United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2016

United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2016
Illinois
November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Democratic Republican
Last election 10 8

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois will be held on November 8, 2016 to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state of Illinois, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

The filing deadline for candidates for major parties was November 30, 2015. The candidates listed below are the official filed candidates for the party primaries for each district, per the Illinois State Board of Elections.[1] Objections to a candidate's nomination papers needed to be filed by December 7, 2015.[2] The candidate lists will be updated for any candidates removed due to successful challenges.

District 1

The incumbent is Democrat Bobby Rush, who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 73% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+28.

Democratic primary

On November 12, 2015, Chicago Alderman Howard Brookins Jr. was reported to be circulating petitions to run for Congress, leading to speculation that Rush might retire.[3] Brookins had previously circulated petitions in 2013, but declined to run at that time when Rush announced for re-election.[4] Brookins announced that this time he would run for the seat, regardless of Rush's decision.[5] In November 2015, Rush announced that he would run for re-election.[6][7]

Former Cure Violence director and 2014 gubernatorial candidate Tio Hardiman had announced he would challenge Rush for the Democratic nomination.[8] Hardiman withdrew in order to run for Cook County Clerk of Court.[9]

Candidates

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Removed
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Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobby Rush 125,633 71.4
Democratic Howard Brookins 33,863 19.3
Democratic Patrick Brutus 16,366 9.3
Total votes 175,862 100

Republican primary

Candidates

Primary results

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican August Deuser 24,279 73.8
Republican Jimmy Lee Tillman 8,619 26.2
Total votes 32,898 100

District 2

The incumbent is Democrat Robin Kelly, who has represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+29.

Kelly considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[13]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robin Kelly 114,122 73.9
Democratic Marcus Lewis 24,928 16.1
Democratic Charles Rayburn 9,439 6.1
Democratic Dorian Myrickes 5,893 3.8
Total votes 154,382 100

Republican primary

Candidates

District 3

The incumbent is Democrat Dan Lipinski, who has represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+5.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Dan Lipinski ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination. Oren Jacobson, a tech entrepreneur, had formed an exploratory committee in May 2015 to consider a primary challenge of Lipinski.[14] Jacobson terminated the committee in July 2015.[15]

Candidates

Republican primary

Candidates

District 4

The incumbent is Democrat Luis Gutiérrez, who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 78% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+29.

Democratic primary

Javier Salas, a former journalist and former senior policy adviser to Governor Pat Quinn, challenged Gutiérrez for the Democratic nomination.[16][17] Salas cited Gutiérrez's support for Mayor Rahm Emanuel over challenger Chuy Garcia in the 2015 Chicago mayoral election as a reason for his primary challenge.[18]

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luis Gutiérrez 90,933 75.2
Democratic Javier Salas 29,938 24.8
Total votes 120,871 100

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat.

District 5

The incumbent is Democrat Mike Quigley, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 63% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+16.

Democratic primary

Congressman Mike Quigley ran unopposed for the Democratic nomination.

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat.

Green primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Green primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Rob Sherman 149 59.8
Green Warren Grimsley 100 40.2
Total votes 249 100

District 6

The incumbent is Republican Peter Roskam, who has represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+4. Glen Ellyn Park District commissioner Jay Kinzler opposed Roskam in the primary.[19] Kinzler ran to the right of Roskam.[20]

Republican primary

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Primary results

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter Roskam 82,628 68.8
Republican Jay Kinzler 37,546 31.2
Total votes 120,174 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Amanda Howland 50,528 67.1
Democratic Robert Marshall 24,745 32.9
Total votes 75,273 100

District 7

The incumbent is Democrat Danny K. Davis, who has represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+36.

Democratic primary

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Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny K. Davis 135,799 81.3
Democratic Thomas Day 31,274 18.7
Total votes 167,073 100

Republican primary

No candidates filed for the Republican primary for this seat.

District 8

The incumbent is Democrat Tammy Duckworth, who has represented the district since 2013, and who is retiring so she can run for the United States Senate in 2016 against Republican incumbent Mark Kirk. She was reelected with 56% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+8.

Democrats Raja Krishnamoorthi, a past candidate for the district, and State Senator Mike Noland declared they would run for the district.[25][26] Schaumburg High School teacher Bill Fraser also declared he would run as an Independent.[27] Krishnamoorthi was endorsed by Representative Jan Schakowsky.[28]

Democratic primary

Candidates

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Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raja Krishnamoorthi 44,174 57.0
Democratic Michael Noland 22,593 29.1
Democratic Deborah Bullwinkel 10,778 13.9
Total votes 77,545 100

Republican primary

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Independents

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District 9

The incumbent is Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who has represented the district since 1999. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+15.

Democratic primary

Jan Schakowsky is ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Joan McCarthy Lasonde of Wilmette filed for the Republican nomination on November 23, 2015. She was the only Republican on the ballot in the primary election.

Susanne Atanus of Niles, the 2014 nominee, filed nominating papers, but the Chicago Board of Elections sustained an objection to her candidacy, so she did not appear on the ballot. David Earl Williams III of Chicago, who failed to beat Atanus in the 2014 primary, also saw his candidacy challenged. The Chicago Board of Elections removed him from the ballot as he was more than 80 valid signatures short of 514. He announced plans to run as an independent, but that would have required more than 20 times the signatures required to get on the Republican ballot.

