Illinois' 6th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 6th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Peter Roskam (R), who was first elected in 2006, defeated challenger Michael Mason (D) in the general election.[4] He won re-election with 60 percent of the vote in 2012. He ran unopposed for the nomination in the Republican primary on March 18, 2014. Mason ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Roskam had over $1 million cash-on-hand while Cook Political Report analyzed the seat as "Safe Republican."
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Illinois, state law provides for a closed primary where a voter must be affiliated with a party to vote in that party's primary. However, voters state their affiliation at the polls and any voter may change their affiliation on the day of the primary. A voter's eligibility to vote a party's ballot may be challenged.[5]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by February 18, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 7, 2014.[6]
- See also: Illinois elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Peter Roskam (R), who was first elected in 2006.
Illinois' 6th Congressional District includes parts of Cook, DuPage, Kane, McHenry and Lake counties.[7]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Peter Roskam - Incumbent
Michael Mason
March 18, 2014, primary results
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Election results
The 6th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Peter Roskam (R) defeated challenger Michael Mason (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Peter Roskam Incumbent |
67.1% | 160,278 | |
| Democratic | Michael Mason | 32.9% | 78,465 | |
| Total Votes | 238,743 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[9] Roskam joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[10][11]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[12] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[13] Peter Roskam voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[14]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[15] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Peter Roskam voted for HR 2775.[16]
Issues
Bid for majority whip
In June 2014, Roskam launched a bid for majority whip. He was up against Steve Scalise (R-LA) and Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), who also announced bids for the position.[17][18] The whip post became open when Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) was successful in his bid to succeed Eric Cantor as majority leader.[19] Roskam was defeated by Steve Scalise (R-LA).
Campaign contributions
Peter Roskam
| Peter Roskam (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[20] | April 15, 2013 | $1,043,239.33 | $267,048.94 | $(289,598.00) | $1,020,690.27 | ||||
| July Quarterly[21] | July 15, 2013 | $10,020,690.27 | $477,855.16 | $(606,237.09) | $892,308.34 | ||||
| October Quarterly[22] | October 13, 2013 | $892,308.34 | $559,518.70 | $(305,617.68) | $1,146,209.36 | ||||
| Year-end[23] | January 31, 2014 | $1,146,209 | $457,953 | $(550,603) | $1,053,558 | ||||
| Pre-Primary[24] | March 6, 2014 | $1,053,558 | $112,285 | $(141,053) | $1,024,791 | ||||
| April Quarterly[25] | April 15, 2014 | $1,024,791 | $339,188 | $(274,291) | $1,089,688 | ||||
| July Quarterly[26] | July 15, 2014 | $1,089,688.00 | $418,453.00 | $(375,853.00) | $1,143,860.00 | ||||
| October Quarterly[27] | October 15, 2014 | $1,143,860 | $542,944 | $(512,580) | $1,174,224 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $3,175,245.8 | $(3,055,832.77) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
The 6th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Peter Roskam was re-elected in the district.[28]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Peter Roskam Incumbent |
59.2% | 193,138 | |
| Democratic | Leslie Coolidge | 40.8% | 132,991 | |
| Total Votes | 326,129 | |||
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Peter Roskam won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Benjamin S. Lowe (D) in the general election.[29]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 6 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Peter Roskam incumbent |
63.6% | 114,456 | |
| Democratic | Benjamin S. Lowe | 36.4% | 65,379 | |
| Total Votes | 179,835 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Senate Election Results," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 10, § 5/7–59," accessed September 10, 2025
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Registering to Vote in Illinois," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ June 2011 Illinois Redistricting, "Map," accessed July 23, 2012
- ↑ Illinois Election Division, "Michael Mason," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Breitbart, "Hensarling Bows Out Of Majority Leader Race, Stuzman Launches Whip Bid," accessed June 12, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "The battle to become whip," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Lynn Westmoreland, Pete Sessions weigh whip bid," accessed June 16, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed July 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Pre-Primary," accessed April 22, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 14, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 20, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
