2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 4

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

| country = Illinois

| type = legislative

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

| next_year = 2020

| seats_for_election = All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives

| election_date = November 6, 2018

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| last_election1 = 11

| seats1 = 13

| seat_change1 = {{increase}} 2

| popular_vote1 = 2,744,727

| percentage1 = 60.46%

| swing1 = {{increase}} 6.84%

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| last_election2 = 7

| seats2 = 5

| seat_change2 = {{decrease}} 2

| popular_vote2 = 1,754,449

| percentage2 = 38.65%

| swing2 = {{decrease}} 7.09%

| map_image = 2018 U.S. House elections in Illinois.svg

| map_caption = {{col-begin}}

{{col-2}}

Democratic

{{legend|#86b6f2|50–60%}}

{{legend|#4389e3|60–70%}}

{{legend|#1666cb|70–80%}}

{{legend|#0645b4|80–90%}}

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Republican

{{legend|#e27f90|50–60%}}

{{legend|#CC2F4A|60–70%}}

{{legend|#D40000|70–80%}}

{{col-end}}

| map_size = 300px

}}

{{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.{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_elections,_2018|title=Illinois elections, 2018 - Ballotpedia}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/us/elections/calendar-primary-results.html,%20https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/us/elections/calendar-primary-results.html|title=2018 Election Calendar and Results|last=Collins|first=Keith|date=2018|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=21 March 2018|issn=0362-4331}} The state congressional delegation changed from an 11–7 Democratic majority to a 13–5 Democratic majority.

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Overview

=Statewide=

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{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|60.46}}

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|38.65}}

{{bar percent|Other|#777777|0.89}}

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{{bar percent|Democratic|{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}|72.22}}

{{bar percent|Republican|{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}|27.78}}

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=By district=

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district:{{cite web|last=Johnson|first=Cheryl L.|title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018|url=http://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/Election-Statistics/|publisher=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives|access-date=April 27, 2019|date=February 28, 2019}}

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! scope=col rowspan=3|District

! scope=col colspan=2|Democratic

! scope=col colspan=2|Republican

! scope=col colspan=2|Others

! scope=col colspan=2|Total

! scope=col rowspan=3|Result

scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|scope=col colspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"|scope=col colspan=2|scope=col colspan=2|
scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%scope=col data-sort-type="number"|Votesscope=col data-sort-type="number"|%
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 1

189,56073.51%50,96019.76%17,3656.73%257,885100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 2

190,68481.06%44,56718.94%00.00%235,251100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 3

163,05373.01%57,88525.92%2,3961.07%223,334100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 4

143,89586.59%22,29413.41%00.00%166,189100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 5

213,99276.66%65,13423.34%50.00%279,131100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 6

169,00153.58%146,44546.42%00.00%315,446100.0%align=left|Democratic gain
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 7

215,74687.62%30,49712.38%00.00%246,243100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 8

130,05465.97%67,07334.03%00.00%197,127100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 9

213,36873.49%76,98326.51%00.00%290,351100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 10

156,54065.59%82,12434.41%00.00%238,664100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 11

145,40763.84%82,35836.16%00.00%227,765100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 12

118,72445.39%134,88451.57%7,9353.03%261,543100.0%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 13

134,45849.62%136,51650.38%70.00%270,981100.0%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 14

156,03552.50%141,16447.50%00.00%297,199100.0%align=left|Democratic gain
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 15

74,30929.07%181,29470.93%50.00%255,608100.0%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 16

104,56940.88%151,25459.12%20.00%255,825100.0%align=left|Republican hold
{{Party shading/Democratic}}

| align=left|District 17

142,65962.09%87,09037.91%00.00%229,749100.0%align=left|Democratic hold
{{Party shading/Republican}}

| align=left|District 18

95,48632.77%195,92767.23%00.00%291,413100.0%align=left|Republican hold
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| align=left|Total

2,757,54060.74%1,754,44938.65%27,7150.61%4,539,704100.0%

District 1

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 1st congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 1

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 1

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Bobby Rush official portrait (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Bobby Rush

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 189,560

| percentage1 = 73.5%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Jimmy Lee Tillman

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 50,960

| percentage2 = 19.8%

| image3 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee3 = Thomas Rudbeck

| party3 = Independent (United States)

| popular_vote3 = 17,365

| percentage3 = 6.7%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 1st district by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Rush: {{legend0|#3357a2|80–90%}}
Tillman: {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Bobby Rush

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Bobby Rush

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 1st congressional district}}

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.{{cite web |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResults.aspx?ID=vlS7uG8NT%2f0%3d |title=Illinois General Election 2016 |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |date=2016-11-08 |access-date=2016-12-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220174800/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionResults.aspx?ID=vlS7uG8NT%2f0%3d |archive-date=2016-12-20 |url-status=dead }} The district had a PVI of D+27.

=Democratic primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

===Withdrew===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bobby Rush (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 104,114

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 104,114

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=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{{cite web |url=http://abc7chicago.com/uncategorized/jimmy-lee-tillman-ii-candidate-for-us-congress-1st-district/325403/ |title=Jimmy Lee Tillman, II, Candidate for U.S. Congress, 1st District |publisher=ABC7Chicago |date=September 30, 2014}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jimmy Lee Tillman, II

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 15,389

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 15,389

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report{{Cite web | url=https://cookpolitical.com/ratings/house-race-ratings/187562 | title=2018 House Race Ratings | website=Cook Political Report | access-date=October 30, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections{{Cite web | title=2018 House Ratings | url=http://www.insideelections.com/ratings/house/2018-house-ratings-november-1-2018 | publisher=The Rothenberg Political Report | access-date=November 5, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball{{Cite web | title=2018 House | url=http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/2018-house | publisher=Sabato's Crystal Ball | access-date=November 5, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP{{cite news | title=Battle for the House 2018 | url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2018/house/2018_elections_house_map.html | publisher=RCP | accessdate=November 5, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos{{cite web | url=https://elections.dailykos.com/app/elections/2018/office/house | title=Daily Kos Elections 2018 race ratings | website=Daily Kos | accessdate=November 5, 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=September 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538{{cite web | last1=Silver | first1=Nate | title=2018 House Forecast | url=https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180816164538/https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2018-midterm-election-forecast/house/ | url-status=dead | archive-date=August 16, 2018 | website=FiveThirtyEight | accessdate=November 6, 2018 | date=August 16, 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN{{cite web |title=CNN's 2018 Race Ratings |url=https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/key-races |website=cnn.com |publisher=Turner Broadcasting System |access-date=30 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181031235918/https://www.cnn.com/election/2018/key-races |archive-date=31 October 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico{{Cite news|url=https://www.politico.com/election-results/2018/house-senate-race-ratings-and-predictions/|title=Who wins 2018? Predictions for Every House & Senate Election|work=POLITICO|access-date=2018-09-07}}

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 2, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 1st congressional district, 2018{{cite web |title=2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/489559144/2018GEOfficialVote-637451006001092261}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bobby Rush (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 189,560

| percentage = 73.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jimmy Lee Tillman, II

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 50,960

| percentage = 19.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Thomas Rudbeck

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 17,365

| percentage = 6.7

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 257,885

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 2

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 2nd congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 2

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 2

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Robin Kelly, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Robin Kelly

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 190,684

| percentage1 = 81.1%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = David Merkle

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 44,567

| percentage2 = 18.9%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 2nd district by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Kelly: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#244079|>90%}}
Merkle: {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Robin Kelly

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Robin Kelly

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 2nd congressional district}}

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===

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Marcus Lewis, postal worker, independent candidate for this seat in 2012 & 2013 and Democratic candidate in 2014 & 2016

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results{{cite web |title=2018 General Primary Official Vote Totals Book |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/489559146/2018GPOfficialVote-637451006862508026 |website=Illinois Department of Elections}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robin Kelly (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 80,659

| percentage = 82.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Marcus Lewis

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 17,640

| percentage = 17.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 98,299

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • David Merkle

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Patrick Harmon
  • John Morrow, nominee for this seat in 2016

==Primary results==

[[File:2018 Illinois 2nd district Republican primary results map.svg|thumb|200px|Results by county:

{{legend|#e389bd|Merkle—40–50%}}

{{legend|#7addcb|Harmon—40–50%}}

{{legend|#b1ece1|Harmon—30–40%}}

]]{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Merkle

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,963

| percentage = 36.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Patrick Harmon

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,810

| percentage = 35.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Morrow

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,790

| percentage = 27.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 13,563

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 2nd congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Robin Kelly (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 190,684

| percentage = 81.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Merkle

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 44,567

| percentage = 18.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 235,251

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 3

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 3rd congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 3

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 3

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Dan Lipinski Portrait 115th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Dan Lipinski

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 163,053

| percentage1 = 73.0%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Arthur Jones

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 57,885

| percentage2 = 25.9%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 3rd district by county.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = County results
Lipinski: {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} {{legend0|#416fcd|70-80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Dan Lipinski

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Dan Lipinski

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 3rd congressional district}}

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===

===Eliminated in primary===

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Dan Lipinski

| list =

U.S. senators

  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator from Texas (Republican){{Cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/29/ted-cruz-arthur-jones-vote-democrat-688743|title=Ted Cruz: 'Vote for the Democrat' over the GOP Nazi|website=Politico}}

State legislators

  • Steven Landek, state senator{{cite news|last=Swanson|first=Lorraine|title=Suburban Mayors Throw Support Behind Lipinski|date=January 17, 2018|newspaper=Patch Media|access-date=January 18, 2018|url=https://patch.com/illinois/oaklawn/suburban-mayors-throw-support-behind-lipinski}}

