- Source: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on March 20, 2012.
Republicans struggled after a strong showing in 2010, losing a total of five seats, one via redistricting, and four via loses by incumbents. Joe Walsh, Bob Dold, Judy Biggert, and Bobby Schilling were all defeated in their bids for re-election. Walsh, Dold, and Schilling had all been elected during the wave year of 2010.
Redistricting
A redistricting bill was introduced to the Illinois General Assembly by members of the Democratic Party in May 2011. Although Representatives are not required to live within their districts, the new map drew the homes of at least five Republican incumbents into districts where they would have to run against other Republicans, and others into districts which strongly favor Democrats.
After an amendment which modified the 13th and 15th districts was passed with Republican support, the new map was passed by the Illinois House of Representatives on May 30, 2011 and the Senate on May 31. Governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat, signed the map into law on June 24. Republican members of the congressional delegation planned to mount a legal challenge.
Overview
District 1
The 1st district, which had been represented by Democrat Bobby Rush since 1993, had seen a decline in population and so now extends into the Chicago suburbs and rural areas of Will County.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Harold Bailey
Raymond Lodato, lecturer in public policy at the University of Chicago
Clifford Russell Jr., police officer
Jordan Sims, political commentator for an online newspaper
Fred Smith, program director for a youth care agency
Endorsements
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Donald Peloquin, Mayor of Blue Island
= Eliminated in primary =
Frederick Collins, police officer and 2010 candidate for Cook County Sheriff
Jimmy Lee Tillman II, producer
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 2
The new 2nd district stretches from Kankakee County, through Will County and to Chicago. Democrat Jesse Jackson, Jr., who had represented the 2nd district since 1999, sought re-election.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jesse Jackson Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Debbie Halvorson, former U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Polling
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Republican Adam Kinzinger, who was first elected to represent the 11th district in 2010 and now lives in the 2nd district, sought re-election in the 16th district.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Brian Woodworth, associate professor at Olivet Nazarene University
= Eliminated in primary =
James Taylor Sr., newspaper publisher
= Declined =
Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 11th district
Endorsements
Primary results
= Independents
=Marcus Lewis, postal worker
= General election
=Endorsements
Polling
Results
Aftermath
Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigned his seat in the 112th Congress on November 21, 2012, and also resigned his seat in the 113th Congress on the same day. As a result, no one was seated in the 113th Congress for the 2nd congressional district, and a special election was called for April, 2013, to fill the vacancy.
District 3
The 3rd district, which had been represented by Democrat Dan Lipinski since 2005, now extends to Bridgeport, Chicago and Lockport, Will County. Lipinski sought re-election.
= Democratic primary
=Insurance executive and health care activist John Atkinson was expected to challenge incumbent Lipinski, and raised over $535,000 in the first quarter of 2011, but no longer lives in Lipinski's district. Atkinson had considered instead running in the 11th district, but suspended his campaign on June 14, 2011.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Farah Baqai, police officer
= Withdrawn =
John Atkinson, Insurance executive and health care activist
Endorsements
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Richard Grabowski, manufacturing company supervisor
= Eliminated in primary =
Jim Falvey, attorney
Arthur J. Jones, insurance sales representative
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 4
The 4th district, which had been represented by Democrat Luis Gutiérrez since 1993, was extended to incorporate Gutiérrez's new home in Portage Park.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Luis Gutiérrez, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Jorge Zavala, teacher with the City Colleges of Chicago
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Héctor Concepción, a former director of the Puerto Rican chamber of commerce, had been removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections in January 2012, but since refiled and challenged Gutiérrez as the Republican nominee in the general election.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Héctor Concepción, former director of the Puerto Rican chamber of commerce
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 5
The 5th district, which had been represented by Democrat Mike Quigley since 2009, was redrawn to include Franklin Park, Elmwood Park, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, River Grove, Schiller Park and parts of Melrose Park, Stone Park and the North Side of Chicago. Quigley sought re-election.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Dan Schmitt, self-employed
Primary results
= Green primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Nancy Wade, community activist
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 6
The 6th district, which had been represented by Republican Peter Roskam since 2007, is one of two districts which were expected to remain strongly favorable to Republicans, although it has been redrawn to include Algonquin, Barrington, Cary, Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Palatine, South Elgin, West Chicago, Westmont and Wheaton.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Peter Roskam, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Leslie Coolidge, certified public accountant and former partner at KPMG
= Eliminated in primary =
Geoffrey Petzel, small business owner
Maureen E. Yates, retired businesswoman
= Disqualified =
Tim Ritter, graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago
Endorsements
Primary results
= Independents
=Khizar Jafri, a traffic analyst, ran as an Independent.
