicago Republican Party vice-chair and 23rd Ward Republican committeeman (nominated by party)

Winner in primary

• Christopher Lasky, former member of the board of trustees for the Stickney-Forest View Public Library District^[3] (deceased, December 23, 2019)

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14][19][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Christopher Lasky	4,059	100.0
Total votes			4,059	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 4th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 5th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Mike Quigley Tom Hanson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 255,661 96,200 Percentage 70.8% 26.6%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 5th congressional district

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 was Democrat Mike Quigley, who was re-elected with 76.7% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. representative^[33]

Eliminated in primary

• Brian Burns, attorney^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^{[14][15][16][70]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	97,865	75.1
	Democratic	Brian Burns	32,440	24.9
Total votes			130,305	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Hanson, nominee for Illinois's 5th congressional district in 2018^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Kimball Ladien^[3]

Primary results

Republican primary results^{[14][19][16][70]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Hanson	9,764	83.1
	Republican	Kimball Ladien	1,993	16.9
Total votes			11,757	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 6th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Sean Casten Jeanne Ives Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 213,777 183,891 Percentage 52.8% 45.4%

U.S. Representative before election Sean Casten Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sean Casten Democratic

See also: Illinois's 6th congressional district

The 6th district encompasses the western Chicago suburbs, and includes parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, and McHenry counties. The incumbent was Democrat Sean Casten, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sean Casten, incumbent U.S. representative^[79]

Endorsements

Sean Casten

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[80]

U.S. senators

• Tammy Duckworth, US Senator from Illinois^[81]
• Dick Durbin, US Senator from Illinois^[81]
• Elizabeth Warren, US Senator from Massachusetts and former US presidential candidate in 2020^[81]

Organizations

• 314 Action^[82]
• End Citizens United^[83]
• J Street PAC^[84]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[85]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[86]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[7]
• Population Connection^[87]
• Sierra Club^[8]

Individuals

• Pat Brady, former Chair of the Illinois Republican Party^[88]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^{[14][16][70][89][90][91]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sean Casten (incumbent)	82,909	100.0
Total votes			82,909	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeanne Ives, former state representative and Republican primary candidate for Governor of Illinois in 2018^[92]

Eliminated in primary

• Jay Kinzler, transplant surgeon and U.S. Army Reserve colonel^[93]

Withdrawn

• Evelyn Sanguinetti, former lieutenant governor of Illinois^[94]

Declined

• Greg Hart, DuPage County board member^[95]

Endorsements

Jeanne Ives

U.S. senators

• Ted Cruz, U.S. senator from Texas^[96]

U.S. representatives

• Jim Jordan, U.S. representative from Ohio's 4th congressional district^[97]
• Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader and U.S. Representative from California's 23rd congressional district^[97]
• Peter Roskam, former U.S. representative from Illinois's 6th congressional district^[98]

Cabinet-level officials

• Mark Meadows, current White House Chief of Staff^[97]

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[99][100]

Individuals

• Stephen Moore, writer and co-founder of Club for Growth^[97]

Organizations

• Club for Growth^[101]
• FreedomWorks^[97]
• House Freedom Fund^[102]
• National Federation of Independent Business^[103]
• National Republican Congressional Committee^[104]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[105]
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce^[106]

Primary results

Republican primary results^{[14][16][70][107][90][91]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Likely D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 29, 2020
RCP[26]	Likely D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Sean Casten (D)	Jeanne Ives (R)	Undecided
Ogden & Fry (R)[108][d]	December 17, 2019	575 (LV)	± 4.17%	38%	47%	16%

Hypothetical polling

with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Generic Democrat	Generic Republican	Undecided
Ogden & Fry/Jeanne for Congress[109][d]	December 17, 2019	575 (LV)	± 4.17%	49%	43%	8%

Results

Illinois's 6th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 7th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Danny K. Davis Craig Cameron Tracy Jennings Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 249,383 41,390 19,355 Percentage 80.4% 13.4% 6.2%