Labor unions

  • International Association of Fire Fighters{{cite web|url=http://www.lipinskiforcongress.com/endorsements11_2018primary.html|title=Dan Lipinski for Congress Illinois 3rd Congressional District|website=www.lipinskiforcongress.com|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322020531/http://www.lipinskiforcongress.com/endorsements11_2018primary.html|url-status=dead}}
  • International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
  • International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers{{cite web|url=http://www.lipinskiforcongress.com/endorsements2_2018primary.html|title=Dan Lipinski for Congress Illinois 3rd Congressional District|website=www.lipinskiforcongress.com|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322081842/http://www.lipinskiforcongress.com/endorsements2_2018primary.html|url-status=dead}}
  • International Brotherhood of Boilermakers{{cite web|url=http://www.lipinskiforcongress.com/endorsements5_2018primary.html|title=Dan Lipinski for Congress Illinois 3rd Congressional District|website=www.lipinskiforcongress.com|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322015839/http://www.lipinskiforcongress.com/endorsements5_2018primary.html|url-status=dead}}
  • Transport Workers Union of America
  • United Steelworkers{{cite web|url=http://www.lipinskiforcongress.com/endorsements6_2018primary.html|title=Dan Lipinski for Congress Illinois 3rd Congressional District|website=www.lipinskiforcongress.com|access-date=March 21, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322021157/http://www.lipinskiforcongress.com/endorsements6_2018primary.html|url-status=dead}}

Organizations

  • Susan B. Anthony List{{cite news|last=Kamisar|first=Ben|title=Anti-abortion group rallies behind Dem in primary fight|date=March 15, 2018|newspaper=The Hill|access-date=March 21, 2018|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/378604-anti-abortion-group-rallies-behind-anti-abortion-dem-in-primary-fight/}}

Newspapers

  • Chicago Sun-Times{{Cite tweet |user=Suntimes|number=963895455674523648|date = February 14, 2018 |title=EDITORIAL: @RepLipinski has received our endorsement for Congress in the 3rd District Democratic primary. Here's why: http://bit.ly/2swQlbB #2018election}}
  • Chicago Tribune{{cite news|title=Editorial: More endorsements for the U.S. House|date=February 19, 2018|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=March 21, 2018|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ushouse2-republicans-democrats-congress-20180212-story.html}}

Local officials

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Marie Newman

| list =

U.S. senators

  • Kirsten Gillibrand, United States Senator from New York{{Cite news |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/gillibrand-endorses-illinois-woman-challenging-incumbent-democrat-2017-11 |title=Gillibrand and top liberal groups are throwing their weight behind an Illinois woman challenging a 'radically conservative' House Democrat |last=Relman |first=Eliza |date=December 2, 2017 |work=Business Insider |access-date=January 17, 2018}}
  • Bernie Sanders, Independent United States Senator from Vermont, 2016 presidential candidate{{Cite news |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bernie-sanders-endorses-marie-newman-in-fight-for-dan-lipinski-seat/ |title=Bernie Sanders endorses Marie Newman in fight for Dan Lipinski seat: Big boost |last=Sweet |first=Lynn |date=March 8, 2018 |work=Chicago Sun-Times |access-date=March 8, 2018 |archive-date=March 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308172637/https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/bernie-sanders-endorses-marie-newman-in-fight-for-dan-lipinski-seat/ |url-status=dead }}

U.S. representatives

State legislators

  • Toi Hutchinson (D-Olympia Fields), State Senator{{cite web|last1=Korecki|first1=Natasha|last2=East|first2=Kristen|title=Female Lawmakers to Back Newman|work=Illinois Playbook|publisher=Politico|date=January 19, 2018|access-date=January 19, 2018|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/01/19/rauner-delighted-amazon-considering-corrupt-illinois-paltry-blago-ad-buy-cook-county-looking-for-few-good-women-pro-durkin-anti-straub-ads-up-237279}}
  • Laura Fine (D-Glenview), Representative
  • Theresa Mah, (D-Chicago), Representative
  • Ann Williams (D-Chicago), Representative

Labor unions

  • American Postal Workers Union local #6266
  • Illinois Federation of Teachers{{Cite web |url=https://www.marienewmanforcongress.com/endorsements/ |title=Marie Newman: Endorsements}}
  • National Nurses United{{Cite web |url=https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/press/national-nurses-united-endorses-marie-newman-against-incumbent-rep-dan-lipinski-illinois-3rd |title=National Nurses United Endorses Marie Newman Against Incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski in Illinois 3rd Congressional District |date=January 3, 2018 |website=National Nurses United |access-date=January 17, 2018}}
  • Service Employees International Union of Illinois{{cite news|last=Korecki|first=Natasha|title=Progressives gang up on Lipinski|date=February 2, 2018|newspaper=Politico|access-date=February 5, 2018|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/02/02/dan-lipinski-illinois-progressives-386090}}

Organizations

Local officials

  • Ameya Pawar, Chicago Alderman for the 47th ward, former gubernatorial candidate{{Cite news |url=http://www.theherald-news.com/2017/12/15/newman-receives-endorsement-from-former-gubernatorial-candidate/aoh3mn1/ |title=Newman receives endorsement from former gubernatorial candidate |last=Ortiz |first=Alex |date=December 17, 2017 |work=The Herald-News |access-date=January 17, 2018}}
  • Toni Preckwinkle, President of the Cook County Board

Individuals

  • Gloria Steinem, feminist activist{{Cite news |url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/February-2018/Dan-Lipinski-vs-Marie-Newman/ |title=Could a Political Newcomer Unseat Illinois's Most Conservative Democrat? |last=Felsenthal |first=Carol |date=January 17, 2018 |work=Chicago Magazine |access-date=January 17, 2018 |quote="Newman is basking in the endorsements of feminist icon Gloria Steinem, New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand, and groups advocating for women, such as NARAL Pro-Choice America and the Feminist Majority Foundation."}}

}}

==Polling==

class="wikitable"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Dan
Lipinski

! style="width:100px;"| Marie
Newman

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling (D)[https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/376922-poll-lipinski-holds-slim-lead-over-progressive-primary-challenger/ Public Policy Polling (D)]

| align=center| February 27–28, 2018

| align=center| 648

| align=center| ± 3.9%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 43%

| align=center| 41%

| align=center| 15%

align=center|Normington, Petts & Associates (D)[https://www.marienewmanforcongress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Newman-IL-03-Brief-Poll-Memo.pdf Normington, Petts & Associates (D)]

| align=center| October 16–19, 2017

| align=center|400

| align=center|± 4.9%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 49%

| align=center| 18%

| align=center| 33%

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 48,675

| percentage = 51.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Marie Newman

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 46,530

| percentage = 48.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 95,205

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=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.{{Cite web|url=https://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2018/04/jewish-republicans-call-for-cook-county-gop-chairman-to-resign.html|title = Jewish Republicans call for Cook County GOP chairman to resign over Nazi-sympathizing candidate}}

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Arthur Jones, former chair of the American Nazi Party, holocaust denier, and white supremacist{{cite news|last1=Sweet|first1=Lynn|last2=Main|first2=Frank|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/holocaust-denier-arthur-jones-republican-3rd-congressional-district-lipinski-newman/|title=Holocaust denier poised to claim GOP nomination in Illinois race for Congress|access-date=February 5, 2018|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=February 4, 2018}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Arthur Jones

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 20,681

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 20,681

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Other candidates=

==Write-in==

===Declared===

  • Justin Hanson, lawyer and Republican former congressional staffer{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/08/nazi-candidate-challenger-justin-hanson-766715|title=Nazi candidate draws write-in challenger in Chicago district|first1=Shia |last1=Kapos |date=2018-08-08 |work=Politico |access-date=18 August 2018}}{{cite news | url = https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-nazi-arthur-jones-holocaust-denier-congress-republican-dan-lipinski/ | date = 2018-08-08 | title = Illinois Nazi who won GOP primary for Congress to face write-in challengers | first1 = Lynn | last1 = Sweet | author1-link=Lynn Sweet | first2 = Tina | last2 = Sfondeles | work = Chicago Sun-Times | edition = online | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180809063035/https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/illinois-nazi-arthur-jones-holocaust-denier-congress-republican-dan-lipinski/ | archive-date = 2018-08-09 | access-date = 2018-08-26 }}{{cite news | url = https://www-ssl.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/8-14-2018/GOP-nominee-in-3rd-District-draws-write_in-challenges/ | title = GOP nominee in 3rd District draws write-in challenges | work = Riverside-Brookfield Landmark | edition = online | date = August 14, 2018 | publisher = Wednesday Journal | location = Oak Park, Illinois | access-date = 2018-08-26 | archive-date = August 26, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180826150154/https://www-ssl.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/8-14-2018/GOP-nominee-in-3rd-District-draws-write_in-challenges/ | url-status = dead }}
  • Richard Mayers, perennial candidate and alleged white supremacist{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/amp/story/2018/06/29/arthur-jones-nazi-illinois-republicans-686875|title='I snookered them': Illinois Nazi candidate creates GOP dumpster fire|website=Politico|access-date=December 29, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2009/11/10/politics/jewish-candidate-files-against-alleged-supremacist|title=Jewish candidate files against alleged supremacist|date=November 10, 2009|access-date=January 18, 2019}}{{cite web|url=http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/lgbt/Man-Delivers-Nazi-Salutes-at-Hearing/8977.html|title=Man Delivers Nazi Salutes at Hearing - Gay Lesbian Bi Trans News Archive|website=Windy City Times|date=27 July 2005|access-date=December 29, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-07-14-0507140242-story.html|title=White supremacist faces charges|first=Brett |last= McNeil |website=Chicago Tribune |language=en-US|access-date=December 29, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rblandmark.com/News/Articles/11-20-2007/Alleged-white-supremacist-running-for-Congress-in-3rd-District/|title=Alleged white supremacist running for Congress in 3rd District|website=Rblandmark.com|language=en-US|access-date=December 29, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2005-07-22-0507220244-story.html|title=Man is arrested for Nazi salutes|first=Barbara |last= Bell|website=Chicago Tribune|access-date=January 18, 2019}} congressional candidate in 2000, 2002, 2008, and 2016;{{cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/news/mayor-ballot-election-board-grandma-clark/|title=3 mayoral candidates booted from ballot|website=Chicago Sun-Times|date=27 December 2018|language=en|access-date=December 29, 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Mayers|title=Richard Mayers|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=December 29, 2018}} 1998 State House candidate; 1993 Berwyn city clerk and city treasurer candidate
  • Kenneth Yerkes, dentist