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 7
The 7th district, which had been represented by Democrat Danny K. Davis since 1997, was redrawn to include parts of LaGrange Park and Westchester. Davis sought re-election.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Danny Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Jacques A. Conway, pastor and retired police officer
Endorsements
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Rita Zak
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 8
Republican Joe Walsh, who was first elected to represent the 8th district in 2010, ran for re-election despite no longer living within the redrawn boundaries of the district. Walsh had initially decided to run in the redrawn 14th district.
= Republican primary
=Walsh defeated write-in candidate Robert Canfield, a business owner who had planned to challenge him in the Republican primary before being removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Joe Walsh, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Robert Canfield, business owner
= Withdrawn =
Rick Veenstra, DuPage County assistant state attorney
= Disqualified =
Rich Evans, accountant
= Declined =
David Harris, state representative
Craig Johnson, Mayor of Elk Grove Village
Andrew Palomo, businessman
Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage County Superintendent of Education
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Tammy Duckworth, Iraq veteran, former official in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and candidate for the 6th district in 2006
= Eliminated in primary =
Raja Krishnamoorthi, former deputy state treasurer and candidate for Illinois Comptroller in 2010
= Declined =
Melissa Bean, former U.S. Representative (endorsed Krishnamoorthi)
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Campaign
Walsh and Duckworth scheduled four debates. The first was held on May 12, 2012, on CLTV, the second on September 14 in West Dundee at Heritage Fest, the third on October 9 on WCPT and WIND at the Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows, open to 8th district residents. The fourth was held on October 18 on WTTW's Chicago Tonight.
Endorsements
Debates
Complete video of debate, October 18, 2012
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 9
Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who had represented the 9th district since 1999, sought re-election.
Robert Dold, who was first elected to represent the 10th district in 2010, lives in the new 9th district, but sought re-election in the 10th.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Simon Ribeiro, high school teacher and Green Party nominee for this seat in 2010
Endorsements
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Timothy Wolfe
= Withdrawn =
Ron Wallace, Niles Township Republican Committeeman
= Declined =
Robert Dold, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 10th district
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 10
Bob Dold, who was first elected to represent the 10th district in 2010, sought re-election. Dold no longer lives in the redrawn district, but would move into the district if he won re-election.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bob Dold, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Brad Schneider, management consultant
= Eliminated in primary =
Vivek Bavda, attorney
Ilya Sheyman, community organizer
John Tree, business executive and Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve
= Withdrawn =
Bob McKenzie, lawyer
= Disqualified =
Aloys Rutagwibira, mathematician and basketball coach
= Declined =
Susan Garrett, state senator
Carol Sente, state representative
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Debates
Complete video of debate, October 23, 2012
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 11
The newly drawn 11th district is the successor to the old 13th district, which had been represented by Republican Judy Biggert since 1999. While the reconfigured district contains half of Biggert's former territory, it was made significantly more Democratic than before. It now includes the Democratic-leaning areas of Joliet and Aurora. Biggert's home in Hinsdale was drawn into the 6th district, but she sought reelection in this district.