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 7th district encompasses West Side Chicago and downtown Chicago, including Bellwood, Forest Park, Oak Park, Maywood, and Westchester. The incumbent was Democrat Danny K. Davis, who was re-elected with 87.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danny K. Davis, incumbent U.S. representative^[110]

Eliminated in primary

• Anthony Clark, teacher, community activist, and candidate for Illinois's 7th congressional district in 2018^[111]
• Kina Collins, community organizer and gun control activist^[112]
• Kristine Schanbacher, attorney^[113]

Endorsements

Anthony Clark

Local officials

• Rossana Rodriguez-Sanchez, Chicago, Illinois alderwoman from Ward 33 since 2019^[114]

Notable individuals

• Cori Bush, activist, organizer, nurse, pastor, Democratic candidate for U.S. Representative from MO-01(2018, 2020)^[114][115]
• Paula Jean Swearengin, social and environmental activist; candidate for U.S. Senate from West Virginia in 2018 and 2020^[114]

Newspapers

• The Chicago Sun-Times^[116]

Organizations

• Brand New Congress^[117]
• Democratic Socialists of America - Chicago, Illinois, chapter^[114]
• Our Revolution - Buffalo Grove, Illinois, chapter^[114]
• The People for Bernie Sanders^[114]

Kina Collins

Organizations

• Blue America^[118]
• Center for Popular Democracy^[118]
• Good Kids Mad City^[118]
• Illinois Youth Climate Strike^[118]
• Northside Democracy for America^[119]

Elected officials

• Katie Avalos, member of the Illinois District 90 school board^[120]
• Erika Bachner, River Forest Village Trustee^[120]
• Susan Buchanan, Oak Park Village Trustee^[120]
• Patty Henek, River Forest Village Trustee^[120]
• Anna Moeller, Illinois House Representative for the 43rd district^[120]
• Jackie Moore, president of the Illinois District 200 school board^[120]
• Jeanette Taylor, alderman for the 20th ward in Chicago City Council^[120]
• Arti Walker-Peddakotla, Oak Park Village Trustee^[120]

Individuals

• Channyn Lynne Parker, transgender rights activist^[118]

Danny K. Davis

Organizations

• J Street PAC^[84]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[7]
• Sierra Club^[8]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14][15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Candidates

Nominee

• Craig Cameron,^[3] candidate for Illinois's 7th congressional district in 2018

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14][19][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Cameron	3,799	100.0
Total votes			3,799	100.0

Third parties

Candidates

• Tracy Jennings (independent), former public service administrator^[121]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 8th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Raja Krishnamoorthi Preston Gabriel Nelson Party Democratic Libertarian Popular vote 186,251 68,327 Percentage 73.2% 26.8%

County results Krishnamoorthi:      70-80%

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

See also: Illinois's 8th congressional district

The 8th district is based in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. The incumbent was Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was re-elected with 66.0% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Raja Krishnamoorthi, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Inam Hussain, social worker^[122]
• William Olson^[3]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^{[14][16][70][89]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Write-in candidates

• Joseph J Hantsch
• Richard Mayers

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph J Hantsch (write-in)	211	99.1
	Republican	Richard Mayers (write-in)	2	0.9
Total votes			213	100.0

Third Parties

Libertarian Party

Nominee

• Preston Gabriel Nelson, inventor^[123]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 9th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Jan Schakowsky Sargis Sangari Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 262,045 107,125 Percentage 71.0% 29.0%

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

See also: Illinois's 9th congressional district

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 was Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who was re-elected with 73.5% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. representative^[124]

Democratic primary

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14][15][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	127,467	99.7
	Democratic	Andrew Heldut (write-in)	355	0.3
Total votes			127,822	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sargis Sangari, former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel^[124]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14][19][16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sargis Sangari	11,809	100.0
	Republican	Richard Mayers (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			11,809	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 10th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Brad Schneider Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 202,402 114,442 Percentage 63.9% 36.1%