===Declined===

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 3rd congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Dan Lipinski (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 163,053

| percentage = 73.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Arthur Jones

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 57,885

| percentage = 25.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Justin Hanson (write-in)

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 1,353

| percentage = 0.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kenneth Yerkes (write-in)

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 1,039

| percentage = 0.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Richard Mayers (write-in)

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 4

| percentage = 0.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 223,334

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 4

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 4th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 4

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 4

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Chuy Garcia official portrait (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Chuy García

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 143,895

| percentage1 = 86.6%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Mark Lorch

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 22,294

| percentage2 = 13.4%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Luis Gutiérrez

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Chuy García

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 4th congressional district}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandFiling.aspx|title=Candidate Office Filing Search – General Primary March 20, 2018|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|location=Springfield, Illinois|date=December 1, 2017|access-date=November 28, 2017|quote=This goes to a landing page. Follow the prompts from there.|archive-date=December 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031643/http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandFiling.aspx|url-status=dead}}{{cite news |last1=Pearson |first1=Rick |last2=Byrne |first2=John |date=November 28, 2017 |title=U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez won't run again, wants to rebuild Puerto Rico |url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-luis-gutierrez-congress-politics-20171128-story.html |work=ChicagoTribune |location=Chicago |access-date=November 28, 2017 }}{{cite news |last=Korecki |first=Natasha |date=November 27, 2017 |title=Gutierrez won't seek reelection |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2017/11/27/gutierrez-illinois-house-democrat-261092 |work=Politico |location=Arlington, Virginia |access-date=November 27, 2017 }}

File:Chuy Garcia at rally.jpg at a congressional campaign rally in South Lawndale, Chicago, February 2018]]

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.{{citation needed|date=March 2018}} Gutiérrez endorsed García.{{cite news|last1=Miller|first1=Rich|date=November 28, 2017|title=Luis Gutierrez won't run for reelection|url=https://capitolfax.com/2017/11/28/report-luis-gutierrez-wont-run-for-reelection/|work=Capitol Fax|access-date=November 28, 2017}}

On November 28, 2017, Richard Gonzalez filed to run for the Democratic nomination.

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Sol Flores, founding executive director of La Casa Norte{{cite news|last1=Byrne|first1=John|last2=Dardick|first2=Hal|last3=Ruthhart|first3=Bill|title=Gutierrez's departure opens up generational fault line in Chicago Latino politics|access-date=December 4, 2017|date=December 2, 2017|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-chicago-latino-politics-20171130-story.html}}{{cite news|last1=Byrne|first1=John|last2=Dardick|first2=Hal|title=3 aldermen join 'Chuy' Garcia in crowded field to replace Rep. Luis Gutierrez|access-date=December 4, 2017|date=December 2, 2017|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-illinois-congressional-election-gutierrez-successor-20171204-story.html}}
  • Richard Gonzalez, Chicago Police Department sergeant

===Withdrew===

  • Raymond Lopez, Chicago city councilman for the 15th wardByrne, John (January 30, 2018) "[http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-democrats-congress-gutierrez-debate-20180130-story.html Ald. Lopez drops out of race to succeed Gutierrez in Congress]", Chicago Tribune, Retrieved January 30, 2018.
  • 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==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Sol Flores

| list =

U.S. senators

  • Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2018/02/06/unpacking-latest-blago-pritzker-tape-ives-defends-ad-did-gop-drop-the-ball-on-nazi-candidate-244261|title=UNPACKING latest BLAGO-PRITZKER tape — IVES defends AD — Did GOP 'drop the ball' on NAZI candidate?|website=POLITICO}}

Organizations

  • EMILY's List{{cite news|last1=Guarino|first1=Mark|last2=East|first2=Kristen|title=Today EMILY's List is endorsing Sol Flores for Congress in the state's 4th District, vacated by U.S. Rep. Luis Gutierrez|date=December 21, 2017|newspaper=POLITICO|access-date=December 21, 2017|url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2017/12/21/pruitts-new-midwest-epa-administrator-gets-low-marks-from-enviros-rauner-under-fire-after-legionnaires-breakout-at-vet-home-emilys-list-endorses-sol-flores-232953}}

Newspapers

  • Chicago Tribune{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/editorials/ct-edit-ushouse2-republicans-democrats-congress-20180212-story.html|title=Editorial: More endorsements for the U.S. House |newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=February 19, 2018|access-date=March 5, 2018}}

Local officials

  • Ameya Pawar, Chicago alderman{{cite web|last1=Pawar|first1=Ameya|title=Ameya Pawar Facebook Page|url=https://www.facebook.com/AmeyaPawarIL/posts/1637525699640657|website=Facebook|access-date=21 January 2018}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Jesús "Chuy" García

| list =

U.S. senators

  • Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont and 2016 presidential candidate{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-bernie-sanders-endorse-chuy-garcia-20171130-story.html|title=Bernie Sanders endorses 'Chuy' Garcia's bid to succeed Rep. Gutierrez in Congress|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|access-date=November 30, 2017|date=November 30, 2017}}

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Organizations

  • Our Revolution{{cite web|url=https://ourrevolution.com/press/our-revolution-and-latino-victory-fund-endorse-chuy-garcia-congress/|title=Our Revolution and Latino Victory Fund Endorse Chuy Garcia for Congress|date=February 8, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2018|publisher=Our Revolution|archive-date=February 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180221040019/https://ourrevolution.com/press/our-revolution-and-latino-victory-fund-endorse-chuy-garcia-congress/|url-status=dead}}

Newspapers

  • Chicago Sun-Times{{cite news|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/4th-congressional-district-democratic-primary-jesus-chuy-garcia-endorsement/|title=ENDORSEMENT: Jesus "Chuy" Garcia For Congress in 4th District Democratic Party|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|date=February 13, 2018|access-date=February 20, 2018}}

Local officials

  • Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, member of the Chicago City Council from the 35th ward and former U.S. Representative (IL-4) candidate{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-met-ramirez-rosa-chuy-garcia-congress-20180109-story.html|title=Chicago alderman drops out of race for Gutierrez seat, backs 'Chuy' Garcia|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|date=January 9, 2018|access-date=January 9, 2018}}

Individuals

  • Christopher G. Kennedy, businessman and 2018 Illinois gubernatorial candidate{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/bernie-sanders-chuy-garcia-stays-mum-on-illinois-governors-race-biss-kennedy-pritzker-474903413.html|title=Sanders Endorses Garcia for Congress, but Stays Mum on Governor's Race|publisher=NBC|date=February 22, 2018|access-date=February 22, 2018}}
  • J. B. Pritzker, businessman and 2018 Democratic Illinois gubernatorial nominee{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JBPritzker/status/992866090995810304/photo/1|title=JB Pritzker on Twitter|publisher=Twitter|date=May 5, 2018}}

}}

==Polling==

class="wikitable"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:90px;"| Jesus
"Chuy" García

! style="width:90px;"| Joe
Moreno

! style="width:90px;"| Sol
Flores

! style="width:90px;"| Carlos
Ramirez-Rosa

! Other

! Undecided

Garin Hart Yang Research Group (D)[https://www.politico.com/f/?id=00000161-2b8e-d9fe-a9fd-7bffa4620000 Garin Hart Yang Research Group (D)]

| align=center| January 18–21, 2018

| align=center| 400

| align=center| ± 5.0%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 59%

| align=center| 8%

| align=center| 6%

| align=center| –

| align=center| 8%

| align=center| 19%

Public Policy Polling (D)[https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2017/12/18/chuy-garcia-leads-by-double-digits-bga-rips-rahms-claim-of-kennedy-king-success-possible-rahm-challenger-garry-mccarthy-tries-to-distance-himself-from-trump-231360?jumpEdition= Public Policy Polling (D)]

| align=center| December 13–14, 2017

| align=center| 412

| align=center| ± 4.8%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 53%

| align=center| –

| align=center| –

| align=center| 7%

| align=center| –

| align=center| 20%

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jesús "Chuy" García

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 49,631

| percentage = 66.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sol Flores

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 16,398

| percentage = 21.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Richard Gonzalez

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 8,921

| percentage = 12.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 74,950

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Mark Lorch

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Lorch

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 5,805

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 5,805

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 4th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jesús "Chuy" García

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 143,895

| percentage = 86.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mark Lorch

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 22,294

| percentage = 13.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 166,189

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 5

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 5th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 5

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 5

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Mike Quigley official photo (cropped 2).jpg

| nominee1 = Mike Quigley

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 213,992

| percentage1 = 76.7%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Tom Hanson

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 65,134

| percentage2 = 23.3%

| map_image = File:2018 and 2020 Congressional election in Illinois' 5th district by county.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = County results
Quigley: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#416fcd|70-80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Mike Quigley

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Mike Quigley

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 5th congressional district}}

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.{{cite web|title=Candidate List GENERAL PRIMARY – 3/20/2018 5th Congress|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=December 4, 2017|publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections|location=Springfield, Illinois|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandFiling.aspx|archive-date=December 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171202020847/http://elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandFiling.aspx|url-status=dead}}

=Democratic primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Sameena Mustafa
  • Steven J. Schwartzberg
  • Ben Wolf, former FBI agent

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Sameena Mustafa

| list =

Organizations

}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Quigley (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 66,254

| percentage = 62.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sameena Mustafa

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 25,591

| percentage = 24.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ben Wolf

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 10,032

| percentage = 9.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Steven Schwartzberg

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 4,196

| percentage = 4.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 106,073

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

=Candidates=

== Nominee ==

  • Tom Hanson

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tom Hanson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 18,837

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 18,837

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Quigley (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 213,992

| percentage = 76.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tom Hanson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 65,134

| percentage = 23.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Frank Rowder (write-in)

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 5

| percentage = 0.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 279,131

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 6

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 6th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 6

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 6

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Sean Casten, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Sean Casten

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 169,001

| percentage1 = 53.6%

| image2 = File:Peter Roskam, official portrait, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Peter Roskam

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 146,445

| percentage2 = 46.1%

| map_image = 2018 and 2020 Congressional elections in Illinois' 6th congressional district by county.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Casten: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}}
Roskam: {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Peter Roskam

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Sean Casten

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 6th congressional district}}

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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/11/19/1163009/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-the-2012-2008-elections|title=Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for the 2016 and 2012 elections|last=Nir|first=David|date=2016|website=Daily Kos}} The district had a PVI of R+2.

