2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
	November 6, 2012
	November 6, 2012
All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts, a loss of one seat following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on March 20, 2012.[1]

Redistricting

A redistricting bill was introduced to the Illinois General Assembly by members of the Democratic Party in May 2011. Although Representatives are not required to live within their districts, the new map drew the homes of at least five Republican incumbents into districts where they would have to run against other Republicans, and others into districts which strongly favor Democrats.

After an amendment which modified the 13th and 15th districts was passed with Republican support,[2][3] the new map was passed by the Illinois House of Representatives on May 30, 2011[4] and the Senate on May 31.[5] Governor Pat Quinn, a Democrat, signed the map into law on June 24. Republican members of the congressional delegation planned to mount a legal challenge.[6]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012[7]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats Before	Seats After	+/–
	Democratic	2,799,570	57.07%	8	12	+4
	Republican	2,002,848	40.83%	11	6	-5
	Others	102,826	2.16%	0	0	-
Totals		4,905,244	100.00%	19	18	-1

District 1

The 1st district, which has been represented by Democrat Bobby Rush since 1993, had seen a decline in population and so now extends into the Chicago suburbs and rural areas of Will County.[8]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Harold Bailey[9]
Raymond Lodato[9]
Bobby Rush, incumbent[9]
Clifford Russell Jr.[9]
Jordan Sims, political commentator for an online newspaper[10]
Fred Smith[9]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Rush (incumbent)	64,533	83.9
	Democratic	Raymond Lodato	3,210	4.2
	Democratic	Harold Bailey	2,598	3.4
	Democratic	Clifford Russell, Jr.	2,412	3.1
	Democratic	Fred Smith	2,232	2.9
	Democratic	Jordan Sims	1,980	2.6
Total votes			76,965	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Frederick Collins, police officer and 2010 candidate for Cook County Sheriff[12]
Donald Peloquin, Blue Island mayor
Jimmy Lee Tillman II[9]

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Donald Peloquin	16,355	69.2
	Republican	Frederick Collins	5,773	24.4
	Republican	Jimmy Lee Tillman II	1,501	6.4
Total votes			23,629	100.0

Results

Illinois's 1st congressional district, 2012 [13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bobby Rush (incumbent)	236,854	73.8
	Republican	Donald Peloquin	83,989	26.2
	Independent	John Hawkins (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			320,844	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 2

The new 2nd district stretches from Kankakee County, through Will County and to Chicago.[14] Democrat Jesse Jackson, Jr., who had represented the 2nd district since 1999, sought re-election.[9]

Republican Adam Kinzinger, who was first elected to represent the 11th district in 2010 and now lives in the 2nd district, sought re-election in the 16th district.[15]

Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigned his seat in the 112th Congress on November 21, 2012, and also resigned his seat in the 113th Congress on the same day. As a result, no one was seated in the 113th Congress for the 2nd congressional District and a Special Election was called for April, 2013, to fill the vacancy.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Debbie Halvorson, former U.S. Representative for IL-11 from 2009 to 2011[16]
Jesse Jackson Jr., incumbent

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Debbie Halvorson	Jesse Jackson, Jr.	Undecided
We Ask America	February 21, 2012	1,294	± 2.72%	32%	54%	14%

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse Jackson, Jr. (incumbent)	56,109	71.2
	Democratic	Debbie Halvorson	22,672	28.8
Total votes			78,781	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

James Taylor Sr., newspaper publisher[14]
Brian Woodworth, associate professor at Olivet Nazarene University

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Woodworth	11,123	63.7
	Republican	James Taylor, Sr.	6,347	36.3
Total votes			17,470	100.0

Results

Illinois's 2nd congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse Jackson, Jr. (incumbent)	188,303	63.3
	Republican	Brian Woodworth	69,115	23.2
	Independent	Marcus Lewis	40,006	13.4
	Independent	Anthony W. Williams (write-in)	288	0.1
Total votes			297,712	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

The 3rd district, which has been represented by Democrat Dan Lipinski since 2005, now extends to Bridgeport, Chicago and Lockport, Will County.[8] Lipinski sought re-election.