District 10

The incumbent is Republican Robert Dold, who has represented the district since 2015 and previously from 2011 to 2013. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent Brad Schneider. The district has a PVI of D+8, which makes the 10th congressional district the most Democratic district in the country that is represented by a Republican. As such, Dold will be a top Democratic target.[48]

Republican primary

Incumbent Robert Dold ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Candidates

Democratic primary

Schneider announced on April 2, 2015, that he would again run for the 10th District against Dold.[49][50][51]

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Schneider 50,300 53.8
Democratic Nancy Rotering 43,228 46.2
Total votes 93,528 100

District 11

The incumbent is Democrat Bill Foster, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 14th district from 2008 to 2011. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+8.

Foster considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[62][63]

Democratic primary

Incumbent Bill Foster is ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

DuPage County Board member Tonia Khouri, cardiologist Dominick Stella, and scientist Herman White are running for the Republican nomination.[64][65]

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tonia Khouri 22,603 37.0
Republican Nick Stella 22,187 36.3
Republican Herman White 16,321 26.7
Total votes 61,111 100

District 12

The incumbent is Republican Mike Bost, who has represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 52% of the vote in 2014, defeating Democratic incumbent William Enyart. The district has an even PVI.

Republican primary

Congressman Mike Bost iran unopposed in the Republican primary.[73]

Democratic primary

Attorney C.J. Baricevic won the Democratic nomination.[74] Prior to the Democratic primary, international aid worker Edward Vowell had formed an exploratory committee.[74] Other potential Democratic candidates included State Representative Jerry Costello II, State Representative Jay Hoffman and St. Clair County State's Attorney Brendan Kelly, and former Lieutenant Governor Sheila Simon.[75]

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Declared
Declined

Green primary

Candidates

Primary results

Green primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Paula Bradshaw 115 79.9
Green Sadona Folkner 29 20.1
Total votes 144 100

District 13

The incumbent is Republican Rodney L. Davis, who has represented the district since 2013. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2014. The district has an even PVI. Davis is running for re-election.[79]

Republican primary

Pharmacist Ethan Vandersand filed to challenge Congressman Rodney Davis for the Republican nomination.[80][81]

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rodney L. Davis 71,020 77.0
Republican Ethan Vandersand 21,251 23.0
Total votes 92,271 100

Democratic primary

Mark Wicklund ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

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Declared
Declined

Independents

Physician David Gill, the Democratic nominee for this district in 2004, 2006, 2010, and 2012 announced that he would make a fifth run, but as an independent this time. In order to qualify for the general election ballot, Gill needs to file nomination papers by June 27, 2016.[2]

District 14

The incumbent is Republican Randy Hultgren, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+5.

Republican primary

Joe Walsh, former Republican Representative for Illinois's 8th congressional district from 2011-2013 and radio talk show host on 560 AM considered a primary bid against Hultgren.[88] Walsh did not file to run, leaving Hultgren unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

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Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Walz 25,190 43.0
Democratic John Hosta 22,252 38.0
Democratic Jesse Maggitt 11,167 19.1
Total votes 58,609 100

District 15

The incumbent is Republican John Shimkus, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 19th district from 2003 to 2013 and the 20th district from 1997 to 2003. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+14. Shimkus is running for re-election.[79]

Republican primary

State Senator Kyle McCarter unsuccessfully challenged Shimkus for the Republican nomination.[89] McCarter ran to the right of Shimkus.[73][89]

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Shimkus 75,968 60.4
Republican Kyle McCarter 49,885 39.6
Total votes 125,853 100

Democratic primary

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.

District 16

The incumbent is Republican Adam Kinzinger, who has represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected with 71% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of R+4.

Republican primary

Congressman Adam Kinzinger was considered a possible candidate for the U.S. Senate if Senator Mark Kirk decided not to run again.[92] However, Senator Kirk ended up filing for re-election and Kinzinger remained running for re-election.[93]

Colin McGroarty announced on July 16, 2015 at a meeting of the Northern Illinois Tea Party that he would challenge Kinzinger for the Republican nomination.[94]

Candidates

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Removed

Democratic primary

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.

District 17

The incumbent is Democrat Cheri Bustos, who has represented the district since 2013. She was re-elected with 55% of the vote in 2014. The district has a PVI of D+7.

Bustos considered running for the U.S. Senate, but decided to run for re-election instead.[95][96]

Democratic primary

Incumbent Cheri Bustos ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.

Republican primary

Patrick Harlan, a fuel truck driver and President of the Knox County Tea Party, announced in September that he was running for the Republican nomination.[97] Jack Boccarossa, owner of a Christmas tree farm, also filed for the Republican primary.[98]

Candidates

Endorsements

Primary results

Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Patrick Harlan 52,172 75.7
Republican Jack Boccarossa 16,703 24.3
Total votes 68,875 100

District 18

The incumbent is Republican Darin LaHood, who has represented the district since 2015. He was elected with 69% of the vote in the September 10, 2015 special election to fill the remainder of the term of former Congressman Aaron Schock. Aaron Schock, who had represented the district since 2009 resigned March 31, 2015 due to controversy over his spending. The district has a PVI of R+11.

Republican primary

Mark Zalcman, a Normal, Illinois attorney, had planned to challenge Schock in the Republican primary election in March 2016. Zalcman is promoting a platform based on his Christian Gospel-centered faith and values.[99] Zalcman declined to run in the special election due to a shortened period to obtain the necessary signatures to qualify for the ballot.[100] Zalcman announced that he would focus on the 2016 primary instead.[100] Zalcman did not file for this seat, leaving LaHood unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Candidates

Democratic primary

No candidates filed for the Democratic primary for this seat.

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