=Republican primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Peter Roskam (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 56,544

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 56,544

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=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.{{cite press release|last=Sena|first=Dan|date=January 30, 2017|title=House Democrats Playing Offense|url=https://action.dccc.org/pdf/dccc-on-offense.pdf|location=Washington, D.C.|publisher=Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee|access-date=June 11, 2017}}

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Sean Casten, scientist and former energy business owner{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-sean-casten-congress-roskam-st-0908-20170907-story.html|title=Downers Grove scientist is ninth Democrat to announce run for Roskam's seat|work=Naperville Sun|last=Hegarty|first=Erin|date=September 7, 2017|access-date=September 11, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160922006170/en/Recycled-Energy-Development-Completes-Sale-RED-Investment|title=Recycled Energy Development Completes Sale of RED Investment LLC Including Eastman Business Park Utilities to Ironclad Energy Partners|work=Business Wire|date=September 22, 2016|access-date=November 13, 2017}}

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Becky Anderson Wilkins, Naperville city council member{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-becky-anderson-congress-st-0728-20170727-story.html|title=Councilwoman Becky Anderson latest Dem to announce bid for Roskam's seat|work=Naperville Sun|last=Hegarty|first=Erin|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=July 27, 2017}}
  • Carole Cheney, former chief of staff to U.S. Representative Bill Foster and candidate for Illinois House of Representatives in 2012{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-carole-cheney-peter-roskam-election-st-0712-20170711-story.html|title=Democrats line up to challenge Peter Roskam|work=Naperville Sun|last=Hegarty|first=Erin|date=July 11, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017}}
  • 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{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170511/howland-running-again-in-6th-congressional-district-|title=Howland running again in 6th Congressional District|work=Daily Herald|last=Hooker|first=Sara|date=May 11, 2017|access-date=May 12, 2017}}
  • Ryan Huffman, data analyst{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-price-out-roskam-congress-seat-st-0915-20170914-story.html|title=Naperville's Price bows out, Palatine data analyst joins race to unseat Roskam|work=Naperville Sun|last=Hegarty|first=Erin|date=September 13, 2017|access-date=September 13, 2017}}
  • Kelly Mazeski, Barrington Hills planning commissioner and candidate for Illinois State Senate in 2016{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170504/democrat-joins-field-challenging-roskam-seizes-on-health-vote-|title=Democrat joins field challenging Roskam; seizes on health vote|work=Daily Herald|last=Pyke|first=Marni|date=May 4, 2017|access-date=May 4, 2017}}
  • Jennifer Zordani, regulatory attorney and former non-profit president{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/news/ct-nvs-zordani-for-roskam-seat-st-0719-20170717-story.html|title=New Democrat enters race to unseat Roskam|work=Naperville Sun|last=Baker|first=Suzanne|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=July 18, 2017}}

===Withdrawn===

  • Grace Haaf, business owner and former CIA cyber security analyst{{cite news|url=http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/09/06/field-grows-in-6th-congressional-race/aa1uxhp/|title=Field grows in 6th Congressional race|work=Suburban Life Media|date=September 6, 2017|access-date=September 7, 2017}}{{cite news|publisher=Kane County Chronicle|title=6th Congressional District candidate Grace Haaf drops out of race|url=http://www.kcchronicle.com/2017/11/30/6th-congressional-district-candidate-grace-haaf-drops-out-of-race/ajgr0wo/|date=November 30, 2017}}
  • Suzyn Price, former Naperville Board of Education member{{cite news|url=http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/2017/04/21/college-of-dupage-faculty-member-seeking-democratic-nomination-for-6th-congressional-district/ab4hcd2/|title=College of DuPage faculty member seeking Democratic nomination for 6th Congressional District|work=Suburban Life Media|last=Schelkopf|first=Eric|date=April 21, 2017|access-date=April 25, 2017}}

===Declined===

  • Geoffrey Petzel, candidate for this seat in 2012{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20170807/BLOGS02/170809891/all-these-democrats-think-they-can-unseat-roskam|title=All these Democrats think they can unseat Roskam|work=Crain's Chicago Business|last=Hinz|first=Greg|date=August 7, 2017|access-date=August 8, 2017}}
  • Jason Snelson, restaurant operations manager
  • Austin Songer, U.S. Navy veteran

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Carole Cheney

| list =

U.S. representatives

  • Bill Foster, U.S. Representative, Illinois's 11th congressional district{{cite news|url=https://caroleforcongress.com/press-release/carole-cheney-announces-congressman-bill-foster-endorsement/|title=Carole Cheney Announces Congressman Bill Foster Endorsement|work=Carole Cheney for Congress|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 31, 2017}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Kelly Mazeski

| list =

U.S. representatives

  • Cheri Bustos, U.S. Representative, Illinois's 17th congressional district{{cite news|url=https://www.kellymazeski.com/2017/11/17/congresswomen-jan-schakowsky-il-09-cheri-bustos-il-17-endorse-kelly-mazeski-congress/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201020300/https://www.kellymazeski.com/2017/11/17/congresswomen-jan-schakowsky-il-09-cheri-bustos-il-17-endorse-kelly-mazeski-congress/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=February 1, 2018|title=Kelly Mazeski announces endorsements from Jan Scakowsky and Cheri Bustos|work=Kelly Mazeski for Congress|date=November 17, 2017|access-date=November 17, 2017}}
  • Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative, Illinois's 9th congressional district

Organizations

  • EMILY's List{{cite news|url=https://www.emilyslist.org/news/entry/emilys-list-endorses-kelly-mazeski-for-congress-in-illinois-6th-district/|title=EMILY'S LIST ENDORSES KELLY MAZESKI FOR CONGRESS IN ILLINOIS' 6TH DISTRICT|work=EMILY's List|date=November 21, 2017|access-date=November 21, 2017}}
  • NARAL Pro-Choice America{{cite news|url=https://twitter.com/naral/status/969303315908571138|title= Naral endorses Kelly Mazeksi for Illinois 6th District|work=NARAL|date=March 1, 2018|access-date=March 1, 2018}}

Newspapers

  • Chicago Sun-Times{{cite news|author=Editorial Board|title=ENDORSEMENT:Kelly Mazeski for 6th Congressional District|date=February 13, 2018|access-date=February 13, 2018|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/6th-congressional-district-democratic-candidate-kelly-mazeski-2018-illinois-primary/}}

}}

==Forum==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 2018 Illinois's 6th congressional district democratic primary candidate forum

scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | Moderator

! scope="col" | Link

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col"| Democratic

colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Key:
{{Colors|black|#90ff90| P }} Participant  {{Colors|black|#FFFFDD| A }} Absent  {{Colors|black|#ff9090| N }} Not invited  {{Colors|black|#CCFFCC| I }} Invited {{color box|#f0e68c|W}} Withdrawn

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

scope="col" | Sean Casten

! scope="col" | Carole Cheney

! scope="col" | Amanda Howland

! scope="col" | Ryan Huffman

! scope="col" | Kelly Mazeski

! scope="col" | Becky Anderson Wilkins

! scope="col" | Jennifer Zordani

1

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Feb. 28, 2018

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | League of Women Voters
of Glen Ellyn

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Jan Dorner

| style="white-space:nowrap;" |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6bDJ3VgLG4 YouTube]

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sean Casten

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 19,774

| percentage = 29.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kelly Mazeski

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 17,984

| percentage = 26.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Carole Cheney

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 11,663

| percentage = 17.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Amanda Howland

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 8,483

| percentage = 12.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Becky Anderson Wilkins

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 4,001

| percentage = 6.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jennifer Zordani

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,743

| percentage = 4.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ryan Huffman

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,365

| percentage = 3.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 67,013

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Forum==

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20180804200916/https://www.radio.com/media/audio-channel/6th-congressional-district-debate-roskam-versus-casten-part-1 Complete radio debate (2 parts): July 1, 2018]

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 2018 Illinois's 6th congressional district candidate forum

scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | Moderator

! scope="col" | Link

! scope="col"| Republican

! scope="col"| Democratic

colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Key:
{{Colors|black|#90ff90| P }} Participant  {{Colors|black|#FFFFDD| A }} Absent  {{Colors|black|#ff9090| N }} Not invited  {{Colors|black|#CCFFCC| I }} Invited {{color box|#f0e68c|W}} Withdrawn

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

scope="col" | Peter Roskam

! scope="col" | Sean Casten

2

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Jul. 26, 2018

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Lincoln Forum
WFLD

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Mike Flannery

| style="white-space:nowrap;" |[https://www.c-span.org/video/?449030-1/illinois-rep-peter-roskam-debates-democratic-challenger-sean-casten C-SPAN]

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Sean Casten (D)

| list =

U.S. Executive Branch officials

  • Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States{{cite tweet |author=Barack Obama |user=BarackObama |number=1024691241093607425 |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Today I’m proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates – leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent:

|access-date=August 1, 2018}}

}}

==Polling==

class="wikitable"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;" |Peter
Roskam (R)

! style="width:100px;" |Sean
Casten (D)