= Republican primary
=Biggert won the primary against nominal write-in opposition from Harris.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Judy Biggert, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Diane Harris, notary public
= Disqualified =
Jack Cunningham, Kane County Clerk
= Declined =
Chris Balkema, member of the Grundy County Board
Richard Irvin, Aurora alderman
Chris Lauzen, state senator (running for Kane County Board Chairman)
Endorsements
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bill Foster, former U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
James Hickey, president of the Orland Fire Protection District
Juan Thomas, former Aurora Township clerk
= Declined =
John Atkinson, Insurance executive and health care activist
Linda Chapa LaVia, state representative
Linda Holmes, state senator
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 12
Democrat Jerry Costello, who had represented the 12th district since 1988, decided to retire rather than run for re-election.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Brad Harriman, St. Clair County Regional Superintendent
= Eliminated in primary =
Kenneth Wiezer, retired carpenter
= Withdrawn =
Chris Miller, Illinois political director of the Truman National Security Project and Iraq War U.S. Army veteran
= Declined =
John Baricevic, St. Clair County Chief Judge
John E. Bradley, state representative
Ann Callis, Madison County Chief Judge
James Clayborne, Jr., state senator
Jerry Costello, incumbent U.S. Representative
Jerry Costello II, state representative and Jerry Costello's eldest son
Bill Haine, state senator
Jay C. Hoffman, former state representative
Tom Holbrook, state representative
Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County State's Attorney
Mark Kern, St. Clair County Board Chairman
Matt Melucci, Madison County Circuit Clerk
Sheila Simon, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
Campaign
Miller ended his campaign in February 2012 and endorsed Harriman (but remained on the primary ballot).
Endorsements
Primary results
In May 2012, Harriman dropped out of the race because of an illness; that left the decision of whom to name as a replacement candidate up to a committee that included the 12 Democratic county chairmen in the district and Rep. Costello. The committee unanimously selected Major General (ret.) and Adjutant General of Illinois William Enyart as the replacement nominee on June 23.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jason Plummer, chairman of the Madison County Republican Party and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010
= Eliminated in primary =
Rodger Cook, former mayor of Belleville
Theresa Kormos, nurse and candidate for this seat in 2010
= Disqualified =
Teri Newman, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2010
= Declined =
Mike Bost, state representative
Endorsements
Primary results
= Green primary
=Paula Bradshaw, a registered nurse, ran as the Green Party nominee.
= Independents
=Retha Daugherty, a small-business owner and resident of Carbondale, had announced her intentions to be on the ballot as an independent candidate, but had to drop her bid in April 2012 because of a change in state election law.
= General election
=Endorsements
Debates
Complete video of debate, September 20, 2012
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 13
The new 13th is the successor to the old 15th District, represented by Republican Tim Johnson since 2001.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Tim Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Michael Firsching, veterinarian
Frank Metzger, retired ironworker
Endorsements
Primary results
= Republican convention
=Although Johnson won the primary, in April 2012, he chose to retire rather than seek re-election. A convention was held on May 19, 2012, to choose a replacement nominee. The 14 GOP county chairmen in the district unanimously selected Rodney Davis as the party nominee.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Rodney L. Davis, aide to U.S. Representative John Shimkus
= Eliminated at the convention =
Jerry Clarke, chief of staff to U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren and Johnson's former chief of staff
Erika Harold, lawyer and 2003 Miss America
Kathy Wassink, businesswoman.
= Declined =
Jason Barickman, state representative
Phil Bloomer, Johnson's communications director
Bill Brady, state senator and nominee for governor in 2010
Dan Brady, state representative
Adam Brown, state representative
Sam McCann, state senator
Kyle McCarter, state senator
Duane Noland, former state senator
Chapin Rose, state representative
Mark Shelden, Johnson's current chief of staff
Mike Tate, CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents of Illinois and former state Representative
Jim Watson, state representative
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
David Gill, physician and nominee for the 15th district in 2004, 2006 and 2010
= Eliminated in primary =
Matt Goetten, Greene County State attorney
= Withdrawn =
James Gray, retired school administrator
= Declined =
Mike Frerichs, state senator
Jay Hoffman, former state representative
Mark N. Lee, labor lawyer
Brendan McGinty, Champaign County Board member
Endorsements
Primary results
= Independent
=John Hartman, a medical technology company CFO, ran as an independent candidate.
