The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 8, 2022, to elect the 17
U.S. representatives
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from
Illinois
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, one from each of the state's 17
congressional districts
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(reduced from 18 in the
redistricting cycle following the
2020 United States Census
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). The elections coincided with the
2022 U.S. Senate race in Illinois, as well as
other elections to the House of Representatives, other
elections
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to the
United States Senate
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and various
state
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and
local elections
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. On November 23, 2021, Governor
J.B. Pritzker
Jay Robert "J. B." Pritzker (born January 19, 1965) is an American billionaire businessman, philanthropist, and politician serving as the 43rd governor of Illinois since 2019. A member of the wealthy Pritzker family, which owns the worldwide ...
signed the Illinois Congressional Redistricting Act of 2021, which established the new boundaries of the districts, into law. ''
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'' ranked Illinois as the most
gerrymandered Democrat-run state following 2022 redistricting.
Results summary
Statewide
District 1
Before the
2020 redistricting cycle, the 1st district was primarily based in the
South Side of
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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. Under the new congressional map, although the 1st district is still based in Chicago, including portions of
Bronzeville,
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Austra ...
,
Grand Crossing,
Morgan Park, and
Roseland, it now reaches down to the southwest and takes in a collection of exurban and rural areas in
Cook County
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and
Will County
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, almost reaching
Kankakee County
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. The former section is heavily black and the latter is heavily white; as a result, the district as a whole is slightly over 50% black.
The incumbent is Democrat
Bobby Rush
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, who was re-elected with 73.8% of the vote in 2020.
On January 3, 2022, Rush announced that he would retire rather than seek a sixteenth term in office.
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
*
Jonathan Jackson, business professor; spokesperson for the
Rainbow/PUSH coalition and son of
Jesse Jackson
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Kirby Birgans, educator and advocate
*Chris Butler, pastor
*Jahmal Cole, founder of
My Block, My Hood, My City
My Block, My Hood, My City, also known as M3, is a non-profit organization in Chicago that mentors underprivileged youth through educational programs and field trips. The organization focuses on providing opportunities in STEM, arts & culture, ...
*
Jacqueline Collins
Jacqueline Y. Collins is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 16th district from 2003 until 2023.
Early life and education
Born in McComb, Mississippi,[Pat Dowell
Pat Dowell is a member of the Chicago City Council representing the City of Chicago's 3rd ward in Cook County, Illinois. Dowell was elected in April 2007 in a runoff election against incumbent Dorothy Tillman. Dowell had lost to Tillman in 2003 ...]
,
Chicago City Council member
*Cassandra Goodrum, Professor of Criminal Justice at
Chicago State University
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*Marcus Lewis, minister
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*Ameena Matthews, anti-violence activist, subject of '']The Interrupters
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'', and candidate for this district in 2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
*Karin Norington-Reaves, attorney and CEO of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership
*Robert Palmer, educator[
*Terre Layng Rosner, Professor of Communication at the University of St. Francis][
*Jonathan Swain, businessman and former chair of the Chicago Zoning Board of Appeals
*Michael Thompson, educator]
*Charise Williams, former deputy director of the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is a quasi-independent State of Illinois agency that is active in facets of criminal justice other than direct law enforcement. The Authority works with agencies across all sectors of the ...
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Eric Carlson, Army Veteran
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Jeff Regnier, New Lenox
New Lenox is a village in central Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago and an eastern suburb of Joliet. The village population was 27,214 as of 2020. New Lenox has schools like Lincoln-Way West High School ...
businessman
*Philanise White
*Geno Young, musician[
]
Results
Results
District 2
The incumbent is Democrat Robin Kelly
Robin Lynne Kelly (born April 30, 1956) is an American politician from Illinois who has served as the U.S. representative from since 2013. A Democrat, Kelly served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. She then served as ...
, who was re-elected with 78.8% of the vote in 2020.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Robin Kelly
Robin Lynne Kelly (born April 30, 1956) is an American politician from Illinois who has served as the U.S. representative from since 2013. A Democrat, Kelly served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. She then served as ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Nominee
* Thomas Lynch, former Iroquois County Board member
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Shane Cultra
Shane Cultra is an American politician and former Republican member of the Illinois General Assembly.