!Undecided

NYT Upshot/Siena College[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il06-3.html NYT Upshot/Siena College]

| align=center| October 20–26, 2018

| align=center| 497

| align=center| ± 4.7%

| align=center| 44%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center|46%

| align=center| 10%

Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/democrats-poll-shows-sean-casten-ahead-peter-roskam-5-points/ Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)]{{efn-ua|name="Casten"|Poll conducted for the Casten campaign.}}

|September 29 – October 1, 2018

| align=center| 400

| align=center| ± 4.9%

| align=center| 44%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center|49%

| align=center| 7%

Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[https://chicago.suntimes.com/politics/congress-sean-casten-peter-roskam-illinois-poll-sixth-district-campaign-house/ Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)]{{efn-ua|name="Casten"}}

| align=center| September 8–10, 2018

| align=center| 402

| align=center| ± 4.9%

| align=center| 44%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center|47%

| align=center| 9%

NYT Upshot/Siena College[https://scri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IL06P1release_Final.pdf NYT Upshot/Siena College]

| align=center| September 4–6, 2018

| align=center| 512

| align=center| ± 4.7%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center|45%

| align=center| 44%

| align=center| 11%

Victory Research (R)[https://www.scribd.com/document/384836623/IL-06-Victory-Research-R-July-2018 Victory Research (R)]

| align=center| July 23–25, 2018

| align=center| 600

| align=center| ± 4.0%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center|44%

| align=center| 37%

| align=center| 19%

Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)[https://www.scribd.com/document/378037865/IL-06-GHY-for-Sean-Casten-April-2018 Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group (D)]{{efn-ua|name="Casten"}}

| align=center| April 21–23, 2018

| align=center| 401

| align=center| ± 4.9%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center|45%

| align=center| 44%

| align=center| 11%

{{hidden begin|titlestyle=background:#cff|title=Hypothetical polling|contentstyle=border:solid 1px silver; padding:8px; background:white;}}

class="wikitable"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Peter
Roskam (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Democratic
opponent (D)

! Undecided

Public Policy Polling (D)[https://www.scribd.com/document/364424287/House-PPP-for-Patriot-Majority-Nov-2017 Public Policy Polling (D)]

| align=center| November 9–10, 2017

| align=center| 599

| align=center| ± 4.0%

| align=center| 41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 51%

| align=center| 8%

{{hidden end}}

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Tilt|D|Flip}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 6th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sean Casten

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 169,001

| percentage = 53.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Peter Roskam (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 146,445

| percentage = 46.4

}}

{{Election box majority no change

|votes = 22,556

|percentage = 7.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 315,446

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 7

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 7th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 7

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:DannyKDavis113th (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Danny K. Davis

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 215,746

| percentage1 = 87.6%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Craig Cameron

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 30,497

| percentage2 = 12.4%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Danny K. Davis

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Danny K. Davis

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 7th congressional district}}

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===

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Anthony Clark, high school teacher{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/oak-park/news/ct-oak-anthony-clark-congress-tl-0525-20170518-story.html|title=OPRF teacher announces bid for 7th District Congressional seat|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Schering|first=Steve|date=May 18, 2017|access-date=May 19, 2017}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 81,570

| percentage = 73.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Anthony Clark

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 28,867

| percentage = 26.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 110,437

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Craig Cameron

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Jeffrey Leef

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Craig Cameron

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 3,706

| percentage = 56.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jeffrey Leef

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,873

| percentage = 43.7

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 6,579

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Danny K. Davis (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 215,746

| percentage = 87.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Craig Cameron

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 30,497

| percentage = 12.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 246,243

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 8

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 8th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 8

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 8

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Raja Krishnamoorthi, official photo, 115th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Raja Krishnamoorthi

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 130,054

| percentage1 = 66.0%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Jitendra "JD" Diganvker

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 67,073

| percentage2 = 34.0%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 8th district by county.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = County results
Krishnamoorthi: {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} {{legend0|#416fcd|70-80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Raja Krishnamoorthi

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Raja Krishnamoorthi

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 8th congressional district}}

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===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 44,042

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 44,042

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Jitendra "JD" Diganvker, entrepreneur{{cite news|newspaper=Daily Herald|title=Schaumburg Republican announces 8th Dist. bid|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20171113/schaumburg-republican-announces-8th-dist-bid|date=November 13, 2017}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jitendra "JD" Diganvker

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 25,448

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,448

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 130,054

| percentage = 66.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jitendra "JD" Diganvker

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 67,073

| percentage = 34.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 197,127

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 9

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 9th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 9

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 9

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Jan Schakowsky official photo (alt crop).jpg

| nominee1 = Jan Schakowsky

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 213,368

| percentage1 = 73.5%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = John Elleson

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 76,983

| percentage2 = 26.5%

| map_image =

| map_size =

| map_caption =

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Jan Schakowsky

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Jan Schakowsky

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 9th congressional district}}

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===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 108,417

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 108,417

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=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{{cite news|publisher=Pioneer Press|title=Crowded Republican field emerges in 9th Congressional District primary involving Arlington Heights|date=December 4, 2017|access-date=December 5, 2017|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/arlington-heights/news/ct-ahp-march-2018-primary-9th-congressional-district-tl-1207-20171204-story.html}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Elleson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 10,476

| percentage = 40.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sargis Sangari

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 7,954

| percentage = 30.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = D. Vincent Thomas

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 4,886

| percentage = 18.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Maxwell Rice

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 2,634

| percentage = 10.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 25,950

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 213,368

| percentage = 73.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Elleson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 76,983

| percentage = 26.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 290,351

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 10

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 10th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 10

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 10

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Brad Schneider, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Brad Schneider

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 156,540

| percentage1 = 65.6%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Doug Bennett

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 82,124

| percentage2 = 34.4%

| map_image = 2018 and 2020 Congressional election in Illinois' 10th district by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Schneider: {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Brad Schneider

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Brad Schneider

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 10th congressional district}}

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===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brad Schneider (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 58,195

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 58,195

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Douglas Bennett, computer engineer{{Cite news|url=https://jwcdaily.com/2017/10/11/race-begins-for-10th-district-gop-to-challenge-brad-schneider/|title=Race Begins for 10th District GOP|work=DailyNorthShore|access-date=2017-10-14}}

===Eliminated in primary===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Douglas Bennett

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 11,026

| percentage = 36.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jeremy Wynes

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 10,556

| percentage = 34.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sapan Shah

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 8,841

| percentage = 29.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Aloys Rutagwibira

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 10

| percentage = 0.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,433

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brad Schneider (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 156,540

| percentage = 65.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Douglas Bennett

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 82,124

| percentage = 34.4

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 238,664

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 11

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 11th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 11

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 11

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Bill Foster, Official Portrait, 113th Congress (3x4).jpg

| nominee1 = Bill Foster

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 145,407

| percentage1 = 63.8%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Nick Stella

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 82,358

| percentage2 = 36.2%

| map_image = 2018 and 2020 Congressional election in Illinois' 11th district by county.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = County results
Foster: {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} {{legend0|#416fcd|70–80%}}
Stella: {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Bill Foster

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Bill Foster

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 11th congressional district}}

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===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Foster (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 49,762

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 49,762

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Nick Stella

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Connor Vlakancic

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nick Stella

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 23,992

| percentage = 79.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Connor Vlakancic

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 6,253

| percentage = 20.7

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 30,245

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 11th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Foster (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 145,407

| percentage = 63.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Nick Stella

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 82,358

| percentage = 36.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 227,765

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 12

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 12th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 12

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 12

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Mike Bost, official photo, 114th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Mike Bost

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 134,884

| percentage1 = 51.6%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Brendan Kelly

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 118,724

| percentage2 = 45.4%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 12th congressional district by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Bost: {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}}

{{legend0|#e55751|60–70%}}
Kelly: {{legend0|#b4c7ec|40–50%}} {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Mike Bost

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Mike Bost

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 12th congressional district}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandList.aspx?SearchType=Pe1yVTAow%2fGDHw0YuK6KSg%3d%3d&ListType=iSEk%2fjp93PN9HWsb4MzvBLKE7dijk0LEC3%2fErtKP366Tz8M%2b2p5KIA0jCuijRm0fPQXLxuQelSM%3d&ElectionID=WmxQSNnh3Ck%3d&ElectionType=PPc5T%2bBs2TM%3d&ElectionDate=13HRIG4dV16N61Xi6bnoFpeVPy%2fedWxE&ElectionYear=8h6H6SJlWW6%2fP4G3fk2oHg%3d%3d&QueryType=00psF%2bnWuWSCvqK3pueIF4LfnwIA9yK1&OfficeIDSearchType=NdjA7arTIRVpkMgFT36I8Q%3d%3d&OfficeID=C1B56DwTY%2f1Erc1h9R%2fjqQ%3d%3d&StatusSearchType=NdjA7arTIRVpkMgFT36I8Q%3d%3d&Status=&OrderBy=v25JseklrjslKxUjE4Zd7ooqAC8DPkkaYBYW7ovt%2b7sZPrtwNbZyG0pAEIZoSnBIxCrVHoSsQ0jmIka9%2bG3PxXaNNVo%2bv2yR6bsubrTUTz9a1gmK1cZec2CWxJo4ogFknMKuA3KTv6YU%2bYRm9GCIX2T8N7lzO71RGFc8D6KG5JYN7vmMrOOo%2bONdWjsh%2bpDA6ilUMf3PXHBOFbsYGyl71bOJOuEdNwENnGT7yh%2b0aT32rHsfFCebmwajC9G3x3tVLtpVrEV0oUlJI5ZiN5cl0XNmEP%2bqinonBAPoSpeaJL%2bHG5rga7AVpaZTDwv2l0hi8gr1x0MiJqCCtpIXlr%2f%2bps5QKPg%2fAtGLnDW1dDabqdG7zKOLM2%2bqhIxkdmtJoM%2b3|title=Candidate List, GENERAL PRIMARY – 3/20/2018 (12TH CONGRESS), Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=January 9, 2018}}

