- Source: 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.
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. Objections to a candidate's nomination papers needed to be filed by December 7, 2015. The primaries were held on March 15.
Statewide
= By district
=Results of the 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district:
District 1
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. Brookins had previously circulated petitions in 2013, but declined to run at that time when Rush announced for re-election. Brookins announced that this time he would run for the seat, regardless of Rush's decision. In November 2015, Rush announced that he would run for re-election.
Former Cure Violence director and 2014 gubernatorial candidate Tio Hardiman had announced he would challenge Rush for the Democratic nomination. Hardiman withdrew in order to run for Cook County Clerk of Court.
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 =
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
August Deuser
= Eliminated in primary =
Jimmy Lee Tillman
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 2
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.
= 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 =
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
John Morrow
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 3
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. Jacobson terminated the committee in July 2015.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. representative
= Declined =
Oren Jacobson, tech entrepreneur
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Removed =
Art Jones, neo-Nazi
= General election
=Results
District 4
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. 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.
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 =
Primary results
= Republican primary
=No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat.
= General election
=Results
District 5
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
= 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
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 6
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. Kinzler ran to the political right of Roskam.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Peter Roskam, incumbent U.S. representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Gordon "Jay" Kinzler, Glen Ellyn Park District commissioner
= Withdrawn =
Gerald "Jerry" Drabik
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= 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 =
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 7
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 =
Primary results
= Republican primary
=No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat.
= General election
=Results
District 8
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. Krishnamoorthi was endorsed by Representative Jan Schakowsky.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Raja Krishnamoorthi, former deputy state treasurer, candidate for this seat in 2012, and candidate for Comptroller in 2010
= Eliminated in primary =
Deb Bullwinkel, Mayor of Villa Park
Michael Noland, state senator
= Withdrawn =
Tom Cullerton, state senator (running for re-election)
= Declined =
Jenny Burke, legal analyst, Itasca School Board member and 2014 State House Candidate
Tammy Duckworth, incumbent U.S. representative (running for the U.S. Senate)
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Pete DiCianni, DuPage County Commissioner and former mayor of Elmhurst
= Removed =
Richard Evans
Joseph Hantsch
Andrew Straw, disability rights attorney and Green candidate for Indiana's 2nd congressional district in 2012
= Declined =
Larry Kaifesh, retired United States Marine Corps Colonel and nominee for this seat in 2014
David McSweeney, state representative
Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage County Superintendent of Education
Tim Schneider, Cook County Commissioner and chairman of the Illinois Republican Party
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 9
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
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Joan McCarthy Lasonde
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 10
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.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bob Dold, incumbent U.S. representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Schneider announced on April 2, 2015, that he would again run for the 10th district against Dold.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Brad Schneider, former U.S. representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Nancy Rotering, Mayor of Highland Park, Illinois
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 11
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.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. representative
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Tonia Khouri, DuPage County board member
= Eliminated in primary =
Dominick Stella, cardiologist
Herman White, scientist
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 12
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
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Prior to the Democratic primary, international aid worker Edward Vowell had formed an exploratory committee.
Candidates
= Nominee =
C.J. Baricevic, attorney
= Declined =
Jerry Costello II, state representative
Jay Hoffman, state representative
Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County State's Attorney
Sheila Simon, former lieutenant governor and nominee for Comptroller in 2014
Edward Vowell, international aid worker
Rick Watson, St. Clair County Sheriff
Primary results
= 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
= 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.
Endorsements
Predictions
Results
Bost defeated Baricevic and Bradshaw in the general election on November 8, 2016, winning 54% of the vote.
District 13
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.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Ethan Vandersand, pharmacist
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Mark Wicklund, president of the Decatur-Macon County Opportunities Corporation and former Macon County Board member
= Declined =
Tom Banning, Assistant Illinois Attorney General
Tony DelGiorno, Sangamon County Board Member
David Gill, physician and nominee in 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2012 (running as Independent)
Andy Manar, state senator
Julia Rietz, Champaign County State's Attorney
Primary results
= 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.
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 14
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. 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
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jim Walz
= Eliminated in primary =
John Hosta
Jesse Maggitt
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 15
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.
= Republican primary
=State Senator Kyle McCarter unsuccessfully challenged Shimkus from the right.
Candidates
= Nominee =
John Shimkus, incumbent U.S. representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Kyle McCarter, state senator
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.
= General election
=Results
District 16
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. However, Senator Kirk ended up filing for re-election and Kinzinger remained running for re-election.
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.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. representative
= Removed =
Colin McGroarty, technology consultant and Tea Party activist
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.
= General election
=Results
District 17
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.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Cheri Bustos, incumbent U.S. representative
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Patrick Harlan, fuel truck driver and president of the Knox County Tea Party
= Eliminated in primary =
Jack Boccarossa, retired engineer and tree farm owner
= Endorsements =
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Results
District 18
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. Zalcman declined to run in the special election due to a shortened period to obtain the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot. Zalcman announced that he would focus on the 2016 primary instead. 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
= Democratic primary
=No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.
Write-in
Darrel Miller
Primary results
= General election
=Results
References
External links
U.S. House elections in Illinois, 2016 at Ballotpedia
Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets
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