- Source: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 6, 2018, to elect U.S. representatives, one from each of the state's eighteen congressional districts.
The primaries for all parties were held on March 20, 2018. The state congressional delegation changed from an 11–7 Democratic majority to a 13–5 Democratic majority.
Overview
= Statewide
== By district
=Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district:
District 1
Incumbent Democrat Bobby Rush, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 74.1% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+27.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Withdrew =
Howard Brookins, Chicago alderman for the 21st Ward and candidate for this seat in 2016
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jimmy Lee Tillman, II, son of former Chicago alderman Dorothy Tillman, nominee for this seat in 2014 and candidate in 2016
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 2
Incumbent Democrat Robin Kelly, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 79.8% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+29.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Robin Kelly, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Marcus Lewis, postal worker, independent candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2013 and Democratic candidate in 2014 & 2016
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
David Merkle
= Eliminated in primary =
Patrick Harmon
John Morrow, nominee for this seat in 2016
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 3
Incumbent Democrat Dan Lipinski, who had represented the district since 2005, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 100.0% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+6.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Marie Newman, businesswoman and activist
Endorsements
Polling
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Jewish Republicans called for Cook County Republican chairman Sean Morrison to resign for failing to recruit any candidate to oppose Art Jones, a self-professed Nazi, Holocaust denier, white nationalist, and white supremacist who became the Republican nominee.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Arthur Jones, former chair of the American Nazi Party, holocaust denier, and white supremacist
Primary results
= Other candidates
=Write-in
= Declared =
Justin Hanson, lawyer and Republican former congressional staffer
Richard Mayers, perennial candidate and alleged white supremacist congressional candidate in 2000, 2002, 2008, and 2016; 1998 State House candidate; 1993 Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate
Kenneth Yerkes, dentist
= Declined =
Christopher Reilly, Palos Township trustee
= General election
=Results
District 4
Incumbent Democrat Luis Gutiérrez, who had represented the district since 1993, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 79.8% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+33.
= Democratic primary
=A day after filing petitions to run for reelection, Gutierrez announced he would not seek re-election in 2018 and retire at the end of his current term.
Gutierrez's announcement led multiple Democrats to begin circulating petitions. Jesús "Chuy" García, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, and Proco Joe Moreno, both members of the Chicago City Council, circulated petitions for the nomination. Ramirez-Rosa and Moreno withdrew. Gutiérrez endorsed García.
On November 28, 2017, Richard Gonzalez filed to run for the Democratic nomination.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Jesús "Chuy" García, Cook County commissioner for the 7th district
= Eliminated in primary =
Sol Flores, founding executive director of La Casa Norte
Richard Gonzalez, Chicago Police Department sergeant
= Withdrew =
Raymond Lopez, Chicago city councilman for the 15th ward
Proco Joe Moreno, Chicago city councilman for the 1st ward
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, Chicago city councilman for the 35th ward (endorsed Jesús "Chuy" García)
Endorsements
Polling
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Mark Lorch
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 5
Incumbent Democrat Mike Quigley, who had represented the district since 2009, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+20.
Per the Illinois Board of Elections, four Democrats and one Republican filed to run in the 5th congressional district.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Sameena Mustafa
Steven J. Schwartzberg
Ben Wolf, former FBI agent
Endorsements
Primary results
= Republican primary
== Candidates
=Nominee
Tom Hanson
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 6
Incumbent Republican Peter Roskam, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote in 2016, while Democrat Hillary Clinton defeated Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election by a seven-point margin in that district. The district had a PVI of R+2.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Peter Roskam, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Clinton's victory in the historically Republican district led to a large amount of Democratic interest. On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 6th as one of three Illinois targets.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Sean Casten, scientist and former energy business owner
= Eliminated in primary =
Becky Anderson Wilkins, Naperville city council member
Carole Cheney, former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Bill Foster and candidate for Illinois House of Representatives in 2012
Amanda Howland, College of Lake County trustee, nominee for this seat in 2016, candidate for Illinois State Senate in 2012 and candidate for Illinois House of Representatives in 2006 & 2008
Ryan Huffman, data analyst
Kelly Mazeski, Barrington Hills planning commissioner and candidate for Illinois State Senate in 2016
Jennifer Zordani, regulatory attorney and former non-profit president
= Withdrawn =
Grace Haaf, business owner and former CIA cyber security analyst
Suzyn Price, former Naperville Board of Education member
= Declined =
Geoffrey Petzel, candidate for this seat in 2012
Jason Snelson, restaurant operations manager
Austin Songer, U.S. Navy veteran
Endorsements
Forum
Primary results
= General election
=Forum
Complete radio debate (2 parts): July 1, 2018
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 7
Incumbent Democrat Danny K. Davis, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 84.2% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+38.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Danny K. Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Anthony Clark, high school teacher
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Craig Cameron
= Eliminated in primary =
Jeffrey Leef
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 8
Incumbent Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who had represented the district since 2017, ran for re-election. He was elected with 58.3% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+8.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Raja Krishnamoorthi, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jitendra "JD" Diganvker, entrepreneur
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 9
Incumbent Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who had represented the district since 1999, ran for re-election. She was re-elected with 66.5% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+18.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
John D. Elleson, pastor
= Eliminated in primary =
Sargis Sangari, U.S. Army veteran
Maxwell Rice
D. Vincent Thomas Jr., U.S. Coast Guard veteran
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 10
Incumbent Democrat Brad Schneider, who had represented the district since 2017 and he previously between 2013 and 2015, ran for re-election. He was reelected with 52.6% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+10.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Brad Schneider, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Douglas Bennett, computer engineer
= Eliminated in primary =
Sapan Shah, physician
Jeremy Wynes, midwest director of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee and the Republican Jewish Coalition