Early life and career
Cultra was born in Onarga, Illinois. He graduated from Michigan State University with an agricultural technology degree i ...
, former state senator (2011–2013)
* Ashley Ramos
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 3
During the 2020 redistricting process, the Illinois General Assembly decided to create a second Latino-influenced district. As such, the 3rd congressional district has no incumbent. The district is approximately 47% Latino and unites heavily Latino communities from Chicago to Elgin. Among potential voters, the communities in the district include 63.4% White, 25.2% Latino, 6.2% Black, and 4.7% Asian people. It includes parts of the Chicago neighborhoods of West Town, Logan Square Logan Square may refer to:
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, Humboldt Park, Belmont Cragin, Portage Park, Irving Park, Albany Park, Montclare, Dunning, and all or parts of the suburbs of Elmwood Park, River Grove, Franklin Park, Bensenville, Elk Grove Village
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, Wood Dale, Addison
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...
, Glendale Heights, Wheaton, West Chicago
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, Wayne, Bartlett, Hanover Park, and Elgin.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Delia Ramirez
Delia Catalina Ramirez (born June 2, 1983) is an American politician serving as U.S. representative from Illinois's 3rd congressional district since 2023.
She also served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 4th district ...
, state representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Juan Aguirre
* Iymen Chehade, professor of history at the Columbia College of Chicago and School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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*Gilbert Villegas
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, Chicago City Council member
=Declined
=
* Omar Aquino, state senator ''(endorsed Ramirez)''
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Justin Burau, real estate consultant
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 4
The incumbent is Democrat Jesús "Chuy" García
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, who was re-elected with 84.1% of the vote in 2020.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Jesús "Chuy" García
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, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Declined
=
*Marie Newman
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, incumbent U.S. Representative ''(unsuccessfully ran in the 6th district)''
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*James Falakos, Businessman
Results
Working Class Party
Nominee
* Ed Hershey
General election
Predictions
Results
District 5
The incumbent is Democrat Mike Quigley, who was re-elected with 70.8% of the vote in 2020.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Removed from ballot
=
* Raleigh Bowman, manager
=Withdrawn
=
* Hoan Huynh, entrepreneur and investor ''( running for state house)''
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Tommy Hanson, Republican nominee for IL-05 in 2008
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, 2018
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, and 2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Malgorzata McGonigal
Results
Independents
* Jerico Matias Cruz, U.S. Army Special Operations combat veteran
General election
Predictions
Results
District 6
Due to redistricting, the borders of several districts in the Chicago area changed dramatically. 3rd District Incumbent Marie Newman
Marie Newman (née Klassen; born April 13, 1964) is an American politician and marketing consultant who served as the U.S. representative from Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2021 to 2023. The district encompasses parts of southweste ...
was drawn into the Latino-majority 4th District
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. As a result, Newman decided to switch to the redrawn 6th district and announced that she would be running against 6th district incumbent Sean Casten
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. The new district contains about 40% of Newman's old district and about 25% of Casten's. In the opening stages of the campaign both Casten and Newman declared an intent to run on their legislative records, and declared that they would not campaign negatively against each other.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Sean Casten
Sean Thomas Casten (born November 23, 1971) is an American businessman and politician serving as the U.S. representative for . The district covers portions of five counties in Chicago's western suburbs, including Wheaton, Palatine, and Barringt ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative[
]
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Charles Hughes, candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district
Illinois's 3rd congressional district includes part of Cook County, and has been represented by Democrat Marie Newman since January 3, 2021. The district was previously represented by Dan Lipinski from 2005 to 2021, and by Lipinski's father Bi ...
in 2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
*Marie Newman
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, incumbent U.S. Representative[
]
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Keith Pekau, mayor of Orland Park
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Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago ...
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Niki Conforti, businesswoman[
* Rob Cruz, member of the ]Oak Lawn Community High School District 229
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Board of Education.
