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Illinois' 16th Congressional District
Illinois' 16th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Darin LaHood (R).
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
2024
See also: Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2024
Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2024 (March 19 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Darin LaHood won election in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Darin LaHood (R) | 99.9 | 310,925 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 183 | ||
| Total votes: 311,108 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Darin LaHood advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on March 19, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darin LaHood | 100.0 | 59,324 |
| Total votes: 59,324 | |||
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2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Elizabeth Haderlein in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darin LaHood (R) | 66.3 | 197,621 |
 | Elizabeth Haderlein (D) | 33.7 | 100,325 | |
| Total votes: 297,946 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Bradley Horges Jr. (Independent)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Walt Peters, JoAnne Guillemette, and Michael Rebresh in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on June 28, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Darin LaHood | 66.4 | 56,582 |
 | Walt Peters | 13.2 | 11,278 | |
 | JoAnne Guillemette | 12.3 | 10,476 | |
 | Michael Rebresh | 8.1 | 6,911 | |
| Total votes: 85,247 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Teresa Pfaff (R)
- James Marter (R)
- Leona Di Amore (R)
- Gene Koprowski (R)
- Adam Kinzinger (R)
2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Adam Kinzinger defeated Dani Brzozowski, Branden McCullough, and Roy Jones in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Adam Kinzinger (R) | 64.7 | 218,839 |
 | Dani Brzozowski (D) | 35.3 | 119,313 | |
| Branden McCullough (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 4 | ||
| Roy Jones (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 338,159 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Dani Brzozowski advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dani Brzozowski | 100.0 | 50,811 |
| Total votes: 50,811 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Benjamin Baer (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Adam Kinzinger advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on March 17, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Kinzinger | 100.0 | 45,296 |
| Total votes: 45,296 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Adam Kinzinger defeated Sara Dady in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Kinzinger (R) | 59.1 | 151,254 |
 | Sara Dady (D) | 40.9 | 104,569 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 255,825 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Sara Dady defeated Neill Mohammad, Amy Murri Briel, and Beth Vercolio-Osmund in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sara Dady | 40.3 | 17,173 |
 | Neill Mohammad | 27.2 | 11,599 | |
 | Amy Murri Briel | 19.5 | 8,291 | |
 | Beth Vercolio-Osmund | 13.0 | 5,526 | |
| Total votes: 42,589 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16
Incumbent Adam Kinzinger defeated James Marter in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 16 on March 20, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Adam Kinzinger | 67.9 | 44,878 |
 | James Marter | 32.1 | 21,242 | |
| Total votes: 66,120 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jaye DeBates (R)
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Adam Kinzinger (R) faced no opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016, as no Democrats filed. Kinzinger was also unopposed in the Republican primary on March 15, 2016.[1][2]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Adam Kinzinger Incumbent |
99.9% | 259,722 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 131 | |
| Total Votes | 259,853 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections | ||||
2014
The 16th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Adam Kinzinger (R) defeated challenger Randall Olsen (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Kinzinger Incumbent |
70.6% | 153,388 | |
| Democratic | Randall Olsen | 29.4% | 63,810 | |
| Total Votes | 217,198 | |||
| Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results | ||||
General election candidates
Adam Kinzinger - Incumbent
Randall Olsen
March 18, 2014, primary results
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2012
The 16th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent from the 11th District, Adam Kinzinger won the election in the district.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Adam Kinzinger Incumbent |
61.8% | 181,789 | |
| Democratic | Wanda Rohl | 38.2% | 112,301 | |
| Total Votes | 294,090 | |||
| Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Donald A. Manzullo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated George W. Gaulrapp (D) and Terry G. Campbell (G) in the general election.[6]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General Election, 2010 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Donald A. Manzullo incumbent |
65% | 138,299 | |
| Democratic | George W. Gaulrapp | 31% | 66,037 | |
| Green | Terry G. Campbell | 4% | 8,425 | |
| Total Votes | 212,761 | |||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Donald A. Manzullo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Robert G. Abbound (D) and Scott Summers (G) in the general election.[7]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General Election, 2008 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Donald A. Manzullo incumbent |
60.9% | 190,039 | |
| Democratic | Robert G. Abbound | 36.1% | 112,648 | |
| Green Party | Scott Summers | 3.1% | 9,533 | |
| Total Votes | 312,220 | |||
2006
On November 7, 2006, Donald A. Manzullo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Richard A. Auman (D) in the general election.[8]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General Election, 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Donald A. Manzullo incumbent |
63.6% | 125,508 | |
| Democratic | Richard A. Auman | 32.1% | 63,462 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 4.3% | 8,523 | |
| Total Votes | 197,493 | |||
2004
On November 2, 2004, Donald A. Manzullo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John H. Kutsch (D) in the general election.[9]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General Election, 2004 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Donald A. Manzullo incumbent |
69.1% | 204,350 | |
| Democratic | John H. Kutsch | 30.9% | 91,452 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 4 | |
| Total Votes | 295,806 | |||
2002
On November 5, 2002, Donald A. Manzullo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated John Kutsch (D) in the general election.[10]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Donald A. Manzullo incumbent |
70.6% | 133,339 | |
| Democratic | John Kutsch | 29.4% | 55,488 | |
| Total Votes | 188,827 | |||
2000
On November 7, 2000, Donald A. Manzullo won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Charles W. Hendrickson (D) in the general election.[11]
| U.S. House, Illinois District 16 General Election, 2000 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Donald A. Manzullo incumbent |
66.7% | 178,174 | |
| Democratic | Charles W. Hendrickson | 33.3% | 88,781 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0% | 50 | |
| Total Votes | 267,005 | |||
District map
Redistricting
2020-2021
Illinois enacted a congressional map on November 24, 2021, after Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) signed the proposal into law.[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
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.[14]
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.[14]
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."[14]
Illinois District 16
until January 2, 2023
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Illinois District 16
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2010-2011
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 R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Illinois' 16th the 106th most Republican district nationally.[15]
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 R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Illinois' 16th the 101st most Republican district nationally.[16]
Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 59.6%-38.1%.[17]
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 R+13. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 13 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Illinois' 16th the 105th most Republican district nationally.[18]
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 38.1% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 59.6%.[19]
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 R+8. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 8 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Illinois' 16th Congressional District the 159th most Republican nationally.[20]
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 1.11. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.11 points toward that party.[21]
See also
- Redistricting in Illinois
- Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2024
- Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2022
- Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2020
- Illinois' 16th Congressional District election, 2018
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
- ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
- ↑ Breitbart, "Kinzinger Gets Challenge From Tea Party Activist David Hale in IL-16," accessed October 23, 2013
- ↑ WIFR, "Randall Olsen Announces Intention to Run for Illinois 16th Congressional District," accessed October 7, 2013
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
- ↑ The Associated Press, "Gov. Pritzker signs new Illinois congressional map into law," Nov. 24, 2021
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Fourth version of a Democratic-drawn congressional map passed by legislators, heads to Pritzker," Oct. 29, 2021
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 All About Redistricting, "Illinois," accessed April 16, 2015
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed January 10, 2024
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "The 2022 Cook Partisan Voting Index (Cook PVI℠)," accessed February 6, 2023
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2020 presidential results by congressional district, for new and old districts," accessed September 15, 2022
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
- ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