County results Schneider:      60–70%

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

See also: Illinois's 10th congressional district

The 10th district encompasses the North Shore and the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. The incumbent was Democrat Brad Schneider, who was re-elected with 65.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Brad Schneider, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Withdrawn

• Andrew Wang, progressive activist^[125]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Schneider (incumbent)	79,126	99.9
	Democratic	Adam Broad (write-in)	115	0.1
Total votes			79,241	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee, venture capitalist^[126]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee	14,877	100.0
Total votes			14,877	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 11th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Bill Foster Rick Laib Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 194,557 112,807 Percentage 63.3% 36.7%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 11th congressional district

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 was Democrat Bill Foster, who was re-elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. representative^[3]

Eliminated in primary

• Rachel Ventura, Will County board member^[127]

Endorsements

Bill Foster

U.S. senators

• Dick Durbin, Senator from Illinois (1997-present)^[128]

Organizations

• 314 Action^[82]
• J Street PAC^[84]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[7]
• Sierra Club^[8]

Labor unions

• Illinois AFL–CIO^[128]

Newspapers

• Chicago Sun-Times^[129]
• Chicago Tribune^[130]

Rachel Ventura

Individuals

• Paul Dillon, actor^[131]
• Michael Shannon, actor, director, and musician^[131]

Organizations

• Brand New Congress^[131]
• Democratic Socialists of America - West Suburban Illinois chapter^[131]
• Friends of the Earth Action^[132]
• Our Revolution^[131]
• Sunrise Movement - Chicago, Illinois chapter^[131]

Primary results

Results by county:

  Foster—60–70%

  Foster—50–60%

Democratic primary results^[14][133]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Foster (incumbent)	46,116	58.7
	Democratic	Rachel Ventura	32,422	41.3
Total votes			78,538	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rick Laib,^[134] police sergeant with the Will County Sheriff's Office

Eliminated in primary

• Krishna Bansal, member of the Naperville Zoning and Planning Commission^[134]

Endorsements

Rick Laib

Organizations

• Family Research Council^[135]
• National Right to Life Committee^[136]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14][133]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Laib	12,474	54.1
	Republican	Krishna Bansal	10,603	45.9
Total votes			23,077	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 11th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 12th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Mike Bost Raymond Lenzi Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 194,839 127,577 Percentage 60.4% 39.6%

County results Bost:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Lenzi:      50–60%

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

See also: Illinois's 12th congressional district

The 12th district takes in southwestern Illinois, taking in the suburbs of St. Louis and Metro Lakeland. The incumbent was Republican Mike Bost, who was re-elected with 51.6% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Bost, incumbent U.S. representative^[137]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Bost (incumbent)	40,222	100.0
Total votes			40,222	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Raymond Lenzi, former chancellor of Southern Illinois University^[138]

Eliminated in primary

• Joel Funk, financial consultant and U.S. Army veteran^[139]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14][133]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Raymond Lenzi	27,015	50.3
	Democratic	Joel Funk	26,648	49.7
Total votes			53,663	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe R	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe R	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Lean R	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe R	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Endorsements

Ray Lenzi (D)

Organizations

• Indivisible^[140]
• Sierra Club^[8]

Results

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

2020 Illinois's 13th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

2022 (15th) →

Nominee Rodney Davis Betsy Dirksen Londrigan Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 181,373 151,648 Percentage 54.5% 45.5%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 13th congressional district

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 was Republican Rodney Davis, who was re-elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. representative^[137]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Davis (incumbent)	36,668	100.0
Total votes			36,668	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, former nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, and nominee for Illinois's 13th congressional district in 2018^[141]

Eliminated in primary

• Stefanie Smith, former sex worker and activist^[142]