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Preston Nelson

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Bost (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 31,658

| percentage = 83.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Preston Nelson

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 6,258

| percentage = 16.5

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 37,916

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Democratic primary=

On May 22, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 12th as a target on the list of expanded targets.{{cite web|url=http://dccc.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/MEMO-Charging-Forward-DCCC-Announces-Battlefield-Expansion-18.pdf|title= Charging Forward, DCCC Announces Battlefield Expansion|website=dccc.org|access-date=6 March 2023}}

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County state attorney{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article159824559.html|title=Brendan Kelly is running for Congress. This is why.|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Hundsdorfer|first=Beth|date=July 5, 2017|access-date=July 5, 2017}}

===Eliminated in primary===

  • David Bequette, businessman{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article150652462.html|title=Columbia man to seek Democratic nomination in 12th District|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Hundsdorfer|first=Beth|date=May 15, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2017}}

===Withdrawn===

  • Adam King, bartender and former archive technician at the National Archives and Records Administration{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article157802664.html|title=Alton man throws name in hat for 12th District race as a Democrat|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Bustos|first=Joseph|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2017}}
  • Pat McMahan, Mascoutah city councilman{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article157904634.html|title=Mascoutah man files to run for Congress|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Bustos|first=Joseph|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2017}}
  • Chris Miller, businessman{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article157565539.html|title=Roxana native, entrepreneur raising money for congressional run|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Bustos|first=Joseph|date=June 22, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2017}}
  • Dean Pruitt, businessman, mathematician, and co-founder and former science director of the City Museum{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article151099242.html|title=Another challenger wants to take on Bost|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Hundsdorfer|first=Beth|date=May 17, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2017}}
  • John Sholar, attorney{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article157847039.html|title=Brendan Kelly might be eyeing run for Congress; would be 'formidable candidate'|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Bustos|first=Joseph|date=June 23, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2017}}

===Declined===

  • Nathan Colombo, marketing executive{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article156971649.html|title=Carbondale man eyes Democratic nomination in 12th district|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Bustos|first=Joseph|date=June 19, 2017|access-date=June 23, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article160690349.html|title=Carbondale man opts against run for Democratic nomination in 12th|work=Belleville News-Democrat|last=Bustos|first=Joseph|date=July 11, 2017|access-date=July 17, 2017}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brendan Kelly

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 40,555

| percentage = 81.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Bequette

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 9,526

| percentage = 19.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 50,081

| percentage = 100

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Green primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Green primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Randall Auxier

| party = Green Party (United States)

| votes = 131

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 131

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Mike Bost (R)

| list =

U.S. Executive Branch officials

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Brendan Kelly (D)

| list =

U.S. Executive Branch officials

  • Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States{{cite tweet |author=Barack Obama |user=BarackObama |number=1024691241093607425 |date=August 1, 2018 |title=Today I’m proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates – leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they’re running to represent: |access-date=August 1, 2018}}

}}

==Debates==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 2018 Illinois's 12th congressional district debate

scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | Moderator

! scope="col" | Link

! scope="col"| Republican

! scope="col"| Democratic

! scope="col"| Green

colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Key:
{{Colors|black|#90ff90| P }} Participant  {{Colors|black|#FFFFDD| A }} Absent  {{Colors|black|#ff9090| N }} Not invited  {{Colors|black|#CCFFCC| I }} Invited {{color box|#f0e68c|W}} Withdrawn

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Green Party (US)}}"|

scope="col" | Mike Bost

! scope="col" | Brendan Kelly

! scope="col" | Randall Auxier

1

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Oct. 23, 2018

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | WSIU-TV

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Jak Tichenor

| style="white-space:nowrap;" |[https://www.c-span.org/video/?453309-1/illinois-12th-congressional-district-debate C-SPAN]

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

==Polling==

class="wikitable"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Mike
Bost (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Brendan
Kelly (D)

! style="width:100px;"| Randall
Auxier (G)

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|NYT Upshot/Siena College[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il12-3.html NYT Upshot/Siena College]

| align=center| October 18–22, 2018

| align=center| 502

| align=center| ± 4.7%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 48%

| align=center| 39%

| align=center| 2%

| align=center| 11%

style="text-align:left;"|Global Strategy Group (D)[https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/bost-kelly-essentially-tied-democratic-poll-illinois-12th-district/ Global Strategy Group (D)]{{efn-ua|name="ECU"|Poll conducted for End Citizens United.}}

| align=center| October 3–7, 2018

| align=center| 404

| align=center| ± 4.9%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 46%

| align=center| 45%

| align=center| –

| align=center| 9%

style="text-align:left;"|DCCC Targeting & Analytics (D)[https://dccc.org/dccc-poll-brendan-kelly-dead-heat-congressman-mike-bost/ DCCC Targeting & Analytics (D)]{{efn-ua|name="DCCC"|Poll conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.}}

| align=center| September 26–27, 2018

| align=center| 574

| align=center| ± 4.2%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 42%

| align=center| 41%

| align=center| 8%

| align=center| 8%

style="text-align:left;"|NYT Upshot/Siena College[https://scri.siena.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/IL12P1release_Final.pdf NYT Upshot/Siena College]

| align=center| September 4–6, 2018

| align=center| 533

| align=center| ± 4.6%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 44%

| align=center| 43%

| align=center| –

| align=center| 13%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling (D)[https://www.scribd.com/document/377477768/House-PPP-D-for-Patriot-Majority-April-2018 Public Policy Polling (D)]{{efn-ua|name="Patriot"|Poll conducted for the Patriot Majority PAC.}}

| align=center| April 16–17, 2018

| align=center| 622

| align=center| ± 3.9%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 44%

| align=center| 39%

| align=center| –

| align=center| 15%

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report{{cite web |last1=Wasserman |first1=David |title=Ten Rating Changes as Democrats' Enthusiasm Edge Narrows and Fundraising Advantage Widens |url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/ten-rating-changes-democrats-enthusiasm-edge-narrows-and-fundraising |publisher=Cook Political Report |access-date=22 June 2023 |date=23 October 2018}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Tilt|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mike Bost (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 134,884

| percentage = 51.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brendan Kelly

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 118,724

| percentage = 45.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Randall Auxier

| party = Green Party (United States)

| votes = 7,935

| percentage = 3.0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

|votes = 16,160

|percentage = 6.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 261,543

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 13

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 13th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 13

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 13

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Rodney Davis official photo 2016 (cropped) 3x4.jpg

| nominee1 = Rodney Davis

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 136,516

| percentage1 = 50.4%

| image2 = File:Beysydirkenslondrigan (cropped 3x4).jpg

| nominee2 = Betsy Dirksen Londrigan

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 134,458

| percentage2 = 49.6%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 13th congressional district by county.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = County results
Davis: {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}}

{{legend0|#e55751|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d02823|70–80%}}
Londrigan: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Rodney Davis

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Rodney Davis

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 13th congressional district}}

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{{cite web|url=http://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionInformation/CandList.aspx?SearchType=Pe1yVTAow%2fGDHw0YuK6KSg%3d%3d&ListType=iSEk%2fjp93PN9HWsb4MzvBLKE7dijk0LEC3%2fErtKP366Tz8M%2b2p5KIA0jCuijRm0fPQXLxuQelSM%3d&ElectionID=WmxQSNnh3Ck%3d&ElectionType=PPc5T%2bBs2TM%3d&ElectionDate=13HRIG4dV16N61Xi6bnoFpeVPy%2fedWxE&ElectionYear=8h6H6SJlWW6%2fP4G3fk2oHg%3d%3d&QueryType=00psF%2bnWuWSCvqK3pueIF4LfnwIA9yK1&OfficeIDSearchType=NdjA7arTIRVpkMgFT36I8Q%3d%3d&OfficeID=FSd2IPcY76VHdi%2b1tmIz5Q%3d%3d&StatusSearchType=NdjA7arTIRVpkMgFT36I8Q%3d%3d&Status=&OrderBy=v25JseklrjslKxUjE4Zd7ooqAC8DPkkaYBYW7ovt%2b7sZPrtwNbZyG0pAEIZoSnBIxCrVHoSsQ0jmIka9%2bG3PxXaNNVo%2bv2yR6bsubrTUTz9a1gmK1cZec2CWxJo4ogFknMKuA3KTv6YU%2bYRm9GCIX2T8N7lzO71RGFc8D6KG5JYN7vmMrOOo%2bONdWjsh%2bpDA6ilUMf3PXHBOFbsYGyl71bOJOuEdNwENnGT7yh%2b0aT32rHsfFCebmwajC9G3x3tVLtpVrEV0oUlJI5ZiN5cl0XNmEP%2bqinonBAPoSpeaJL%2bHG5rga7AVpaZTDwv2l0hi8gr1x0MiJqCCtpIXlr%2f%2bps5QKPg%2fAtGLnDW1dDabqdG7zKOLM2%2bqhIxkdmtJoM%2b3|title=Candidate List, GENERAL PRIMARY – 3/20/2018 (13TH CONGRESS), Illinois State Board of Elections|access-date=January 9, 2018}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rodney Davis (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 44,512

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 44,512

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=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{{cite news|url=http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170705/betsy-londrigan-enters-race-for-13th-congressional-district|title=Betsy Londrigan enters race for 13th Congressional District|work=The State Journal-Register|last=Schoenburg|first=Bernard|date=July 5, 2017|access-date=July 6, 2017|archive-date=July 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706052105/http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170705/betsy-londrigan-enters-race-for-13th-congressional-district|url-status=dead}}

