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Illinois' 18th Congressional District

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Illinois' 18th Congressional District
IL 18th congressional district image.png
Incumbent
Darin LaHood Republican Party
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): R+15
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)[1]
Population: 707,238
Gender: 49.4% Male, 50.6% Female
Race[2]: 91.4% White, 3.9% Black, 2.4% Asian, 0.2% Native American
Ethnicity: 2.3% Hispanic
Unemployment: 7%
Median household income
$54,571
High school graduation rate
92.9%
College graduation rate
29.9%

Illinois' 18th Congressional District covers central and western Illinois, including Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Morgan Pike, Schuyler, Scott, and Woodford counties as well as portions of McLean, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, and Tazewell counties.[3]

The current representative of the 18th Congressional District is Darin LaHood (R). He won election on September 10, 2015, in the special election to replace Aaron Schock.[4][5]

Elections

2020

See also: Illinois' 18th Congressional District election, 2020

General election candidates


Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

The Democratic Party primary was canceled. No candidates filed for this race.


    Did not make the ballot:


    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

    2018

    See also: Illinois' 18th Congressional District election, 2018

    General election

    General election for U.S. House Illinois District 18

    Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Junius Rodriguez in the general election for U.S. House Illinois District 18 on November 6, 2018.

    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    ✔
    Image of Darin LaHood
    		Darin LaHood (R)
     
    67.2
     
    		195,927
    Image of Junius Rodriguez
    		Junius Rodriguez (D)
     
    32.8
     
    		95,486

    Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

    		Total votes: 291,413
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    Democratic primary election

    Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 18

    Junius Rodriguez defeated Brian Deters and Darrel Miller in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Illinois District 18 on March 20, 2018.

    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    ✔
    Image of Junius Rodriguez
    		Junius Rodriguez
     
    41.7
     
    		14,990
    Image of Brian Deters
    		Brian Deters
     
    39.5
     
    		14,189
    Image of Darrel Miller
    		Darrel Miller
     
    18.8
     
    		6,757

    There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

    		Total votes: 35,936
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    Republican primary election

    Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 18

    Incumbent Darin LaHood defeated Donald Rients in the Republican primary for U.S. House Illinois District 18 on March 20, 2018.

    Candidate
    %
    Votes
    ✔
    Image of Darin LaHood
    		Darin LaHood
     
    78.9
     
    		61,722
    Image of Donald Rients
    		Donald Rients
     
    21.1
     
    		16,535

    Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

    		Total votes: 78,257
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    2016

    See also: Illinois' 18th Congressional District election, 2016

    Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Darin LaHood (R) defeated Junius Rodriguez (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Rodriguez was added to the ballot in May, after the primaries had already taken place.[6] LaHood was unopposed in the Republican primary on March 15, 2016.[7][8]

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2016
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDarin LaHood Incumbent 72.1% 250,506
         Democratic Junius Rodriguez 27.9% 96,770
         N/A Write-in 0% 7
    Total Votes 347,283
    Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

    2015

    See also: Illinois' 18th Congressional District special election, 2015

    Darin LaHood (R) defeated Robert Mellon (D) on September 10, 2015, to win the special election for the U.S. House to represent Illinois' 18th Congressional District. In the primary election on July 7, 2015, Mellon defeated Adam Lopez, while LaHood defeated Mike Flynn and Donald Rients.[9][10]

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2015
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDarin LaHood 68.8% 33,319
         Democratic Robert Mellon 31.2% 15,127
    Total Votes 48,446
    Source: KHQA News with 96% reporting Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available.

    2014

    See also: Illinois' 18th Congressional District elections, 2014

    The 18th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Aaron Schock (R) defeated challenger Darrel Miller (D) in the general election.

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2014
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Schock Incumbent 74.7% 184,636
         Democratic Darrel Miller 25.3% 62,377
    Total Votes 247,013
    Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results

    2012

    See also: Illinois' 18th Congressional District elections, 2012

    The 18th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Aaron Schock won re-election in the district.[11]

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2012
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Schock Incumbent 74.2% 244,467
         Democratic Steve Waterworth 25.8% 85,164
    Total Votes 329,631
    Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

    2010
    On November 2, 2010, Aaron Schock won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Deirdre "D.K." Hirner (D) and Sheldon Schafer (Green) in the general election.[12]

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2010
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Schock incumbent 69.1% 152,868
         Democratic Deirdre "D.K." Hirner 25.8% 57,046
         Green Sheldon Schafer 5.1% 11,256
    Total Votes 221,170


    2008
    On November 4, 2008, Aaron Schock won election to the United States House. He defeated Colleen Callahan (D) and Sheldon Schafer (Green) in the general election.[13]

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2008
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngAaron Schock 58.9% 182,589
         Democratic Colleen Callahan 37.9% 117,642
         Green Sheldon Schafer 3.2% 9,857
    Total Votes 310,088


    2006
    On November 7, 2006, Ray LaHood won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Waterworth (D) in the general election.[14]

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2006
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRay LaHood incumbent 67.3% 150,194
         Democratic Steve Waterworth 32.7% 73,052
    Total Votes 223,246


    2004
    On November 2, 2004, Ray LaHood won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Steve Waterworth (D) in the general election.[15]

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2004
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRay LaHood incumbent 70.2% 216,047
         Democratic Steve Waterworth 29.8% 91,548
    Total Votes 307,595


    2002
    Ray LaHood (R) ran unopposed for re-election in 2002.

    2000
    On November 7, 2000, Ray LaHood won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Joyce Harant (D) in the general election.[16]

    U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2000
    Party Candidate Vote % Votes
         Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRay LaHood incumbent 67.1% 173,706
         Democratic Joyce Harant 32.9% 85,317
    Total Votes 259,023


    Redistricting

    2010-2011

    This is the 18th Congressional District of Illinois after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
    See also: Redistricting in Illinois

    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

    The 2017 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+15, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 15 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Illinois' 18th Congressional District the 84th most Republican nationally.[17]

    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.[18]

    See also

    External links

    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Demographic data were added to this page in 2013. Ballotpedia will update this page in 2021 after data from the 2020 Census become available.
    2. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
    3. ↑ Illinois Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
    4. ↑ Politico, "Rep. Aaron Schock resigns," March 17, 2015
    5. ↑ The Huffington Post, "Aaron Schock Resigning From Congress Amid Spending Controversy," March 17, 2015
    6. ↑ Journal Star, "Eureka College professor Junius Rodriguez to challenge Rep. Darin LaHood for seat in Congress," May 5, 2016
    7. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
    8. ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
    9. ↑ KHQA 7, "Election Results," July 7, 2015
    10. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock," September 10, 2015
    11. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
    12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
    13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
    14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
    15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
    16. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
    17. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
    18. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018


    Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress
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    Tammy Duckworth (D)
    Dick Durbin (D)
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    Mike Bost (R)
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