Democratic primary

Insurance executive and health care activist John Atkinson was expected to challenge incumbent Lipinski, and raised over $535,000 in the first quarter of 2011,[17] but no longer lives in Lipinski's district. Atkinson had considered instead running in the 11th district,[8][18] but suspended his campaign on June 14, 2011.[19]

Candidates

Farah Baqai, police officer[20]
Dan Lipinski, incumbent

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Lipinski (incumbent)	44,532	87.3
	Democratic	Farah Baqai	6,463	12.7
Total votes			50,995	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Richard Grabowski, manufacturing company supervisor
Jim Falvey, attorney
Arthur J. Jones, insurance sales representative[20]

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Grabowski	20,895	59.3
	Republican	Jim Falvey	10,449	29.7
	Republican	Arthur Jones	3,861	11.0
Total votes			35,205	100.0

Results

Illinois's 3rd congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dan Lipinski (incumbent)	168,738	68.5
	Republican	Richard Grabowski	77,653	31.5
	Independent	Laura Anderson (write-in)	7	0.0
Total votes			246,398	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 4

The 4th district, which has been represented by Democrat Luis Gutiérrez since 1993, was extended to incorporate Gutiérrez's new home in Portage Park.[8]

Democratic primary

Gutiérrez secured the Democratic nomination by defeating Jorge Zavala, who has taught with the City Colleges of Chicago and ran as a write-in candidate since he had been removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections in January 2012.[21][22]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Gutiérrez (incumbent)	30,908	100.0
	Democratic	Jorge Zavala (write-in)	6	0.0
Total votes			30,914	100.0

Republican primary

Héctor Concepción, a former director of the Puerto Rican chamber of commerce, had been removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections in January 2012,[21][23] but since refiled and challenged Gutiérrez as the Republican nominee in the general election.[24]

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Héctor Concepción (write-in)	10	100.0

Results

Illinois's 4th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Luis Gutiérrez (incumbent)	133,226	83.0
	Republican	Héctor Concepción	27,279	17.0
	Independent	Ymelda Viramontes	4	0.0
Total votes			160,509	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

The 5th district, which has been represented by Democrat Mike Quigley since 2009, was redrawn to include Franklin Park, Elmwood Park, Hinsdale, Oak Brook, River Grove, Schiller Park and parts of Melrose Park, Stone Park and the North Side of Chicago. Quigley sought re-election.[20]

Dan Schmitt, who is self-employed, won the Republican nomination with no opposition.[20]

Nancy Wade, a community activist, ran as the Green Party nominee.[25]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	37,967	100.0
Total votes			37,967	100.0

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Schmitt	23,940	100.0
Total votes			23,940	100.0

Results

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	177,729	65.7
	Republican	Dan Schmitt	77,289	28.6
	Green	Nancy Wade	15,359	5.7
Total votes			270,377	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

The 6th district, which has been represented by Republican Peter Roskam since 2007, is one of two districts which were expected to remain strongly favorable to Republicans,[26] although it has been redrawn to include Algonquin, Barrington, Cary, Downers Grove, Glen Ellyn, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Palatine, South Elgin, West Chicago, Westmont and Wheaton.[20][27] Roskam ran unopposed in the Republican primary.

Khizar Jafri, a traffic analyst, ran as an Independent.[28]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Leslie Coolidge, Certified Public Accountant and former partner at KPMG[29]
Geoffrey Petzel, small business owner[30]
Maureen E. Yates, retired businesswoman[31][32]

Disqualified

Tim Ritter, graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago[33]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leslie Coolidge	9,919	54.5
	Democratic	Maureen Yates	5,934	32.6
	Democratic	Geoffrey Petzel	2,343	12.9
Total votes			18,196	100.0

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Roskam (incumbent)	76,146	100.0
Total votes			76,146	100.0

Results

Illinois's 6th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Roskam (incumbent)	193,138	59.2
	Democratic	Leslie Coolidge	132,991	40.8
Total votes			326,129	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

The 7th district, which has been represented by Democrat Danny K. Davis since 1997, was redrawn to include parts of LaGrange Park and Westchester. Davis sought re-election. Rita Zak challenged Davis as the Republican nominee.[34]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Jacques A. Conway, pastor and retired police officer[20]
Danny Davis, incumbent

