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2018 Illinois Election Results: U.S. House
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Read the full election results guide →2018 Illinois election results.
18 federal contests, 88 candidate result records, and every published vote total connected to its permanent race page.
U.S. House
Illinois U.S. House District 1
Bobby L. RushGeneral election · 189,560 · 73.51%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 2
Robin KellyGeneral election · 190,684 · 81.06%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 3
Daniel William LipinskiGeneral election · 163,053 · 73.01%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 4
Jesus "Chuy" GarciaGeneral election · 143,895 · 86.59%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 5
Mike QuigleyGeneral election · 213,992 · 76.66%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 6
Sean CastenGeneral election · 169,001 · 53.58%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 7
Danny K. DavisGeneral election · 215,746 · 87.62%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 8
Raja KrishnamoorthiGeneral election · 130,054 · 65.97%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 9
Janice D. SchakowskyGeneral election · 213,368 · 73.49%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 10
Brad SchneiderGeneral election · 156,540 · 65.59%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 11
Bill FosterGeneral election · 145,407 · 63.84%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 12
Mike BostGeneral election · 134,884 · 51.57%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 13
Rodney DavisGeneral election · 136,516 · 50.38%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 14
Lauren UnderwoodGeneral election · 156,035 · 52.5%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 15
John M. ShimkusGeneral election · 181,294 · 70.93%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 16
Adam KinzingerGeneral election · 151,254 · 59.12%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 17
Cheri BustosGeneral election · 142,659 · 62.09%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Illinois U.S. House District 18
Darin LaHoodGeneral election · 195,927 · 67.23%
Vote totals, percentages, candidates, and source notes →Source: Federal Election Commission, Federal Elections 2018 · official state and territory records are the publication's underlying sources · margins on detail pages are Electionpedia calculations from published final totals.