Illinois' 9th Congressional District

Illinois' 9th Congressional District

Incumbent

Jan Schakowsky

Assumed office: January 3, 1999

Illinois' 9th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives is represented by Jan Schakowsky (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 9th Congressional District election, 2030

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2028

There are no official candidates yet for this election.

See also: Illinois' 9th 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.

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Delila Barrera (Independent) is running in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Delila Barrera (Independent)

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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Kat Abughazaleh
		Bushra Amiwala
		Phil Andrew
	Submit photo	Natalie Angelo
		Daniel K. Biss
	Submit photo	Patricia Brown
		Jeff Cohen
		Laura Fine
		Justin Ford
		Mark Fredrickson
		Hoan Huynh
		Bethany Johnson
	Submit photo	Bruce Leon
		Sam Polan
		Nick Pyati
		Howard Rosenblum
		Mike Simmons

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Jan Schakowsky (D)
• David Abrevaya (D)
• Tamika La'Shon Hill (D)
• Miracle Jenkins (D)
• Jill Manrique (D)
• Lauren Million (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Rocio Cleveland (R), John Elleson (R), Paul Friedman (R), and Mark Su (R) are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
		Rocio Cleveland
		John Elleson
		Paul Friedman
		Mark Su

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See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2024

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) defeated Seth Alan Cohen (R) in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky (D)	68.4	231,722
		Seth Alan Cohen (R)	31.6	107,106

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 338,828
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky	100.0	75,106

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 75,106
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Donahue (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

No candidate advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 19, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
	Submit photo	Michael Walters (Write-in)	100.0	57

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See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) defeated Max Rice (R) in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky (D)	71.7	179,615
		Max Rice (R)	28.3	70,915

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 250,530
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky	100.0	76,956

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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Andrew Heldut (D)

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Max Rice (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Max Rice	100.0	22,751

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,751
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• John Elleson (R)
• Bradley Martin (R)

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) defeated Sargis Sangari (R) in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky (D)	71.0	262,045
		Sargis Sangari (R)	29.0	107,125

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 369,170
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) defeated Andrew Heldut (D) (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky	99.7	127,467
		Andrew Heldut (Withdrew, appeared on ballot) (Write-in)	0.3	355

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 127,822
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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Sargis Sangari (R) defeated Richard Mayers (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Sargis Sangari	100.0	11,808
	Submit photo	Richard Mayers (Write-in)	0.0	1

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,809
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Michael Sollich (R)

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) defeated John Elleson (R) in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky (D)	73.5	213,368
		John Elleson (R)	26.5	76,983

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 290,351 (100% precincts reporting)
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Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

Incumbent Jan Schakowsky (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jan Schakowsky	100.0	108,417

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Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9

John Elleson (R) defeated Sargis Sangari (R), D. Vincent Thomas Jr. (R), and Max Rice (R) in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 9 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Elleson	40.4	10,476
		Sargis Sangari	30.7	7,954
		D. Vincent Thomas Jr.	18.8	4,886
		Max Rice	10.2	2,634

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 25,950
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Previous election results

2016

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Janice Schakowsky (D) defeated Joan McCarthy Lasonde (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. No candidate faced a primary opponent on March 15, 2016. David Earl Williams III ran as a write-in candidate.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janice Schakowsky Incumbent	66.5%	217,306
	Republican	Joan McCarthy Lasonde	33.5%	109,550
	N/A	Write-in	0%	92
Total Votes				326,948
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 9th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Janice Schakowsky (D) defeated challenger Susanne Atanus (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky Incumbent	66.1%	141,000
	Republican	Susanne Atanus	33.9%	72,384
	Independent	Phil Collins (Write-in)	0%	66
Total Votes				213,450
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results

General election candidates

• Janice Schakowsky - Incumbent
• Susanne Atanus
• David Earl Williams III (Write-in)
• Phil Collins (Write-in)

March 18, 2014, primary results

Republican Primary

• David Earl Williams, III
• Susanne Atanusa

Democratic Primary

• Janice Schakowsky - Incumbenta

2012

See also: Illinois' 9th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 9th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Jan Schakowsky won re-election in the district.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky Incumbent	66.3%	194,869
	Republican	Timothy Wolfe	33.7%	98,924
Total Votes				293,793
Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Jan Schakowsky won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Joe Barry Pollak (R) and Simon Ribeiro (Green) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janice D. Schakowsky incumbent	66.3%	117,553
	Republican	Joe Barry Pollak	31.1%	55,182
	Green	Simon Ribeiro	2.5%	4,472
Total Votes				177,207

2008
On November 4, 2008, Jan Schakowsky won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Michael Benjamin Younan (R), Morris Shanfield (G) and Susanne Atanus (Write-in) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janice D. Schakowsky incumbent	74.7%	181,948
	Republican	Michael Benjamin Younan	22%	53,593
	Green	Morris Shanfield	3.3%	8,140
	Write-in	Susanne Atanus	0%	13
Total Votes				243,694

2006
On November 7, 2006, Jan Schakowsky won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Michael P. Shannon (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2006
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janice D. Schakowsky incumbent	74.6%	122,852
	Republican	Michael P. Shannon	25.4%	41,858
	N/A	Write-in	0%	3
Total Votes				164,713

2004
On November 2, 2004, Jan Schakowsky won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Kurt J. Eckhardt (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janice D. Schakowsky incumbent	75.7%	175,282
	Republican	Kurt J. Eckhardt	24.3%	56,135
Total Votes				231,417

2002
On November 5, 2002, Jan Schakowsky won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Nicholas M. Duric (R) and Stephanie "Vs. the Machine" Sailor (L) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2002
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janice D. Schakowsky incumbent	70.3%	118,642
	Republican	Nicolas M. Duric	26.8%	45,307
	Libertarian	Stephanie Sailor	2.9%	4,887
Total Votes				168,836

2000
On November 7, 2000, Jan Schakowsky won re-election to the United States House. She defeated Dennis J. Driscoll (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 9 General Election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Janice D. Schakowsky incumbent	76.4%	147,002
	Republican	Dennis J. Driscoll	23.6%	45,344
Total Votes				192,346

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 9th 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+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 9th the 63rd 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+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 9th the 69th 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) 69.9%-28.4%.

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+19. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 19 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 9th the 68th 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 69.9% of the vote in this district and Donald Trump (R) would have received 28.4%.

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+18. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 18 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 9th Congressional District the 73rd 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 0.95. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 0.95 points toward that party.

See also

• Redistricting in Illinois
• Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2024
• Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2022
• Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2020
• Illinois' 9th Congressional District election, 2018

External links

• GovTrack District 9

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)