The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 18

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from the state of

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, one from each of the state's 18

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. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including

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and

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. The GOP gained two seats in this election, one in the 10th district with the election of Bob Dold in a rematch with incumbent

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, and one in the 12th district with the election of

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over incumbent William Enyart. The gains narrowed the Democrat margin to 10-8 in the delegation.

Overview

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district:

District 1

The 1st district included a portion of Chicago as well as all or parts of the nearby suburbs of Alsip, Crestwood, Oak Forest,

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, Frankfort, Mokena and

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. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+28. Jimmy Lee Tillman III, a son of former

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, was the Republican nominee. Bobby Rush won re-election over Tillman in a landslide.

Primary results

General election

Rush was re-elected by 46 points. His victory was expected, as the district is solidly Democratic.

Results

District 2

The incumbent is Democrat

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, who had represented the district after being elected with 71% of the vote in a special election in April 2013. The district had a PVI of D+29. Marcus Lewis, a postal worker who ran as an Independent candidate for the seat in 2012 and in the special election; and Charles Rayburn, who finished fifteenth in the Democratic primary for the seat in the special election, both challenged Kelly in the Democratic primary. Kelly won the primary. Eric Wallace, who finished second in the Republican primary for the seat in the special election, was the Republican nominee. Wallace lost to Kelly in a landslide.

Primary results

General election

Kelly was re-elected by 57 points.

Results

District 3

The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2005. He was re-elected with 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+5. Sharon Brannigan, a Palos Township Trustee; and Diane Harris, a

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Republican precinct committeewoman, sought the Republican nomination to challenge Lipinski. Brannigan won the primary and became the Republican nominee. Brannigan lost to Lipinski in the general election.

Primary results

General election

Lipinski was re-elected in a 29-point landslide.

Results

District 4

The 4th district includes portions of Chicago as well as all or parts of the nearby suburbs of

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, Berwyn,

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, North Riverside, Brookfield,

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, Hillside, Berkeley, Stone Park and Melrose Park. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the 4th district since 1993. He was re-elected with 83% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+29. Alexandra Eidenberg, a small business advocate, and Jorge Zavala, a diplomatic agent for the Consulate General of Mexico, challenged Gutiérrez in the Democratic primary. Gutiérrez won the primary. The district's Republican nominee was Hector Concepcion, the executive director for the Puerto Rican Chamber of Commerce. Concepcion lost to the incumbent Representative, Gutiérrez, in this solidly Democratic district.

Primary results

General election

Gutiérrez was re-elected by 56 points.

Results

District 5

The incumbent is Democrat Mike Quigley, who has represented the district since 2009. He was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+16. Frederick White was seeking the Republican nomination to challenge Quigley. On December 20, 2013, White withdrew from the race. Nancy Wade, a community activist and schoolteacher who ran as the

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nominee in 2012, is running again. Republican businessman and major GOP donor, Vince Kolber filed to run for the general election.

Primary results

General election

Quigley won re-election against his Republican challenger, Vince Kolber, by 32 points.

Results

District 6

The incumbent is Republican

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, who has represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+4. Michael Mason, a retired postal manager, is the Democratic nominee.

Primary results

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District 7

The 7th district includes portions of Chicago as well as all or parts of the nearby suburbs of

, Berwyn,

, North Riverside, Oak Park, River Forest,

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, Maywood, Broadview and Westchester. The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 1997. He was re-elected with 85% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+36. Robert Bumpers is the Republican nominee.

Primary results

General election

Results

District 8

The incumbent is Democrat

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, who has represented the district since 2013. She was elected with 55% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent

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. The district has a PVI of D+8. Manju Goel, a healthcare consultant, and Larry Kaifesh, a

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in the

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, sought the Republican nomination to challenge Duckworth. Kaifesh won the primary.

Primary results

General election

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District 9

The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 1999. She was re-elected with 66% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of D+15. Susanne Atanus and David Earl Williams III ran for the Republican nomination to challenge Schakowsky. Atanus won the primary, with 15,412 (52.4%) votes.

Primary results

General election

Results

District 10

The incumbent was Democrat

, who had represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent Bob Dold. The district had a PVI of D+8. Dold was the Republican nominee, and won the rematch.

Primary results

General election

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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 elected with 59% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent

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. The district has a PVI of D+8.

Primary results

Grundy County Board member Chris Balkema, radio talk show host Ian Bayne, businessman Bert Miller, Craig Robbins and State Representative

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all sought the Republican nomination to challenge Foster.

General election

Polling

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District 12

The incumbent was Democrat William Enyart, who was running to be elected for a second term. He was first elected with 52% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Democratic incumbent

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. The district had an even PVI.

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was the Republican nominee. Paula Bradshaw, a nurse and local radio talk show host who had previously run as the

nominee in 2012, ran for a second time.

Primary results

General election

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District 13

The incumbent is Republican Rodney L. Davis, who has represented the district since 2013. He was elected with 47% of the vote in 2012, succeeding retiring Republican incumbent Tim Johnson. The district has an even PVI.

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, chairman of the

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, identified this district as one of his top targets for 2014.

Republican primary

Michael Firsching, a veterinarian, and

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, an attorney who also served as

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, challenged Davis in the Republican primary. Firsching ran in the Republican primary for the seat in 2012, losing to then-incumbent Tim Johnson. Harold attempted to replace Johnson on the general election ballot following his retirement announcement, but was passed over for Davis.

Polling

Results

Democratic primary

Ann Callis, a former Madison County Chief Judge; George Gollin, a physicist at the

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; and David Green, a policy analyst at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, all sought the Democratic nomination. Callis won the primary. Bill Byrnes, a school bus driver, had also planned to run but ultimately withdrawn from the race.

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City Councilman Paul Faraci;

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Mike Frerichs; David Gill, a physician and four-time Democratic nominee; Chris Koos, the Mayor of Normal; and, Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz, declined to run.

Polling

Results

General election

Polling

Results

District 14

The incumbent is Republican

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, who has represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 59% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+5. Dennis Anderson, a public health researcher who unsuccessfully challenged Hultgren as the Democratic nominee in 2012, and John J. Hosta, a businessman, sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Hultgren.

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District 15

The incumbent is Republican

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, 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 69% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of R+14. Eric Thorsland, a farmer, is the Democratic nominee.

Primary results

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District 16

The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2013 and previously represented the 11th district from 2011 to 2013. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+4. David Hale, a nurse and founder of the Rockford

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, challenged Kinzinger in the Republican primary. Randall Olsen, a retired X-ray technician and

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veteran, was the Democratic nominee.

Primary results

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District 17

The incumbent was Democrat

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, who had represented the district since 2013. She was elected with 53% of the vote in 2012, defeating Republican incumbent

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. The district had a PVI of D+7. Schilling was the Republican nominee.

Primary results

General election

Polling

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District 18

The incumbent was Republican

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, who had represented the district since 2009. He was elected with 74% of the vote in 2012 and the district had a PVI of R+11. Rob Mellon, a schoolteacher and

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veteran, and Darrel Miller, a farmer, sought the Democratic nomination to challenge Schock.

Primary results

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References

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