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Jon Ebel, director of graduate studies in religion at University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign{{cite news|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-08-22/ui-professor-becomes-fifth-democrat-run-davis-seat.html|title=UI professor becomes fifth Democrat to run for Davis' seat|work=The News-Gazette|last=Kacich|first=Tom|date=August 22, 2017|access-date=August 22, 2017}}
  • David Gill, physician and nominee for the 15th district in 2004, 2006, 2010 and for this seat in 2012{{cite news|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-03-07/update-gill-seek-democratic-nomination-challenge-davis.html|title=Gill to seek Democratic nomination to challenge Davis|work=The News-Gazette|last=Kacich|first=Tom|date=March 7, 2017|access-date=March 9, 2017}}
  • Erik Jones, former Illinois Assistant Attorney General{{cite news|url=http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170724/edwardsville-democrat-jones-announces-in-13th|title=Edwardsville Democrat Jones announces in 13th|work=The State Journal-Register|last=Schoenburg|first=Bernard|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
  • Angel Sides

===Withdrawn===

  • Benjamin Webb, teacher{{cite news|url=http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/u-high-teacher-hopes-to-challenge-davis/article_924e13de-4f20-5772-8e91-4dffbaebfbe5.html|title=U High teacher hopes to challenge Davis|work=The Pantagraph|last=Beigh|first=Derek|date=June 1, 2017|access-date=June 2, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.bnd.com/news/local/article175704091.html|last=Bustos|first=Joseph|title=High school teacher drops bid for congressional seat|date=September 27, 2017|access-date=September 27, 2017|newspaper=Belleville News-Democrat}}

===Declined===

  • Carol Ammons, state representative{{cite news|url=http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170425/state-rep-ammons-announces-exploratory-committee-for-us-house-run|title=State Rep. Ammons announces 'exploratory committee' for U.S. House run|work=The State Journal-Register|last=Schoenburg|first=Bernard|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=May 11, 2017|archive-date=April 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170430074716/http://www.sj-r.com/news/20170425/state-rep-ammons-announces-exploratory-committee-for-us-house-run|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-06-15/ammons-puts-decision-running-davis-seat.html|title=Ammons puts off decision on running for Davis' seat|work=The News-Gazette|last=Kacich|first=Tom|date=June 15, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017}}{{cite news|url=http://www.smilepolitely.com/splog/carol_ammons_will_not_run_for_us_representative_against_rodney_davis/|title=Carol Ammons will not run for US Representative against Rodney Davis|work=Smile Politely|last=Hutson|first=Boswell|date=July 24, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017}}
  • Dillon Clark, Montgomery County board-member{{cite news|url=http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170412/plenty-of-interest-among-democrats-to-take-on-davis|title=Plenty of interest among Democrats to take on Davis|work=The State Journal-Register|last=Schoenburg|first=Bernard|date=April 12, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618201642/http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170412/plenty-of-interest-among-democrats-to-take-on-davis|url-status=dead}}{{cite news|url=http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170617/bernard-schoenburg-lahood-hopes-unity-that-grew-from-tragedy-lasts|title=LaHood hopes unity that grew from tragedy lasts|work=The State Journal-Register|last=Schoenburg|first=Bernard|date=June 17, 2017|access-date=June 20, 2017|archive-date=June 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170618045925/http://www.sj-r.com/opinion/20170617/bernard-schoenburg-lahood-hopes-unity-that-grew-from-tragedy-lasts|url-status=dead}}

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Betsy Dirksen Londrigan

| list =

U.S. senators

  • Dick Durbin{{cite news|title=Durbin endorses Londrigan in 13th District primary|url=http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171104/durbin-endorses-londrigan-in-13th-district-primary|newspaper=The State Journal-Register|date=4 November 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|archive-date=November 11, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171111094838/http://www.sj-r.com/news/20171104/durbin-endorses-londrigan-in-13th-district-primary|url-status=dead}}
  • Kirsten Gillibrand{{cite news|title=Londrigan endorsed by possible presidential contender|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-08/londrigan-endorsed-possible-presidential-contender.html|work=The News-Gazette|last=Kacich|first=Tom|date=March 8, 2018}}

Organizations

  • EMILY's List{{cite news|title=Betsy Dirksen Londrigan: A Fighter for Illinois Working Families|url=http://emilyslist.org/candidates/betsy-dirksen-londrigan|publisher=Emily's List|access-date=November 14, 2017|archive-date=November 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015141/http://emilyslist.org/candidates/betsy-dirksen-londrigan|url-status=dead}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = David Gill

| list =

Organizations

}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Betsy Dirksen Londrigan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 24,515

| percentage = 45.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Erik Jones

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 12,024

| percentage = 22.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = David Gill

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 7,757

| percentage = 14.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jon Ebel

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 7,167

| percentage = 13.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Angel Sides

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,237

| percentage = 4.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 53,700

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Debate==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+ 2018 Illinois's 13th congressional district debate

scope="col" | {{abbr|No.|Number}}

! scope="col" | Date

! scope="col" | Host

! scope="col" | Moderator

! scope="col" | Link

! scope="col"| Republican

! scope="col"| Democratic

colspan="5" rowspan="2" |Key:
{{Colors|black|#90ff90| P }} Participant  {{Colors|black|#FFFFDD| A }} Absent  {{Colors|black|#ff9090| N }} Not invited  {{Colors|black|#CCFFCC| I }} Invited {{color box|#f0e68c|W}} Withdrawn

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}"|

! scope="col" style="background:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}"|

scope="col" | Rodney Davis

! scope="col" | Betsey Londrigan

1

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Oct. 18, 2018

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Illinois Public Media

| style="white-space:nowrap;" | Niala Boodhoo

| style="white-space:nowrap;" |[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb1AUbonTsE YouTube]

| {{Yes|P}}

| {{Yes|P}}

==Polling==

class="wikitable"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Rodney
Davis (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Betsy Dirksen
Londrigan (D)

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|NYT Upshot/Siena College[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il13-3.html NYT Upshot/Siena College]

| align=center| October 21–25, 2018

| align=center| 501

| align=center| ± 4.6%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 46%

| align=center| 41%

| align=center| 13%

style="text-align:left;"|GBA Strategies (D)[https://www.betsydirksenlondrigan.com/polling-update GBA Strategies (D)]{{efn-ua|name="Londrigan"|Poll conducted for the Longdrigan campaign.}}

| align=center| October 1–4, 2018

| align=center| 500

| align=center| ± 4.4%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 49%

| align=center| 48%

| align=center| –

style="text-align:left;"|American Viewpoint (R)[https://twitter.com/CLFSuperPAC/status/1050083055292039168 American Viewpoint (R)]{{efn-ua|name="CLF"|Poll conducted for the Congressional Leadership Fund.}}

| align=center| September 29 – October 1, 2018

| align=center| 400

| align=center| ± 4.9%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 50%

| align=center| 37%

| align=center| 9%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling (D){{efn-ua|name="Patriot"}}

| align=center| April 16–17, 2018

| align=center| 726

| align=center| ± 3.6%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 45%

| align=center| 42%

| align=center| 13%

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rodney Davis (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 136,516

| percentage = 50.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Betsy Dirksen Londrigan

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 134,458

| percentage = 49.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Thomas J. Kuna (write-in)

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 7

| percentage = 0.0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

|votes = 2,058

|percentage = 0.8

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 270,981

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 14

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 14th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 14

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 14

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Lauren Underwood, official portrait, 116th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Lauren Underwood

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 156,035

| percentage1 = 52.5%

| image2 = File:Randy Hultgren, official portrait, 113th Congress (cropped).jpg

| nominee2 = Randy Hultgren

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 141,164

| percentage2 = 47.5%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 14th congressional district colored by counties.svg

| map_size = 190px

| map_caption = County results
Underwood: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Randy Hultgren

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Lauren Underwood

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 14th congressional district}}

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===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Randy Hultgren (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 51,672

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 51,672

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Democratic primary=

On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 14th as one of three Illinois targets.

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Matt Brolley, Montgomery village president{{Cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/aurora-beacon-news/news/ct-abn-montgomery-mayor-congress-st-0630-20170629-story.html|title=Montgomery village president running for Congress|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Pochel|first=Judy|date=June 29, 2017|access-date=June 29, 2017}}
  • Victor Swanson, high school teacher{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20170430/news/170439961/|title=Batavia resident, teacher hopes to challenge Hultgren|work=Daily Herald|last=Rohr|first=Lauren|date=April 30, 2017|access-date=May 1, 2017}}
  • Jim Walz, nominee for this seat in 2016{{Cite news|url=http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170515/second-democrat-announces-bid-to-unseat-hultgren|title=Second Democrat announces bid to unseat Hultgren|work=Daily Herald|last=Fuller|first=James|date=May 15, 2017|access-date=May 16, 2017}}

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Matt Brolley

| list =

U.S. representatives

  • Bill Foster, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 11th congressional district (and former Representative from Illinois's 14th congressional district)
  • Jan Schakowsky, U.S. Representative from Illinois's 9th congressional district

Labor unions

  • AFL-CIO
  • Illinois Federation of Teachers

Organizations

  • Citizen Action Illinois
  • Illinois Democratic County Chairs’ Association
  • Sierra Club

Newspapers

Local officials

}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lauren Underwood

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 29,391

| percentage = 57.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Matthew Brolley

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6,845

| percentage = 13.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Walz

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 5,100

| percentage = 10.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Victor Swanson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 3,597

| percentage = 7.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Hosta

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,578

| percentage = 5.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = George Weber

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 2,570

| percentage = 5.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Daniel Roldan-Johnson

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 1,170

| percentage = 2.3

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 51,251

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Endorsements==

{{Endorsements box

| title = Randy Hultgren (R)

| list =

U.S. Executive Branch officials

  • Donald Trump, 45th President of the United States{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1059897349005283334|title=Congressman Randy Hultgren (R) of Illinois is doing a great job. Get out and Vote for Randy – Total Endorsement!|work=Twitter|author=Donald J. Trump}}

}}

{{Endorsements box

| title = Lauren Underwood (D)

| list =

U.S. Executive Branch officials

Newspapers

  • Chicago Sun-Times{{cite news|last1=Editorial Board|title=Endorsement: Lauren Underwood for Congress in the 14th District|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/opinion/endorsement-lauren-underwood-congress-14th-district-democrat-2018-general-election/|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=7 October 2018|language=en}}