Stefanie Smith

Organizations

• Democratic Socialists of America - Central Illinois chapter^[143]
• Democratic Socialists of America - Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, chapter^[143]
• Rose Caucus^[144]
• Young Democratic Socialists of America - University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign chapter^[143]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14][133]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan	48,766	76.5
	Democratic	Stefanie Smith	15,011	23.5
Total votes			63,777	100.0

General election

Debate

2020 Illinois's 13th congressional district debate

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Not invited   I  Invited  W  Withdrawn
					Rodney Davis	Betsey Dirksen Londrigan
1	Oct. 6, 2020	Illinois Public Media League of Women Voters of Champaign County WCIA	Brian Mackey	[145]	P	P

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Tossup	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Tossup	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Lean R	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Tossup	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Tossup	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Tossup	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Lean D (flip)	July 26, 2020

Endorsements

Betsy Dirksen Londrigan

U.S. presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[146]

U.S. vice presidents

• Joe Biden, 47th vice president of the United States and 2020 Democratic nominee for President^[147]

U.S. senators

• Dick Durbin, U.S. senator from Illinois^[148]
• Kamala Harris, U.S. senator from California and 2020 Democratic vice presidential nominee^[149]

State legislators

• Andy Manar, state senator^[150]

Labor unions

• AFSCME^[151]
• Illinois AFL–CIO^[152]
• Illinois Nurses Association^[153]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[154]
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters^[155]
• United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW Local 881)^[154]
• United Steelworkers^[154]

Newspapers

• News-Gazette^[156]

Organizations

• Alliance for Retired Americans^[157]
• Bend the Arc^[154]
• Congressional Black Caucus^[158]
• Council for a Livable World^[159]
• EMILY's List^[160]
• End Citizens United^[161]
• Everytown for Gun Safety^[162]
• Giffords^[59]
• Human Rights Campaign^[163]
• J Street^[84]
• Moms Demand Action^[164]
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[165]
• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare^[166]
• National Organization for Women^[167]
• New Democrat Coalition^[168]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[7]
• Sierra Club^[8]

Individuals

• Marie Newman, 2020 Democratic nominee for Illinois's 3rd Congressional District^[169]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Rodney Davis (R)	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D)	Undecided
Tulchin Research (D)[170][e]	October 1–6, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	48%	–
GBAO Strategies (D)[171][f]	September 17–20, 2020	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	48%	47%	–
RMG Research[172]	July 27 – August 7, 2020	500 (RV)	± 4.5%	41%	43%	16%

Results

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rodney Davis (incumbent)	181,373	54.46	+4.08%
	Democratic	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan	151,648	45.54	−4.08%
Total votes			333,021	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

2020 Illinois's 14th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Lauren Underwood Jim Oberweis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 203,209 197,835 Percentage 50.7% 49.3%

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

U.S. Representative before election Lauren Underwood Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood Democratic

See also: Illinois's 14th congressional district

The 14th district encompasses the western Chicago exurbs, including all or parts of Batavia, Campton Hills, Crystal Lake, Geneva, Huntley, McHenry, Naperville, St. Charles, North Aurora, Oswego, Plainfield, Plano, Sycamore, Warrenville, Wauconda, Woodstock, and Yorkville. The incumbent was Democrat Lauren Underwood, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.5% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

On November 12, the race was called by the Associated Press for Underwood.^[173] On January 5, 2021, Jim Oberweis filed notice with the U.S. House of Representatives, challenging the results of the election.^[174]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lauren Underwood, incumbent U.S. representative, former Senior Advisor at the Department of Health and Human Services, and registered nurse^[175][176]

Endorsements

Lauren Underwood

US presidents

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States^[146]

Local officials

• Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana (2012–2020) and former candidate for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination^[177]

Individuals

• Alex Hirsch, writer, artist, and animator^[178]

Publications

• Daily Herald^[179]