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny Davis (incumbent)	57,896	84.5
	Democratic	Jacques Conway	10,638	15.5
Total votes			68,534	100.0

Results

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny K. Davis (incumbent)	242,439	84.6
	Republican	Rita Zak	31,466	11.0
	Independent	John Monaghan	12,523	4.4
	Independent	Phil Collins (write-in)	5	0.0
	Independent	Dennis Richter (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			286,435	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 8

Republican Joe Walsh, who was first elected to represent the 8th district in 2010, ran for re-election despite no longer living within the redrawn boundaries of the district. Walsh had initially decided to run in the redrawn 14th district.[35]

Walsh and Duckworth scheduled four debates. The first was held on May 12, 2012 on CLTV, the second on September 14 in West Dundee at Heritage Fest, the third on October 9 on WCPT and WIND at the Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows, open to 8th district residents. The fourth was held on October 18 on WTTW’s Chicago Tonight.[36]

The Chicago Tribune endorsed Duckworth over Walsh on October 8, 2012,[37] as did the Daily Herald.[38]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Tammy Duckworth, Iraq veteran, former official in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and 2006 candidate for Illinois's 6th congressional district[39]
Raja Krishnamoorthi, former deputy state treasurer and 2010 candidate for Illinois Comptroller[40]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tammy Duckworth	17,097	66.2
	Democratic	Raja Krishnamoorthi	8,736	33.8
Total votes			25,833	100.0

Republican primary

Walsh defeated write-in candidate Robert Canfield, a business owner who had planned to challenge him in the Republican primary before being removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections.[41]

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joe Walsh (incumbent)	35,102	99.9
	Republican	Robert Canfield (write-in)	54	0.1
Total votes			35,156	100.0

Results

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tammy Duckworth	123,206	54.7
	Republican	Joe Walsh (incumbent)	101,860	45.3
Total votes			225,066	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 9

Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who had represented the 9th district since 1999, sought re-election.[42]

Robert Dold, who was first elected to represent the 10th district in 2010, lives in the new 9th district,[8] but sought re-election in the 10th.[43]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Simon Ribeiro, high school teacher and 2010 Green Party nominee for IL-09[44]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	48,124	91.9
	Democratic	Simon Ribeiro	4,270	8.1
Total votes			52,394	100.0

Republican primary

Timothy Wolfe, an accountant, sought and received the Republican nomination unopposed.[42] He earned the endorsement of the Chicago Tribune.[45]

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Wolfe	32,043	100.0
Total votes			32,043	100.0

Results

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	194,869	66.3
	Republican	Timothy Wolfe	98,924	33.7
	Independent	Hilaire Fuji Shioura (write-in)	8	0.0
	Independent	Susanne Atanus (write-in)	6	0.0
Total votes			293,807	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

Bob Dold, who was first elected to represent the 10th district in 2010, sought re-election.[43] Dold no longer lives in the redrawn district,[8] but would move into the district if he won re-election.[43]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Vivek Bavda, attorney[46]
Brad Schneider, management consultant[47]
Ilya Sheyman, community organizer[48]
John Tree, business executive and Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve[49]

Disqualified

Aloys Rutagwibira, mathematician and basketball coach[50][33]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Schneider	15,530	46.9
	Democratic	Ilya Sheyman	12,767	38.5
	Democratic	John Tree	2,938	8.9
	Democratic	Vivek Bavda	1,881	5.7
	Democratic	Aloys Rutagwibira (write-in)	8	0.0
Total votes			33,124	100.0

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dold (incumbent)	36,647	100.0
Total votes			36,647	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Dold (R)	Brad Schneider (D)	Undecided
Greenberg, Quinlan Rosner	August 8–12, 2012	400	± 4.9%	46%	46%	8%
McLaughlin & Associates	June 20–21, 2012	400	± 4.9%	42%	32%	26%
Normington, Petts & Associates	May 21–23, 2012	400	± 4.9%	39%	39%	22%

Results

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Schneider	133,890	50.6
	Republican	Bob Dold (incumbent)	130,564	49.4
Total votes			264,454	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 11