}}

==Polling==

class="wikitable"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;"| Randy
Hultgren (R)

! style="width:100px;"| Lauren
{{nowrap|Underwood (D)}}

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|NYT Upshot/Siena College[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il14-3.html NYT Upshot/Siena College]

| align=center| October 31 – November 4, 2018

| align=center| 428

| align=center| ± 5.0%

| align=center| 43%

| {{party shading/Democratic}} align=center| 49%

| align=center| 8%

style="text-align:left;"|NYT Upshot/Siena College[https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/elections-poll-il14-1.html NYT Upshot/Siena College]

| align=center| October 3–8, 2018

| align=center| 501

| align=center| ± 4.6%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 47%

| align=center| 43%

| align=center| 10%

style="text-align:left;"|Public Policy Polling (D){{efn-ua|name="Patriot"}}

| align=center| April 16–17, 2018

| align=center| 682

| align=center| ± 3.8%

| {{party shading/Republican}} align=center| 45%

| align=center| 41%

| align=center| 14%

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D|Flip}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|R}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 14th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Lauren Underwood

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 156,035

| percentage = 52.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Randy Hultgren (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 141,164

| percentage = 47.5

}}

{{Election box majority no change

|votes = 14,871

|percentage = 5.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 297,199

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

| loser = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 15

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 15th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 15

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 15

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:John Shimkus official photo (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = John Shimkus

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 181,294

| percentage1 = 70.9%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Kevin Gaither

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 74,309

| percentage2 = 29.1%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 15th district by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Shimkus: {{legend0|#e55751|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d02823|70–80%}} {{legend0|#b00000|80–90%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = John Shimkus

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = John Shimkus

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 15th congressional district}}

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===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Shimkus (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 73,825

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 73,825

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Democratic primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Kevin Gaither, teacher{{cite news|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-27/trump-related-tumult-triggering-surge-democratic-candidates.html|title=Trump-related tumult triggering surge of Democratic candidates|work=The News-Gazette|last=Kacich|first=Tom|date=July 27, 2017|access-date=July 31, 2017}}

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Carl Spoerer{{cite news|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-04-02/tom-kacich-killeen-glassman-clash-over-ipacs-feasibility.html|title=Killeen, Glassman clash over IPAC's feasibility|work=The News-Gazette|last=Kacich|first=Tom|date=April 2, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2017}}

===Withdrawn===

  • Anthony March{{cite news|url=http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2017-07-23/tom-kacich-danville-man-run-shimkus-seat.html|title=Danville man to run for Shimkus' seat|work=The News-Gazette|last=Kacich|first=Tom|date=July 23, 2017|access-date=July 24, 2017}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kevin Gaither

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 17,300

| percentage = 62.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Carl Spoerer

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 10,573

| percentage = 37.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 27,873

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 15th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John Shimkus (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 181,294

| percentage = 70.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kevin Gaither

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 74,309

| percentage = 29.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Tim E. Buckner (write-in)

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 5

| percentage = 0.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 255,608

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 16

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 16th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 16

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 16

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Adam Kinzinger official congressional photo (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Adam Kinzinger

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 151,254

| percentage1 = 59.1%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Sara Dady

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 104,569

| percentage2 = 40.9%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 16th congressional district by county.svg

| map_size =

| map_caption = County results
Kinzinger: {{legend0|#ed8883|50–60%}}

{{legend0|#e55751|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d02823|70–80%}} {{legend0|#b00000|80–90%}}
Dady: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Adam Kinzinger

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Adam Kinzinger

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 16th congressional district}}

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===

===Eliminated in primary===

  • James Marter, candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 44,878

| percentage = 67.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jim Marter

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 21,242

| percentage = 32.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 66,120

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Democratic primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Sara Dady, lawyer

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Neill Mohammad, healthcare management consultant{{Cite news|url=http://www.wifr.com/content/news/Healthcare-management-consultant-running-for-congress-420030093.html|title=Healthcare management consultant running for congress 16th District Candidate|work=WIFR|date=April 20, 2017|access-date=April 21, 2017}}
  • Amy Murri Briel{{cite news|last=Giuliani|first=David|title=Ottawa lawyer withdraws from race|date=November 22, 2017|newspaper=My Web Times|access-date=December 2, 2017|url=http://www.mywebtimes.com/news/local/ottawa-lawyer-withdraws-from-race/article_ba86c627-8f0b-5fcf-b018-306e78ca67f1.html}}

===Withdrew===

  • Chris Minelli, attorney{{Cite news|url=http://www.1430wcmy.com/wcmy-news/2017/04/11/ottawa-lawyer-chris-minelli-wants-to-challenge-cong-kinzinger|title=Ottawa lawyer Chris Minelli wants to challenge Cong. Kinzinger|work=WCMY|last=Koshko|first=Rick|date=April 11, 2017|access-date=April 17, 2017|archive-date=April 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170418084408/http://www.1430wcmy.com/wcmy-news/2017/04/11/ottawa-lawyer-chris-minelli-wants-to-challenge-cong-kinzinger|url-status=dead}}

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sara Dady

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 17,713

| percentage = 40.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Neill Mohammad

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 11,599

| percentage = 27.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Amy Briel

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 8,291

| percentage = 19.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Beth Vercolio-Osmund

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 5,526

| percentage = 13.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 43,129

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|R}}

|November 4, 2018

==Polling==

class="wikitable"

! Poll source

! Date(s)
administered

! Sample
size

! Margin of
error

! style="width:100px;" |Adam
Kinzinger (R)

! style="width:100px;" |Sara
Dady (D)

! Undecided

style="text-align:left;"|Change Research (D)[https://twitter.com/ChangePolls/status/1057116865254711296 Change Research (D)]

| align="center" |October 27–29, 2018

| align="center" |554

| align="center" |–

| {{party shading/Republican}} align="center" |55%

| align="center" |41%

| align="center" |4%

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 151,254

| percentage = 59.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Sara Dady

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 104,569

| percentage = 40.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = John M. Stassi (write-in)

| party = Independent (United States)

| votes = 2

| percentage = 0.0

}}

{{Election box majority no change

|votes = 46,685

|percentage = 18.2

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 255,825

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 17

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 17th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 17

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 17

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Cheri Bustos official photo (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Cheri Bustos

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 142,659

| percentage1 = 62.1%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Bill Fawell

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 87,090

| percentage2 = 37.9%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 17th congressional district colored by counties.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Bustos: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60–70%}} {{legend0|#416fcd|70–80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Cheri Bustos

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Cheri Bustos

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 17th congressional district}}

Incumbent Democrat Cheri Bustos, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election, after exploring a run for Governor of Illinois.{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/politics/ct-cheri-bustos-illinois-governor-race-met-0221-20170220-story.html|title=Democratic U.S. Rep. Bustos won't run for Illinois governor in 2018|work=Chicago Tribune|last=Skiba|first=Katherine|date=February 20, 2017|access-date=February 20, 2017}} 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===

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cheri Bustos (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 42,964

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 42,964

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Republican primary=

On February 8, 2017, the National Republican Congressional Committee announced the 17th as one of its initial targets.{{cite news|last=ISENSTADT|first=Alex|title=House Republicans name Democratic targets for 2018|newspaper=Politico|location=Arlington County, Virginia|date=February 8, 2017|access-date=June 11, 2017|url=http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/house-republican-targets-2018-234777}}

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Bill Fawell, real estate broker

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Fawell

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 38,411

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 38,411

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=General election=

==Predictions==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

|{{USRaceRating|Safe|D}}

|November 4, 2018

==Results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Illinois's 17th congressional district, 2018

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Cheri Bustos (incumbent)

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 142,659

| percentage = 62.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bill Fawell

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 87,090

| percentage = 37.9

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 229,749

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

District 18

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Illinois's 18th congressional district election

| country = Illinois

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 18

| previous_year = 2016

| next_election = 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois#District 18

| next_year = 2020

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = File:Darin LaHood official photo (cropped).jpg

| nominee1 = Darin LaHood

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 195,927

| percentage1 = 67.2%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Junius Rodriguez

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 95,486

| percentage2 = 32.8%

| map_image = 2018 Congressional election in Illinois' 18th congressional district by county.svg

| map_size = 350px

| map_caption = County results
LaHood: {{legend0|#e55751|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d02823|70–80%}} {{legend0|#b00000|80–90%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Darin LaHood

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Darin LaHood

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{see also|Illinois's 18th congressional district}}

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===

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Donald Rients

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Republican primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Darin LaHood (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 61,722

| percentage = 78.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Donald Rients

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 16,535

| percentage = 21.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 78,257

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

=Democratic primary=

==Candidates==

===Nominee===

  • Junius Rodriguez, history professor{{Cite news|url=http://www.pjstar.com/news/20170801/nick-in-am-junius-rodriguez-to-run-for-congress-again|title=Junius Rodriguez to run for Congress again|work=The Journal Star|last=Vlahos|first=Nick|date=August 1, 2017|access-date=August 1, 2017}}

===Eliminated in primary===

  • Brian Deters
  • Darrel Miller

==Primary results==

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Democratic primary results

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Junius Rodriguez

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 14,990

| percentage = 41.7

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Brian Deters

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 14,189

| percentage = 39.5

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Darrel Miller

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 6,757

| percentage = 18.8

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 35,936

| percentage = 100.0

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=General election=

==Predictions==

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!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align=left | The Cook Political Report

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Inside Elections

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|November 5, 2018

align=left | Sabato's Crystal Ball

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |RCP

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |Daily Kos

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|November 5, 2018

align="left" |538

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|November 7, 2018

align="left" |CNN

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|October 31, 2018

align="left" |Politico

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|November 4, 2018

==Results==

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| title = Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2018

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Darin LaHood (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 195,927

| percentage = 67.2

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Junius Rodriguez

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 95,486

| percentage = 32.8

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 291,413

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

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Notes

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References

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