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Illinois' 7th Congressional District election, 2016
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Cook Political Report: Solid D[1] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe D[2] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Safe D[3] |
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The 7th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Danny K. Davis (D) defeated Jeffrey Leef (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Davis defeated Thomas Day in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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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. Illinois uses an open primary system. Voters do not have to register with a party, but they do have to choose, publicly, which party's ballot they will vote on at the primary election.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Danny K. Davis (D), who was first elected in 1996.
Illinois' 7th Congressional District includes part of Cook County. It covers the Near North Side and downtown Chicago as well as some of the west and south sides of city and some west suburban areas in Cook County.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic |  Danny K. Davis Incumbent |
84.2% | 250,584 | |
| Republican | Jeffrey Leef | 15.8% | 46,882 | |
| Total Votes | 297,466 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Danny Davis Incumbent |
81.2% | 139,378 | ||
| Thomas Day | 18.8% | 32,261 | ||
| Total Votes | 171,639 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Danny K. Davis   Jeffrey Leef |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic Thomas Day[10] |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Frederick Collins (D)[11] |
Endorsements
Danny Davis
- The Chicago Sun-Times[12]
District history
2014
The 7th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Danny K. Davis (D) defeated Robert Bumpers (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Danny K. Davis Incumbent |
85.1% | 155,110 | |
| Republican | Robert Bumpers | 14.9% | 27,168 | |
| Total Votes | 182,278 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
2012
The 7th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Danny K. Davis (D) won the election in the district.[13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Danny K. Davis Incumbent |
84.6% | 242,439 | |
| Republican | Rita Zak | 11% | 31,466 | |
| Independent | John H. Monaghan | 4.4% | 12,523 | |
| Total Votes | 286,428 | |||
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Illinois elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Illinois in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| November 30, 2015 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for established party candidates | |
| January 14, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates for the primary election | |
| January 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | December quarterly report due | |
| March 15, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | March quarterly report due | |
| June 27, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for new political party candidates and independent candidates | |
| July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance | June quarterly report due | |
| September 8, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates for the general election | |
| October 17, 2016 | Campaign finance | September quarterly report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 17, 2017 | Campaign finance | December quarterly report due | |
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2016," accessed August 7, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Illinois Compiled Statutes 10 ILCS 5/7-41," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 12, 2024
- ↑ June 2011 Illinois Redistricting, "Map," accessed July 23, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ Collins for Congress, "Home," accessed September 3, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "2016 Elections Endorsements," accessed March 28, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
