Illinois' 3rd Congressional District

Illinois' 3rd Congressional District

Incumbent

Delia Ramirez

Assumed office: January 3, 2023

Illinois' 3rd Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Delia Ramirez (D).

As of the 2020 Census, Illinois representatives represented an average of 754,279 residents. After the 2010 Census, each member represented 714,688 residents.

Elections

• 2030
• 2028
• 2026
• 2024
• 2022
• 2020
• 2018

See also: Illinois's 3rd Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Incumbent Delia Ramirez (D) and Mark Pasieka Sr. (D) are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Delia Ramirez
	Submit photo	Mark Pasieka Sr.

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kip Knutson (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Angel Oakley (R) is running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Angel Oakley

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Spomenka Vajic (R)

See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Incumbent Delia Ramirez (D) defeated John Booras (R) and Angel Oakley (Independent) in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delia Ramirez (D)	67.3	174,825
		John Booras (R)	32.7	84,987
		Angel Oakley (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	96

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 259,908
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Incumbent Delia Ramirez (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delia Ramirez	100.0	52,644

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 52,644
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

John Booras (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Booras	100.0	15,468

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See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Delia Ramirez (D) defeated Justin Burau (R) in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delia Ramirez (D)	68.5	121,764
		Justin Burau (R)	31.5	55,995

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 177,759
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Delia Ramirez (D) defeated Gilbert Villegas (D), Iymen Chehade (D), and Juan Aguirre (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Delia Ramirez	66.4	37,296
		Gilbert Villegas	23.1	12,990
		Iymen Chehade	6.6	3,719
		Juan Aguirre	3.9	2,175

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 56,180
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Justin Burau (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Justin Burau	100.0	18,997

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See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Marie Newman (D) defeated Mike Fricilone (R) in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marie Newman (D)	56.4	172,997
		Mike Fricilone (R)	43.6	133,851

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 306,848
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Marie Newman (D) defeated incumbent Daniel Lipinski (D), Rush Darwish (D), and Charles Hughes (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marie Newman	47.3	52,384
		Daniel Lipinski	44.7	49,568
		Rush Darwish	5.7	6,351
		Charles Hughes	2.3	2,549

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 110,852
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Abe Matthew (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Mike Fricilone (R) defeated Catherine A. O'Shea (R) and Arthur Jones (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Fricilone	57.5	9,804
		Catherine A. O'Shea	32.5	5,541
		Arthur Jones	10.0	1,708
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0%	2

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,055
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See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Incumbent Daniel Lipinski (D) defeated Arthur Jones (R) in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Lipinski (D)	73.0	163,053
		Arthur Jones (R)	25.9	57,885
		Other/Write-in votes	1.1%	2,396

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 223,334 (100% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mat Tomkowiak (Independent)

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Incumbent Daniel Lipinski (D) defeated Marie Newman (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Daniel Lipinski	51.1	48,675
		Marie Newman	48.9	46,530

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 95,205
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3

Arthur Jones (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 3 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Arthur Jones	100.0	20,681

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Previous election results

2016

See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Daniel Lipinski (D) was unopposed in the general election on November 8, 2016, as the only Republican to file, Arthur Jones, was removed from the ballot prior to the primary. Lipinski also faced no opposition in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.

U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel Lipinski Incumbent	100%	225,320
	N/A	Write-in	0%	91
Total Votes				225,411
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014

The 3rd Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Daniel Lipinski (D) defeated challenger Sharon Brannigan (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dan Lipinski Incumbent	64.6%	116,764
	Republican	Sharon Brannigan	35.4%	64,091
Total Votes				180,855
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results

General election candidates

• Sharon Brannigan
• Daniel Lipinski - Incumbent

March 18, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• Diane Harris: 2012 Republican candidate to the 11th Congressional District of Illinois
• Sharon Brannigana

Democratic Primary

• Daniel Lipinski - Incumbenta

2012

See also: Illinois' 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012

The 3rd Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Daniel Lipinski won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel Lipinski Incumbent	68.5%	168,738
	Republican	Richard Grabowski	31.5%	77,653
Total Votes				246,391
Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Daniel Lipinski won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael A. Bendas (R) and Laurel Lambert Schmidt (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel Lipinski incumbent	69.7%	116,120
	Republican	Michael A. Bendas	24.3%	40,479
	Green	Laurel Lambert Schmidt	6%	10,028
Total Votes				166,627