* Gary Grasso, mayor of Burr Ridge
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, candidate for Attorney General of Illinois in 2018
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* Scott Kaspar, Orland Park
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Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Chicago ...
attorney
* Catherine O'Shea, Oak Lawn real estate agent and candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district
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in 2020
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=Withdrawn
=
* Justin Burau, real estate consultant ''(running in the 3rd district)''[
]
Endorsements
Results
Independents
Declined
* Dan Lipinski
Daniel William Lipinski (born July 15, 1966) is an American politician and political scientist who served eight terms as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 3rd congressional district from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, Lip ...
, former Democratic U.S. Representative from Illinois's 3rd congressional district
Illinois's 3rd congressional district includes part of Cook County, and has been represented by Democrat Marie Newman since January 3, 2021. The district was previously represented by Dan Lipinski from 2005 to 2021, and by Lipinski's father Bi ...
(2005–2021)
General election
Predictions
Results
District 7
The incumbent is Democrat Danny Davis, who was re-elected with 80.4% of the vote in 2020.[ He is running for re-election.
]
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Danny Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Kina Collins, activist and candidate in 2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
*Denarvis Mendenhall, veteran and FDA
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investigator
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 8
The incumbent is Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi
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, who was re-elected with 73.2% of the vote in 2020.[
]
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Raja Krishnamoorthi
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, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Junaid Ahmed, community activist
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Chris Dargis, Ukrainian-American retired Navy officer and businessman
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Karen Kolodziej
* Chad Koppie, former trustee of the Kane County Regional Board of Schools and perennial candidate
* Peter Kopsaftis, businessman and Barrington Township Republican committeeman
* Phillip Wood
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
District 9
The incumbent is Democrat Jan Schakowsky
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The district is anchored in Chicago's North Side, including ...
, who was re-elected with 71.0% of the vote in 2020.[
]
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Jan Schakowsky
Janice Schakowsky ( ; née Danoff; born May 26, 1944) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative from since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
The district is anchored in Chicago's North Side, including ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
Results
Endorsements
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Max Rice, candidate for IL-9 in 2018
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Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 10
The incumbent is Democrat Brad Schneider, who was re-elected with 63.9% of the vote in 2020.[
]
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Brad Schneider, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Joseph Severino, Businessman
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
District 11
The incumbent is Democrat Bill Foster, who was re-elected with 63.3% of the vote in 2020.[
]
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Catalina Lauf, former advisor at the U.S. Department of Commerce
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and candidate for the Republican nomination for Illinois's 14th congressional district
The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago.
Geographic boundaries 2011 redistricting
Afte ...
in the 2020
2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Mark Carroll
* Jerry Evans, music teacher
* Susan Hathaway-Altman
* Andrea Heeg[
* Cassandra Tanner Miller, domestic violence advocate][
]
=Withdrew
=
* Juan Ramos
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 12
The incumbents are Republican Mike Bost
Michael Joseph Bost (; born December 30, 1960) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district since 2015. From 1995 to 2015, Bost was a member of ...
, who was re-elected with 60.4% of the vote in 2020, and Republican Mary Miller who was redistricted from the 15th Congressional District.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Mike Bost
Michael Joseph Bost (; born December 30, 1960) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has served as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 12th congressional district since 2015. From 1995 to 2015, Bost was a member of ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative[
]
=Declined
=
* Mary Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative (running in IL15)
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Chip Markel, U.S. Navy
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Veteran
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Joshua Qualls
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 13
Due to redistricting, the 13th congressional district was created as a new seat, with no incumbent.[
]
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Regan Deering, former chair of the Decatur Public Schools Foundation
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Matt Hausman
* Terry Martin
* Jesse Reising, former federal prosecutor
Endorsements
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Nikki Budzinski
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In 2021, B ...
, former U.S. Office of Management and Budget
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chief of staff and former senior advisor to governor
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J. B. Pritzker
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=Eliminated in primary
=
*David Palmer, financial planner
=Removed from ballot
=
* Ellis Everett Taylor
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
Results
District 14
The incumbent is Democrat Lauren Underwood
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, who was re-elected with 50.7% of the vote in 2020.[ The 14th district as drawn during the 2020 redistricting cycle includes all or parts of ]Aurora
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, DeKalb DeKalb or De Kalb may refer to:
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, Granville, Joliet, Montgomery, Naperville
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, Oswego, Ottawa, Peru
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, Plainfield, Shorewood, Spring Valley, Sugar Grove, and Sycamore
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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Lauren Underwood
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, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Scott Gryder, chair of the Kendall County Board
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Michael Koolidge, former radio host
*Jack Lombardi
*James Marter, perennial candidate
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, software consultant, and chair of the Kendall County Republican Central Committee
* Jaime Milton
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 15
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, Calhoun
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, Cass
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, Coles, DeWitt, Edgar, Greene
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counties.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Mary Miller, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Paul Lange, Commodity Broker
Results
General election
Predictions
Results
District 16
The incumbents are Republican Adam Kinzinger
Adam Daniel Kinzinger (; born February 27, 1978) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . The district covers eastern Rockford, most of Rockford's suburbs, and a swath of exurban territory around Chicago. He is a memb ...
, who was re-elected with 64.7% of the vote in 2020, and Republican Darin LaHood
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who was redistricted from the 18th Congressional District. Kinzinger chose to retire, while LaHood chose to run in his new district.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Darin LaHood
Darin McKay LaHood (; born July 5, 1968) is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Illinois's 18th congressional district since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was the member of the Illinois Senate ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative.
=Eliminated in primary
=
* JoAnne Guillemette
* Walt Peters
*Michael Rebresh, truck driver
=Withdrew
=
*Gene Koprowski, former official at the Heartland Institute
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Founded in 1984, it worked wit ...
*Catalina Lauf, nutritional company adviser ''(Running in District 11)''[
*Jack Lombardi ''(Running in District 14)''][
*James Marter, software consultant ''(Running in District 14)''][
*Teresa Pfaff, home improvement worker ''(Running in District 17)''][
*Geno Young, musician ''(Running in District 1)''][
]
=Declined
=
*Adam Kinzinger
Adam Daniel Kinzinger (; born February 27, 1978) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . The district covers eastern Rockford, most of Rockford's suburbs, and a swath of exurban territory around Chicago. He is a memb ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
Endorsements
Results
Democratic nominee
*Elizabeth Haderlein, Harvard city councillor
Endorsements
General election
Predictions
Results
District 17
The incumbent is Democrat Cheri Bustos
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, who was re-elected with 52.0% of the vote in 2020.[ She is not seeking re-election in 2022.
The new 17th was drawn to be more Democratic-leaning than its predecessor. The new district contains nearly all of its Democratic-leaning urban portions of its former territory, while most of the Republican-leaning areas of the old 17th were drawn into the neighboring 15th and ]16th
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districts. Had the new 17th existed in the 2020 election, Joe Biden would have carried it by eight points, whereas Donald Trump
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Trump graduated from the Wharton School of the University of P ...
carried the old 17th by two points in 2020.
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Eric Sorensen, former meteorologist
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Jonathan Logemann, Afghanistan
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veteran and Rockford alderman
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from the 2nd ward
*Jacqueline McGowan, cannabis lobbyist, 2021 California gubernatorial recall election
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candidate
*Angie Normoyle, Rock Island County
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Board member
*Litesa Wallace
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, former state representative and candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2018
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*Marsha Williams, chair of the Minooka Alumni Association
=Declined
=
*Cheri Bustos
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, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Disqualified
=
*Linda McNeely, Rockford alderman
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from the 13th ward[888]
Endorsements
Polling
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Esther Joy King, nominee for Illinois's 17th congressional district
The 17th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Cheri Bustos. It includes most of the northwestern portion of the state, with most of its population living on the Illinois side of the Quad Cities, as well as parts of Peo ...
in 2020
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=Eliminated in primary
=
*Charlie Hemlick
Endorsements
Results
General election
Predictions
Polling
;Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican
Results
Notes
;Partisan clients
References
External links
Illinois State Board of Elections
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2022
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Illinois
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United States House of Representatives
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