2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois

2012 Illinois's 2nd congressional district election
← 2010 2013 (special) →
	County results ; Jackson: 70-80% ; Woodworth: 50–60% 60–70%
U.S. Representative before election; Jesse Jackson, Jr.; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Jesse Jackson, Jr.; Democratic

2012 Illinois's 1st congressional district election
← 2010 2014 →
	County results ; Rush: 80–90% ; Peloquin: 70–80%
U.S. Representative before election; Bobby Rush; Democratic	Elected U.S. Representative ; Bobby Rush; Democratic

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives
Democratic 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%	Republican 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

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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]

Quick Facts All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...

Republicans struggled after a strong showing in 2010, losing a total of five seats, one via redistricting, and four via loses by incumbents. Joe Walsh, Bob Dold, Judy Biggert, and Bobby Schilling were all defeated in their bids for re-election. Walsh, Dold, and Schilling had all been elected during the wave year of 2010.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Grabowski	20,895	59.3
	Republican	Jim Falvey	10,449	29.7
	Republican	Arthur J. Jones	3,861	11.0
Total votes			35,205	100.0

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

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

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	37,967	100.0
Total votes			37,967	100.0

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dan Schmitt	23,940	100.0
Total votes			23,940	100.0

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Peter Roskam (incumbent)	76,146	100.0
Total votes			76,146	100.0

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

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

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

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

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

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

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Joe Walsh (R)	Tammy Duckworth (D)	Undecided
We Ask America	October 28, 2012	1,010 (LV)	± 3.1%	45%	55%	—
Public Policy Polling (D-CREDO)	October 25–26, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	40%	54%	5%
Chicago Tribune/WGN	October 20–24, 2012	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	40%	50%	9%
Anzalone-Liszt (D-LCV)	October 16–18, 2012	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	39%	54%	7%
DCCC (D)	October 4, 2012	315 (LV)	± 5.5%	42%	52%	6%
Public Policy Polling (D-League of Conservation Voters)	September 18–20, 2012	508 (LV)	± 4.4%	38%	52%	10%
Public Policy Polling (D-CREDO SuperPAC)	August 13–14, 2012	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	41%	50%	9%

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report^[72]	Likely D (flip)	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg^[73]	Likely D (flip)	November 2, 2012
Roll Call^[74]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball^[75]	Lean D (flip)	November 5, 2012
NY Times^[76]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012
RCP^[77]	Likely D (flip)	November 4, 2012
The Hill^[78]	Likely D (flip)	November 4, 2012

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

2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois

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