Organizations

• 314 Action^[82]
• Black Economic Alliance^[180]
• Democracy for America^[181]
• League of Conservation Voters Action Fund^[182]
• Sierra Club^[8]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lauren Underwood (incumbent)	77,707	100.0
Total votes			77,707	100.0

Republican primary

Nominee

• Jim Oberweis, state senator, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014, nominee for Illinois's 14th congressional district in 2008, candidate for governor in 2006, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2002 and 2004^[183]

Eliminated in primary

• Anthony Catella, U.S. Army veteran^[184]
• Jerry Evans^[3]
• Ted Gradel, businessman and youth basketball coach^[185]
• Catalina Lauf, former special adviser to U.S. Department of Commerce^[186]
• Jim Marter, businessman, former chairman of the Kendall County Republican Party, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016^[187]
• Sue Rezin, state senator^[188]

Withdrawn

• Danny Malouf, human resource director^[189]
• Matt Quigley, U.S. Navy veteran^[190]

Declined

• Allen Skillicorn, state representative^[191]

Endorsements

Catalina Lauf

Organizations

• The New York Young Republican Club^[192]

Jim Oberweis

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States^[193]

U.S. senators

• Marco Rubio, U.S. senator from Florida^[194]

U.S. representatives

• Don Manzullo, former Representative IL-16 (1993–2013)^[195]

Sue Rezin

State-wide officials

• Leslie Munger, former Comptroller of Illinois^[196]

Newspapers

• Chicago Tribune^[197]
• Daily Herald^[198]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Ted Gradel	Catalina Lauf	Jim Marter	Jim Oberweis	Sue Rezin	Undecided
McLaughlin and Associates[199][g]	January 28–29, 2020	300 (LV)	± 5.6%	2%	6%	2%	46%	16%	29%
McLaughlin and Associates[200][g]	July 30 – August 4, 2019	200 (LV)	± 6.9%	4%	–	–	56%	8%	33%

Primary results

Results by county:

  Oberweis—30–40%

  Oberweis—20–30%

  Rezin—20–30%

  Lauf—20–30%

Republican primary results^[14][201]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Oberweis	13,333	25.6
	Republican	Sue Rezin	11,879	22.8
	Republican	Catalina Lauf	10,451	20.1
	Republican	Ted Gradel	6,979	13.4
	Republican	Jim Marter	5,724	11.0
	Republican	Jerry Evans	2,609	5.0
	Republican	Anthony Catella	1,118	2.1
Total votes			52,093	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Likely D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Likely D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Lean D	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Likely D	October 29, 2020
RCP[26]	Lean D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Lean D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Lauren Underwood (D)	Jim Oberweis (R)	Undecided
McLaughlin and Associates (R)[202][g]	July 30 – August 4, 2019	300 (LV)	± 6.9%	47%[h]	38%	15%

Results

Illinois's 14th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lauren Underwood (incumbent)	203,209	50.67	−1.83%
	Republican	Jim Oberweis	197,835	49.33	+1.83%
	Write-in		8	0.00	N/A
Total votes			401,052	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 15

2020 Illinois's 15th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Mary Miller Erika Weaver Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 244,947 88,559 Percentage 73.5% 26.5%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 15th congressional district

The 15th district encompasses rural east-central and southeastern Illinois. The incumbent was Republican John Shimkus, who was re-elected with 70.9% of the vote in 2018.^[2] Shimkus announced he would not be seeking re-election on August 30, 2019.^[203] After briefly considering reversing his retirement plans, Shimkus reaffirmed his decision to not run on November 4, 2019.^[204]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mary Miller, Oakland farm owner^[205]

Eliminated in primary

• Darren Duncan, Vermilion County treasurer^[206]
• Charles Ellington, family physician^[205]
• Kerry Wolff, vice president of the Altamont school board^[207]

Withdrawn

• Alex Walker, U.S. Air Force veteran^[208]