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 11
Incumbent Democrat Bill Foster, who had represented the district since 2013 and had previously served the 14th district from 2008 to 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of D+9.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Nick Stella
= Eliminated in primary =
Connor Vlakancic
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 12
Incumbent Republican Mike Bost, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 54.3% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+5.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Mike Bost, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Preston Nelson
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=On May 22, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 12th as a target on the list of expanded targets.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County state attorney
= Eliminated in primary =
David Bequette, businessman
= Withdrawn =
Adam King, bartender and former archive technician at the National Archives and Records Administration
Pat McMahan, Mascoutah city councilman
Chris Miller, businessman
Dean Pruitt, businessman, mathematician, and co-founder and former science director of the City Museum
John Sholar, attorney
= Declined =
Nathan Colombo, marketing executive
Primary results
= Green primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Randall Auxier, professor of philosophy and communications studies at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Debates
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 13
Incumbent Republican Rodney Davis, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.7% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+3.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Declared =
Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 13th as one of three Illinois targets.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, nonprofit executive
= Eliminated in primary =
Jon Ebel, director of graduate studies in religion at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign
David Gill, physician and nominee for the 15th district in 2004, 2006, 2010 and for this seat in 2012
Erik Jones, former Illinois Assistant Attorney General
Angel Sides
= Withdrawn =
Benjamin Webb, teacher
= Declined =
Carol Ammons, state representative
Dillon Clark, Montgomery County board-member
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Debate
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 14
Incumbent Randy Hultgren, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.3% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+5.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Randy Hultgren, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 14th as one of three Illinois targets.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Lauren Underwood, nurse and former senior advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
= Eliminated in primary =
Matt Brolley, Montgomery village president
Victor Swanson, high school teacher
Jim Walz, nominee for this seat in 2016
Endorsements
Primary results
= General election
=Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 15
Incumbent Republican John Shimkus, who had represented the district since 1997, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 100.0% of the vote in 2016 The district had a PVI of R+21.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
John Shimkus, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Kevin Gaither, teacher
= Eliminated in primary =
Carl Spoerer
= Withdrawn =
Anthony March
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 16
Incumbent Republican Adam Kinzinger, who had represented the district since 2011, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 100.0% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+8.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
James Marter, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Sara Dady, lawyer
= Eliminated in primary =
Neill Mohammad, healthcare management consultant
Amy Murri Briel
= Withdrew =
Chris Minelli, attorney
Primary results
= General election
=Polling
Results
District 17
Incumbent Democrat Cheri Bustos, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election, after exploring a run for Governor of Illinois. She was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2016, while Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election by less than a one-point margin in the district. The district had a PVI of D+3.
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Cheri Bustos, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
= Republican primary
=On February 8, 2017, the National Republican Congressional Committee announced the 17th as one of its initial targets.
Candidates
= Nominee =
Bill Fawell, real estate broker
Primary results
= General election
=Results
District 18
Incumbent Republican Darin LaHood, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 72.1% of the vote in 2016. The district had a PVI of R+15.
= Republican primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Darin LaHood, incumbent U.S. Representative
= Eliminated in primary =
Donald Rients
Primary results
= Democratic primary
=Candidates
= Nominee =
Junius Rodriguez, history professor
= Eliminated in primary =
Brian Deters
Darrel Miller
Primary results
= General election
=Results
Notes
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References
External links
Candidates at Vote Smart
Candidates at Ballotpedia
Campaign finance at FEC
Campaign finance at OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Bobby Rush (D) for Congress
Jimmy Lee Tillman II (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of second district candidates
Robin Kelly (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of third district candidates
Justin Hanson (R) for Congress
Dan Lipinski (D) for Congress Archived January 31, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Mateusz Tomkowiak (I) for Congress
Kenneth Yerkes (R) for Congress Archived August 17, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
Jesús Chuy García (D) for Congress
Mark Lorch (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
Mike Quigley (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
Sean Casten (D) for Congress
Peter Roskam (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates
Craig Cameron (R) for Congress
Danny K. Davis (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates
Jitendra Diganvker (R) for Congress
Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates
John Elleson (R) for Congress Archived July 5, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
Jan Schakowsky (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates
Doug Bennett (R) for Congress
Brad Schneider (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of eleventh district candidates
Bill Foster (D) for Congress
Nick Stella, MD (R) for Congress Archived December 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Official campaign websites of twelfth district candidates
Mike Bost (R) for Congress
Brendan Kelly (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of thirteenth district candidates
Rodney Davis (R) for Congress Archived 2019-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
Betsy Dirksen Londrigan (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of fourteenth district candidates
Randy Hultgren (R) for Congress
Lauren Underwood (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of fifteenth district candidates
Kevin Gaither (D) for Congress
John Shimkus (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of sixteenth district candidates
Sara Dady (D) for Congress Archived September 15, 2017, at the Wayback Machine
Adam Kinzinger (R) for Congress Archived 2018-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
Official campaign websites of seventeenth district candidates
Cheri Bustos (D) for Congress
Bill Fawell (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of eighteenth district candidates
Darin LaHood (R) for Congress Archived August 22, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
Junius Rodriguez (D) for Congress
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