The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 6, 2018, to elect U.S. representatives, one from each of the state's eighteen congressional districts.
The primaries for all parties were held on March 20, 2018. The state congressional delegation changed from an 11âÂÂ7 Democratic majority to a 13âÂÂ5 Democratic majority.
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by 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. The district had a PVI of D+27.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A day after filing petitions to run for reelection, Gutierrez announced he would not seek re-election in 2018 and retire at the end of his current term.
Gutierrez's announcement led multiple Democrats to begin circulating petitions. Jesús "Chuy" GarcÃÂa, a member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, and Proco Joe Moreno, both members of the Chicago City Council, circulated petitions for the nomination. Ramirez-Rosa and Moreno withdrew. Gutiérrez endorsed GarcÃÂa.
On November 28, 2017, Richard Gonzalez filed to run for the Democratic nomination.
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.
Incumbent Republican Peter Roskam, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 59.2% of the vote in 2016, while Democrat Hillary Clinton defeated Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election by a seven-point margin in that district. The district had a PVI of R+2.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Incumbent Democrat Brad Schneider, who had represented the district since 2017, and 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.
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.
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.
On May 22, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 12th as a target on the list of expanded targets.
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.
On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 13th as one of three Illinois targets.
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.
On January 30, 2017, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced the 14th as one of three Illinois targets.
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.
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.
Incumbent Democrat Cheri Bustos, who had represented the district since 2013, ran for re-election, after exploring a run for Governor of Illinois. She was re-elected with 60.3% of the vote in 2016, while Republican Donald Trump defeated Democrat Hillary Clinton in the presidential election by less than a one-point margin in the district. The district had a PVI of D+3.
On February 8, 2017, the National Republican Congressional Committee announced the 17th as one of its initial targets.
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.
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