The newly drawn 11th district is the successor to the old 13th District, which has been represented by Republican Judy Biggert since 1999. While the reconfigured district contains half of Biggert's former territory, it was made significantly more Democratic than before. It now includes the Democratic-leaning areas of Joliet and Aurora. Biggert's home in Hinsdale was drawn into the 5th District, but she sought reelection in this district.[8]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Bill Foster, former U.S. Representative from 2008 to 2011
James Hickey, president of the Orland Fire Protection District
Juan Thomas, former Aurora Township clerk [12]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Foster	12,126	58.5
	Democratic	Juan Thomas	5,212	25.1
	Democratic	Jim Hickey	3,399	16.4
Total votes			20,737	100.0

Republican primary

Biggert won the primary against nominal write-in opposition from Harris.

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Judy Biggert (incumbent)	31,471	99.9
	Republican	Diane Harris (write-in)	37	0.1
Total votes			31,508	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Judy Biggert (R)	Bill Foster (D)	Undecided
Global Strategy Group (D-Foster)	August 27–29, 2012	400	± 4.9%	43%	42%	15%

Results

Illinois's 11th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Foster	148,928	58.6
	Republican	Judy Biggert (incumbent)	105,348	41.4
	Independent	Chris Michel (write-in)	19	0.0
Total votes			254,295	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 12

Democrat Jerry Costello, who had represented the 12th district since 1988, decided to retire rather than run for re-election.[51]

Paula Bradshaw, a registered nurse, ran as the Green Party nominee.[52] Retha Daugherty, a small-business owner and resident of Carbondale, had announced her intentions to be on the ballot as an Independent candidate,[53] but had to drop her bid in April 2012 because of a change in state election law.[54]

Democratic primary

Miller ended his campaign in February 2012 and endorsed Harriman (but remained on the primary ballot).[55]

In May 2012, however, Harriman dropped out of the race because of an illness; that left the decision of whom to name as a replacement candidate up to a committee that included the 12 Democratic county chairmen in the district and Rep. Costello.[56] The committee unanimously selected Major General (ret.) and Adjutant General of Illinois William Enyart as the replacement nominee on June 23.[57][58]

Candidates

Brad Harriman, St. Clair County Regional Superintendent[59]
Kenneth Wiezer, retired carpenter[60]

Withdrew

Chris Miller, Illinois political director of the Truman National Security Project and Iraq War U.S. Army veteran[61]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Brad Harriman	27,409	69.8
	Democratic	Chris Miller	8,874	22.6
	Democratic	Kenneth Wiezer	2,967	7.6
Total votes			39,250	100.0

Republican primary

Jason Plummer at an event in Bethalto, Illinois, 2011

Candidates

Rodger Cook, former mayor of Belleville,[60][62]
Theresa Kormos, nurse and 2010 Republican candidate in IL-12[63]
Jason Plummer, 2010 nominee for Lieutenant Governor[64]

Disqualified

Teri Newman, businesswoman and 2010 Republican nominee for IL-12[65] [66]

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jason Plummer	25,280	55.7
	Republican	Rodger Cook	16,313	35.9
	Republican	Theresa Kormos	3,811	8.4
Total votes			45,404	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jason Plummer (R)	Bill Enyart (D)	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies	August 1–2, 2012	400	± 4.9%	45%	28%	27%
We Ask America	July 9, 2012	1510	± 2.5%	45%	34%	21%

Results

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William Enyart	157,000	51.7
	Republican	Jason Plummer	129,902	42.7
	Green	Paula Bradshaw	17,045	5.6
	Independent	Shon-Tiyon Horton (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			303,947	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

The new 13th is the successor to the old 15th District, represented by Republican Tim Johnson since 2001.

John Hartman, a medical technology company CFO, ran as an independent candidate.[67]

Democratic primary

Candidates

David Gill, physician[68]
Matt Goetten, Greene County State attorney[69]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Gill	15,536	50.3
	Democratic	Matt Goetten	15,373	49.7
Total votes			30,909	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Michael Firsching, veterinarian[70]
Tim Johnson, incumbent
Frank Metzger, retired ironworker[71]

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tim Johnson (incumbent)	35,655	68.7
	Republican	Frank Metzger	9,571	18.4
	Republican	Michael Firsching	6,706	12.9
Total votes			51,932	100.0

Republican convention

Although Johnson won the primary, in April 2012, he chose to retire rather than seek re-election.[72][73] A convention was held on May 19, 2012, to choose a replacement nominee. The 14 GOP county chairmen in the district unanimously selected Rodney Davis as the party nominee.[74]

Candidates

Jerry Clarke, chief of staff to U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren and Johnson's former chief of staff
Rodney L. Davis, aide to U.S. Representative John Shimkus
Erika Harold, a lawyer and 2003 Miss America
Kathy Wassink, a businesswoman.

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Rodney Davis (R)	David Gill (D)	Undecided
We Ask America	June 7, 2012	1,299	± 2.79%	47%	38%	15%

Results

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney L. Davis	137,034	46.6
	Democratic	David Gill	136,032	46.2
	Independent	John Hartman	21,319	7.2
Total votes			294,385	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

The redrawn 14th district includes McHenry County and parts of DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, and Will counties.[75] Republican Randy Hultgren, who was first elected to represent the 14th district in 2010, ran for re-election.[76] Fellow Republican Joe Walsh, who was first elected to represent the 8th district in 2010 and had planned to challenge Hultgren in the Republican primary, instead sought re-election in the redrawn 8th district.[35]

Democratic primary

Bill Foster, a Democrat who represented the 14th district from 2008 until 2011, decided to run in the 11th district in 2012, although some Illinois General Assembly leaders had hoped he would run in the 14th district, where his home is located.[18]

Candidates

Dennis Anderson, public health researcher and International Breast Cancer Research Foundation trustee[75]
Jonathan Farnick, computer support technician[77]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Anderson	9,344	74.2
	Democratic	Jonathan Farnick	3,258	25.8
Total votes			12,602	100.0

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	64,419	100.0
	Republican	Mark Mastrogiovanni (write-in)	1	0.0
Total votes			64,420	100.0

Results

Illinois's 14th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	177,603	58.8
	Democratic	Dennis Anderson	124,351	41.2
Total votes			301,954	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

Republican John Shimkus, who had represented the now-obsolete 19th district since 2003 and represented the 20th district (eliminated after redistricting following the 2000 Census) from 1997 until 2003, sought re-election in the new 15th district.[78]

Democratic primary

Angela Michael, a retired nurse, won the Democratic nomination without opposition.[79]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Angela Michael	16,831	100.0
Total votes			16,831	100.0

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John M. Shimkus (incumbent)	66,709	100.0
Total votes			66,709	100.0

Results

Illinois's 15th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Shimkus (incumbent)	205,775	68.6
	Democratic	Angela Michael	94,162	31.4
Total votes			299,937	100.0
	Republican hold

District 16

In redistricting, the 16th district was moved south to incorporate Livingston and Iroquois Counties and parts of Ford County.[80] Republican U.S. Representatives Adam Kinzinger, who had represented the 11th district since January 2011,[15] and Don Manzullo, who had represented the 16th district since 1993,[81] sought re-election in the new 16th district.

Wanda Rohl, a social worker, was chosen by the district Democratic leaders on May 8, 2012 to run as the party nominee against Kinzinger.[82]

Bronco Bojovic, a businessman, had planned to run as an Independent candidate but dropped out of the race in February 2012.[83][84]

Republican primary

Candidates

Adam Kinzinger, incumbent from IL-11
Don Manzullo, incumbent from IL-16

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Adam Kinzinger	Don Manzullo	Undecided
We Ask America	March 11–12, 2012	1,605	± 2.44%	42%	43%	15%
We Ask America	February 19–20, 2012	1,395	± 2.62%	47%	34%	19%

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	45,546	53.9
	Republican	Don Manzullo (Incumbent)	38,889	46.1
Total votes			84,435	100.0

Results

Illinois's 16th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Adam Kinzinger (incumbent)	181,789	61.8
	Democratic	Wanda Rohl	112,301	38.2
Total votes			294,090	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

The 17th district, based in Rock Island and Moline, was extended to include most of Rockford and the more Democratic areas of Peoria and Tazewell County, thereby making it more favorable to Democrats.[85] Republican Bobby Schilling, who had represented the district since January 2011, ran for re-election.[86]

Attorney Eric Reyes, who had announced he would seek the Democratic nomination,[87] ran as an independent candidate.[88]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Greg Aguilar, director of multicultural services at Augustana College[89]
Cheri Bustos, East Moline alderwoman[90]
George Gaulrapp, Freeport mayor[91]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheri Bustos	18,652	54.4
	Democratic	George Gaulrupp	8,838	25.8
	Democratic	Greg Aguilar	6,798	19.8
Total votes			34,288	100.0

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bobby Schilling (incumbent)	46,263	100.0
Total votes			46,623	100.0

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bobby Schilling (R)	Cheri Bustos (D)	Undecided
We Ask America	October 28, 2012	1,325	± 2.8%	52%	48%	-
Public Opinion Strategies	October 14–15, 2012	400	± 4.9%	51%	44%	–
We Ask America	October 9, 2012	1183	± 2.9%	46%	46%	8%
Anzalone Liszt Research	October 2–4, 2012	400	± 4.9%	44%	45%	11%
GBA Strategies	September 24–26, 2012	600	± 4.0%	47%	45%	–
Public Opinion Strategies	August 8–9, 2012	400	± 4.9%	50%	37%	13%
Public Opinion Strategies	May 2012	400	± 4.9%	51%	35%	14%
Public Opinion Strategies	February 2012			44%	35%	21%

Results

Illinois's 17th congressional district election results, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheri Bustos	153,519	53.3
	Republican	Bobby Schilling (incumbent)	134,623	46.7
	Independent	Eric Reyes (write-in)	10	0.0
	Independent	Joe Faber (write-in)	9	0.0
Total votes			288,161	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 18

Republican Aaron Schock, who had represented the 18th district since 2009, ran for and won re-election. The district was one of two which were expected to remain strongly favorable to Republicans.[26] Peoria's more Democratic southern portion was shifted to the 17th District, and was replaced by the heavily Republican Bloomington-Normal and Quincy areas.[85]

Republican primary

Darrel Miller, a farmer, had planned to challenge Schock in the Republican primary,[92] but was removed from the ballot by the Illinois Board of Elections in February 2012.[93]

Primary results

Republican primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Schock (incumbent)	87,441	100.0
Total votes			87,441	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Steve Waterworth, farmer and former master sergeant in the Air Force and Air National Guard
Matthew Woodmancy, restaurant manager[92]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Waterworth	10,211	69.6
	Democratic	Matthew Woodmancy	4,465	30.4
Total votes			14,676	100.0

Results

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2012[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Schock (incumbent)	244,467	74.2
	Democratic	Steve Waterworth	85,164	25.8
Total votes			329,631	100.0
	Republican hold

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External links

Illinois State Board of Elections
Vote 2012: Meet the Candidates, ABC 7 Chicago, video statements and questionnaire answers
Candidate issue positions at On the Issues
United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012 at Ballotpedia
Illinois U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Illinois from OpenSecrets.org
Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation
Illinois Redistricting at Illinois House Democrats official website

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[2] Fodor, Eric (May 31, 2011). "More redistricting drama: Johnson, Shimkus homes swapped". The Daily Register. Archived from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved June 1, 2011.

[politico2-3] Cohen, Richard E. (May 31, 2011). "John Shimkus and Tim Johnson seats shifted in Illinois". Politico. Retrieved June 1, 2011.

[4] Lee, Diane S.W. (May 30, 2011). "Illinois House give OK to congressional redistricting map". Illinois Statehouse News. Retrieved May 31, 2011.

[5] McKinney, Dave (May 31, 2011). "State Senate OKs congressional map that GOP blasts as 'a power grab'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 31, 2011.

[6] Toeplitz, Shira (June 24, 2011). "Illinois Governor Signs Aggressive New Map". Roll Call. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

[7] "House - Live Election Results - NYTimes.com". The New York Times.

[st-8] McKinney, Dave; Sweet, Lynn; Pallasch, Abdon M. (May 28, 2011). "Illinois Democrats target GOP with redrawing of congressional map". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 28, 2011.

[ss-9] Metsch, Steve (December 28, 2011). "Intrigue marks races for Southland's congressional seats". SouthtownStar. Archived from the original on January 24, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.

[10] "Sims to run for U.S. rep in 1st District". SouthtownStar. September 14, 2011. Archived from the original on April 1, 2012. Retrieved September 15, 2011.

[IL_BOE-11] "2012 General Primary Official Vote Totals Book" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 22, 2012. Retrieved May 26, 2012.

[ct-12] Pearson, Rick (December 23, 2011). "Illinois congressional candidates seek spots on ballot". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2011.

[genelex-13] "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[dj-14] Themer, Robert (December 29, 2011). "Election 2012: Woodworth seeks GOP nod in new district". The Daily-Journal. Retrieved January 2, 2011.

[kinzinger-15] "Kinzinger to run in Illinois's 16th District". ABC 7 News. December 15, 2011. Archived from the original on December 25, 2013. Retrieved December 16, 2011.

[16] Pearson, Rick (October 5, 2011). "Halvorson takes on Jackson for Congress". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 5, 2011.

[17] Isenstadt, Alex (April 19, 2011). "Primary looms for Dem health bill foe". Politico. Retrieved April 25, 2011.

[st2-18] Pallasch, Abdon (May 29, 2011). "Dems jockey over who will run in proposed congressional districts". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 30, 2011.

[st3-19] Sweet, Lynn (June 14, 2011). "John Atkinson "suspends" Illinois House Democratic bid: Backs Foster in the new 11th". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved July 11, 2011.

[dw-20] Bosch, Illian; Fieldman, Chuck; Lawton, Mark (December 27, 2011). "Variety of challengers for U.S. Congress". The Doings Weekly. Archived from the original on January 3, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.

[end-21] Delgado, José A. (January 19, 2012). "Se desinfló el candidato del PNP contra el congresista Gutiérrez" [The candidate of the PNP against Congressman Gutiérrez was deflated]. El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved February 7, 2012.

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[27] Illinois Congressional District 6, Illinois Board of Elections

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[29] Toeplitz, Shira (November 17, 2011). "Leslie Coolidge Faces Tough Climb Against Peter Roskam". Roll Call. Retrieved November 18, 2011.

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[dh2-33] Riopell, Mike (February 2, 2012). "2 Democrats kicked off congressional ballots". Arlington Heights Daily Herald. Retrieved February 7, 2012.

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[walsh_8th-35] Sweet, Lynn (December 8, 2011). "Joe Walsh backs away from Randy Hultgren duel, will run in 8th district". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved December 10, 2011.

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[sp-42] Sadin, Steve (December 27, 2011). "Two Republicans File to Challenge Schakowsky". Skokie Patch. Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2011.

[lp-43] Sadin, Steve (June 2, 2011). "Dold Will Run in Remapped 10th". Libertyville Patch. Retrieved June 26, 2011.

[44] Sadin, Steve (December 28, 2011). "Update: Schakowsky Draws Primary Challenger". Des Plaines Patch. Archived from the original on January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.

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[53] "Independent announces for Congress". The Southern Illinoisan. December 25, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2012.

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[harriman-59] Bersett, Kevin (October 29, 2011). "'It's a wide open race right now': Musical chairs continues for 12th Congressional District seat". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

[wiezer-60] Fitzgerald, Mike (October 14, 2011). "Retired carpenter plans run for Costello's seat in Congress". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved October 15, 2011.

[61] "Democrat to run for 12th District seat in Congress". The Alton Telegraph. November 1, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.

[62] Fitzgerald, Mike (September 28, 2011). "Roger Cook, former Belleville mayor, plans to run for Congress". Belleville News-Democrat. Retrieved September 30, 2011.

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[plummer_callis-64] McDermott, Kevin (October 24, 2011). "Plummer, Callis jumping into fray for Costello's Illinois congressional seat". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved October 24, 2011.

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[gill-68] Kacich, Tom (July 1, 2011). "Gill will run again; another Dem may enter race in 13th". The News-Gazette. Retrieved July 13, 2011.

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