= General election
=Endorsements
Debates
Complete video of debate, October 17, 2012
Polling
Results
District 14
The redrawn 14th district includes McHenry County and parts of DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and Will counties. Republican Randy Hultgren, who was first elected to represent the 14th district in 2010, ran for re-election.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Randy Hultgren, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Declined =
Joe Walsh, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 8th district
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Bill Foster, a Democrat who represented the 14th district from 2008 until 2011, decided to run in the 11th district in 2012, although some Illinois General Assembly leaders had hoped he would run in the 14th district, where his home is located.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Dennis Anderson, public health researcher and International Breast Cancer Research Foundation trustee
= Eliminated in primary =
Jonathan Farnick, computer support technician
= Declined =
Jack Franks, state representative
Frank McClatchey, former McHenry alderman and former chairman of the McHenry County
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 15
Republican John Shimkus, who had represented the now-obsolete 19th district since 2003 and represented the 20th district (eliminated after redistricting following the 2000 census) from 1997 until 2003, sought re-election in the new 15th district.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
John Shimkus, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Angela Michael, retired nurse
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 16
In redistricting, the 16th district was moved south to incorporate Livingston and Iroquois counties and parts of Ford County. Republican U.S. Representatives Adam Kinzinger, who had represented the 11th district since January 2011, and Don Manzullo, who had represented the 16th district since 1993, sought re-election in the new 16th district.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. Representative from the 11th district
= Eliminated in primary =
Don Manzullo, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Declined =
Frank Gambino, majority leader of the Winnebago County Board; he announced in September 2011 that he would instead run for the Illinois Senate
Endorsements
Polling
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Wanda Rohl, social worker
= Independents
=Bronco Bojovic, a businessman, had planned to run as an Independent candidate but dropped out of the race in February 2012.
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 17
The 17th district, based in Rock Island and Moline, was extended to include most of Rockford and the more Democratic areas of Peoria and Tazewell County, thereby making it more favorable to Democrats. Republican Bobby Schilling, who had represented the district since January 2011, ran for re-election.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bobby Schilling, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Cheri Bustos, East Moline alderwoman
= Eliminated in primary =
Greg Aguilar, director of multicultural services at Augustana College
George Gaulrapp, Mayor of Freeport
= Withdrawn =
Eric Reyes, attorney
= Declined =
Mike Boland, former state representative
Phil Hare, former U.S. Representative
Dave Koehler, state senator
Porter McNeill, activist
Mark Schwiebert, former mayor of Rock Island
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Debates
Complete video of debate, October 25, 2012
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 18
Republican Aaron Schock, who had represented the 18th district since 2009, ran for and won re-election. The district was one of two which were expected to remain strongly favorable to Republicans. Peoria's more Democratic southern portion was shifted to the 17th district, and was replaced by the heavily Republican Bloomington-Normal and Quincy areas.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Aaron Schock, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Disqualified =
Darrel Miller, farmer; removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections in February 2012
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Steve Waterworth, farmer and former master sergeant in the Air Force and Air National Guard
= Eliminated in primary =
Matthew Woodmancy, restaurant manager
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
References
External links
Illinois State Board of Elections
Official candidate list, primary election
Official candidate list, general election
Find your current district by address or zip+4 Archived February 6, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
Find your new district by address or map
Vote 2012: Meet the Candidates, ABC 7 Chicago, video statements and questionnaire answers
Candidate issue positions at On the Issues
United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Illinois U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Illinois from OpenSecrets
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
Illinois Redistricting at Illinois House Democrats official website
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