2008
On November 4, 2008, Daniel Lipinski won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Michael Hawkins (R) and Jerome Pohlen (G) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel Lipinski incumbent	73.3%	172,581
	Republican	Michael Hawkins	21.4%	50,336
	Green	Jerome Pohlen	5.4%	12,607
Total Votes				235,524

2006
On November 7, 2006, Daniel Lipinski won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Raymond G. Wardingley (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel Lipinski incumbent	77.1%	127,768
	Republican	Raymond G. Wardingley	22.9%	37,954
Total Votes				165,722

2004
On November 2, 2004, Daniel Lipinski won election to the United States House. He defeated Ryan Chlada (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Daniel Lipinski	72.6%	167,034
	Republican	Ryan Chlada	25.2%	57,845
	N/A	Write-in	2.2%	5,077
Total Votes				229,956

2002
William O. Lipinski (D) ran unopposed for re-election in 2002.

2000
On November 7, 2000, William O. Lipinski won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Karl Groth (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 3 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	William O. Lipinski incumbent	75.6%	145,498
	Republican	Karl Groth	24.4%	47,005
Total Votes				192,503

District map

Redistricting

2020-2021

See also: Redistricting in Illinois after the 2020 census

Illinois enacted a congressional map on November 24, 2021, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed the proposal into law. The Illinois State Senate voted 41-18 in favor of the map on October 28, 2021, followed by the Illinois House of Representatives voting 71-43 in favor on October 29, 2021.

How does redistricting in Illinois work? The Illinois General Assembly is responsible for drawing both congressional and state legislative district lines. Both chambers of the state legislature must approve a redistricting plan. The governor may veto the lines drawn by the state legislature.

In the event that both chambers of the state legislature do not approve a legislative redistricting plan, a backup commission must draw the lines. The majority and minority leaders of each chamber must appoint two members each to the commission (one legislator and one general citizen). Of the eight commission members, no more than four may belong to the same political party. In the event that these eight members cannot approve a plan, the Illinois Supreme Court must select two individuals (from different political parties) as potential tiebreakers. The secretary of state must then appoint one of these individuals to the backup commission to break the tie.

The Illinois Constitution requires that state legislative districts be "contiguous and reasonably compact." There are no such requirements in place for the state's congressional districts.

State law also mandates the establishment of state legislative districts "that allow racial or language minority communities to elect--or influence the election of--the candidates of their choice, even if no comparable district would be required by the federal Voting Rights Act."

2020

2024

2010-2011

This is the 3rd Congressional District of Illinois after the 2001 redistricting process.

See also: Redistricting in Illinois after the 2010 census

In 2011, the Illinois State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

2026

Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is D+17. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 17 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 3rd the 80th most Democratic district nationally.

2024

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 3rd the 66th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have defeated Donald Trump (R) 69.7%-28.3%.

2022

Heading into the 2022 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+20. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 20 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 3rd the 65th most Democratic district nationally.

Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Joe Biden (D) would have received 69.7% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 28.3%.

2018

Heading into the 2018 elections, based on results from the 2016 and 2012 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+6. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 6 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 3rd Congressional District the 156th most Democratic nationally.

FiveThirtyEight's September 2018 elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." This district's elasticity score was 1.00. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.00 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Illinois
• Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2024
• Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2022
• Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
• Illinois' 3rd Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 3

Footnotes

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Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Duckworth (D)

Dick Durbin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jonathan Jackson (D)

District 2

Robin Kelly (D)

District 3

Delia Ramirez (D)

District 4

Jesus Garcia (D)

District 5

Mike Quigley (D)

District 6

Sean Casten (D)

District 7

Danny Davis (D)

District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)

District 9

Jan Schakowsky (D)

District 10

Brad Schneider (D)

District 11

Bill Foster (D)

District 12

Mike Bost (R)

District 13

Nikki Budzinski (D)

District 14

Lauren Underwood (D)

District 15

Mary Miller (R)

District 16

Darin LaHood (R)

District 17

Eric Sorensen (D)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (3)