Declined

• Erika Harold, nominee for Illinois Attorney General in 2018 and former Miss America^[209]
• Mike Marron, state representative^[210]
• Kyle McCarter, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and former state senator^[211]
• Dale Righter, state senator^[211]
• Chapin Rose, state senator^[211]
• John Shimkus, incumbent U.S. representative^[203][204]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14][133]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Miller	48,129	57.4
	Republican	Darren Duncan	18,309	21.8
	Republican	Kerry Wolff	11,208	13.4
	Republican	Charles Ellington	6,200	7.4
Total votes			83,846	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Erika Weaver, member of the Mattoon school board^[212]

Eliminated in primary

• Kevin Gaither, nominee for Illinois's 15th congressional district in 2018^[213]
• John W. Hursey Jr., community activist^[214]
• Craig Morton, Salem city councilman^[212]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14][133]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Erika Weaver	17,778	51.9
	Democratic	Kevin Gaither	7,653	22.3
	Democratic	Craig Morton	6,576	19.2
	Democratic	John W. Hursey, Jr.	2,244	6.5
Total votes			34,251	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Mary Miller (R)

Federal officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States

Organizations

• Susan B. Anthony List^[215]

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe R	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe R	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe R	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe R	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 15th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Mary Miller	244,947	73.45	+2.52%
	Democratic	Erika Weaver	88,559	26.55	−2.52%
Total votes			333,506	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

2020 Illinois's 16th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Adam Kinzinger Dani Brzozowski Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 218,839 119,313 Percentage 64.7% 35.3%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 16th congressional district

The 16th district encompasses north-central Illinois, taking in the east side of Rockford, Belvidere, Ottawa, and DeKalb. The incumbent was Republican Adam Kinzinger, who was re-elected with 59.1% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. representative^[216]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	45,296	100.0
Total votes			45,296	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dani Brzozowski, activist and chairwoman of LaSalle County Democrats^[217]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dani Brzozowski	50,811	100.0
Total votes			50,811	100.0

Endorsements

Dani Brzozowski (D)

U.S. senators

• Tammy Duckworth, IL^[218][219]
• Dick Durbin, IL^[218][220]

U.S. representatives

• Sean Casten, representative for Illinois's 6th congressional district^[218][221]
• Bill Foster, representative for Illinois's 11th congressional district^[218][222]
• Jesús "Chuy" García, representative for Illinois's 4th congressional district^[218][223]
• Robin Kelly, representative for Illinois's 2nd congressional district^[218][224]
• Jan Schakowsky, representative for Illinois's 9th congressional district^[218][225]
• Lauren Underwood, representative for Illinois's 14th congressional district^{[226][218][227]}

Statewide elected officials

• Mike Frerichs, Illinois state treasurer^[218]

State senators

• Daniel Biss, former Illinois state senator, Democratic gubernatorial candidate in 2018^[218]
• Melinda Bush,^[218] state senator

State representatives

• Kelly Cassidy,^[218] state representative

Congressional candidates

• Marie Newman, Democratic nominee for Illinois's 3rd congressional district^[218]

Unions

• AFL–CIO^[218]
• Illinois Federation of Teachers^[218][228]
• Illinois Nurses Association^[218][229]
• Teamsters Joint Council 25^[218][230]

Organizations

• Congressional Black Caucus PAC^[218]
• End Citizens United^[218]
• Independent Voters of Illinois Independent Precinct Organization^[218][231]
• Indivisible^{[140][218][232]}
• NARAL Pro-Choice America^[218]
• National Organization for Women^[218][233]
• Our Revolution Will County Progressives^[218]
• Planned Parenthood^[218][234]
• Sierra Club^[218][235]
• Sunrise Movement DeKalb^[218]

Individuals

• Gloria Steinem, feminist, journalist, activist^[218][236]

Adam Kinzinger (R)

Organization

• Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions^[237]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe R	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe R	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Likely R	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe R	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	218,839	64.71	+5.59%
	Democratic	Dani Brzozowski	119,313	35.28	−5.60%
	Write-in		7	0.00	N/A
Total votes			338,159	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

2020 Illinois's 17th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Cheri Bustos Esther Joy King Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 156,011 143,863 Percentage 52.0% 48.0%

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

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

See also: Illinois's 17th congressional district

The 17th district encompasses northwestern Illinois, including the Quad cities metro, the westside of Rockford, and Peoria. Democratic incumbent Cheri Bustos was re-elected with 52.0% of the vote while the district voted for Donald Trump in the concurrently-held presidential election by 1.6%, making it one of only seven Trump-won districts held by a Democrat in the 117th Congress.^[238]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cheri Bustos, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Spanky Edwards, chairman of the Youth Works Committee of the Illinois branch of the NAACP^[239]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheri Bustos (incumbent)	56,388	99.7
	Democratic	Spanky Edwards (write-in)	189	0.3
Total votes			56,577	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Esther Joy King, attorney and businesswoman^[240]

Eliminated in primary

• Bill Fawell, real estate broker and nominee for Illinois's 17th congressional district in 2018^[241]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14][133]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Esther Joy King	19,464	65.1
	Republican	Bill Fawell	10,423	34.9
Total votes			29,887	100.0

Endorsements

Cheri Bustos (D)

Organizations

• End Citizens United^[242]
• J Street PAC^[84]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[7]

Esther Joy King (R)

U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Donald Trump, President of the United States^[243]

Organizations

• Susan B. Anthony List^[244]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Lean D	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe D	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Likely D	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Lean D	November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Likely D	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Likely D	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe D	June 7, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[a]	Margin of error	Cheri Bustos (D)	Esther Joy King (R)	Undecided
Tarrance Group (R)[245][A]	October 10–12, 2020	418 (LV)	± 4.9%	49%	44%	7%
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[246][B]	October 4–6, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	48%	42%	8%

Results

Illinois's 17th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Cheri Bustos (incumbent)	156,011	52.02	−10.07%
	Republican	Esther Joy King	143,863	47.97	+10.06%
	Write-in		21	0.01	N/A
Total votes			299,895	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 18

2020 Illinois's 18th congressional district election

← 2018 2022 →

Nominee Darin LaHood George Petrilli Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 261,840 110,039 Percentage 70.4% 29.6%

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 18th district covers rural west-central Illinois, including Jacksonville, Quincy, and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. The incumbent was Republican Darin LaHood, who was re-elected with 67.2% of the vote in 2018.^[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Darin LaHood, incumbent U.S. representative^[247]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	59,542	100.0
Total votes			59,542	100.0

Democratic primary

After the primaries ended, Democratic Party leaders in the district placed George Petrilli, an attorney, on the ballot.^[248]

Withdrawn

• Mark Haasis, former national organizer for United Automobile Workers^[249]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[21]	Safe R	October 21, 2020
Inside Elections[22]	Safe R	October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[23]	Safe R	October 20, 2020
Politico[24]	Safe R	October 11, 2020
Daily Kos[25]	Safe R	October 26, 2020
RCP[26]	Safe R	October 28, 2020
Niskanen[27]	Safe R	June 7, 2020

Results

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2020^[1][28]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	261,840	70.41	+3.18%
	Democratic	George Petrilli	110,039	29.59	−3.18%
Total votes			371,879	100.0
	Republican hold

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. Poll sponsored by the Dan Lipinski campaign
3. "Other or Undecided" with 10%
4. Poll sponsored by Jeanne Ives' campaign
5. Poll conducted for the DCCC.
6. Poll sponsored by Londrigan's campaign
7. Poll sponsored by Oberweis' campaign
8. Standard VI response

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by the NRCC, which endorsed King prior to the sampling period.
2. Poll sponsored by the Congressional Leadership Fund, which endorsed King prior to the sampling period.