By Ballotpedia's Congressional team
MADISON, Wisconsin: Illinois had eighteen U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2012. Of the 18 seats, 15 incumbents sought re-election on November 6, 2012. Due to redistricting, some incumbents changed districts and one district was removed entirely. Of the 15 incumbents who sought re-election, 11 were re-elected. Due to outside factors, Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. who won re-election in District 2 resigned on November 21 resulting in a special election being called in 2013 to fill the vacated seat.
Here are the candidates who won election in Illinois.
| Members of the U.S. House from Illinois -- Partisan Breakdown
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| Party
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As of November 2012
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After the 2012 Election
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|
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Democratic Party
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8
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12
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|
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Republican Party
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11
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6
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| Total
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19
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18
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Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 18 seats up for election in 2012 in Illinois. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
|---|
| U.S. House, Illinois District 1 General Election
|  Bobby Rush | 47.6% | 320,843 | Donald Peloquin |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 2 General Election
| Jesse Jackson Jr. | 40.1% | 297,424 | Brian Woodworth |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election
| Daniel Lipinski | 37% | 246,391 | Richard Grabowski |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election
| Luis Gutierrez | 66% | 160,505 | Hector Concepcion |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 5 General Election
| Mike Quigley | 37.1% | 270,377 | Dan Schmitt |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 6 General Election
|  Peter Roskam | 18.4% | 326,129 | Leslie Coolidge |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 7 General Election
| Danny K. Davis | 73.7% | 286,428 | Rita Zak |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 8 General Election
| Tammy Duckworth | 9.5% | 225,066 | Joe Walsh |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election
| Jan Schakowsky | 32.7% | 293,793 | Timothy Wolfe |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 10 General Election
| Brad Schneider | 1.3% | 264,454 | Robert J. Dold |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 11 General Election
| Bill Foster | 17.1% | 254,276 | Judy Biggert |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 12 General Election
| William Enyart | 8.9% | 303,947 | Jason Plummer |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 13 General Election
| Rodney Davis | 0.3% | 294,385 | David Gill |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 14 General Election
| Randy Hultgren | 17.6% | 301,954 | Dennis Anderson |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 15 General Election
| John Shimkus | 37.2% | 299,937 | Angela Michael |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General Election
| Adam Kinzinger | 23.6% | 294,090 | Wanda Rohl |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 17 General Election
| Cheri Bustos | 6.6% | 288,152 | Bobby Schilling |
| U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election
| Aaron Schock | 48.3% | 329,631 | Steve Waterworth |
National picture
Both chambers of the United States Congress remain split after the November 6, 2012 election. Democrats increased their majority in the U.S. Senate while cutting into the Republicans majority in the U.S. House.
Of the 435 candidates who won election to the U.S. House, 85 of them were challengers, which represents 19.5 percent of U.S. House members. Of those 85, 50 are Democratic and 35 are Republican. A total of 27 incumbents were defeated -- 10 Democratic and 17 Republican.
| 2012 United States House General Election Results
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| Party
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Total Winners
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Incumbent Winners
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Defeated Incumbents
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Incumbent Re-Election Rate**
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Non-Incumbent Winners
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| Democratic
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201
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151
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10
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93.8%
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50
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| Republican
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234
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198
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17
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92.1%
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35
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| TOTALS
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435
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349
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27
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92.8%
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85
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| **Note: The incumbent re-election rate is calculated by dividing the total incumbents winners by the total incumbents who appeared on the general election ballot.
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See also
- Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
- November 6, 2012 election results
- Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Southeast Regional State Executive Officials
- United States Congressional election results, 2012
- United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012
- Illinois' 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 6th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 8th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 9th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 10th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 11th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 12th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 13th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 14th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 15th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 16th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 17th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois' 18th Congressional District elections, 2012
- Illinois elections, 2012
- National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections
