2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

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All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 8 11 Seats won 12 6 Seat change 4 5 Popular vote 2,799,570 2,002,848 Percentage 57.07% 40.83% Swing 6.31% 5.70%
Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90% Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%

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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]

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.

Redistricting[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 1st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Bobby Rush Donald Peloquin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 236,854 83,989 Percentage 73.8% 26.2%

County results Rush:      80–90% Peloquin:      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Bobby Rush Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Bobby Rush Democratic

The 1st district, which had 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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. Representative^[9]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Harold Bailey^[9]
• Raymond Lodato, lecturer in public policy at the University of Chicago^[9]
• Clifford Russell Jr., police officer^[9]
• Jordan Sims, political commentator for an online newspaper^[10]
• Fred Smith, program director for a youth care agency^[9]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Donald Peloquin, Mayor of Blue Island

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Frederick Collins, police officer and 2010 candidate for Cook County Sheriff^[13]
• Jimmy Lee Tillman II, producer^[9]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

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

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Illinois's 1st congressional district, 2012 ^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 2nd congressional district election

← 2010 2013 (special) →

Nominee Jesse Jackson, Jr. Brian Woodworth Marcus Lewis Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 188,303 69,115 40,006 Percentage 63.3% 23.3% 13.4%

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

The new 2nd district stretches from Kankakee County, through Will County and to Chicago.^[21] Democrat Jesse Jackson, Jr., who had represented the 2nd district since 1999, sought re-election.^[9]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jesse Jackson Jr., incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Debbie Halvorson, former U.S. Representative^[22]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jesse Jackson, Jr.	Debbie Halvorson	Undecided
We Ask America	February 21, 2012	1,294	± 2.7%	54%	32%	14%

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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[edit]

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.^[23]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Brian Woodworth, associate professor at Olivet Nazarene University

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• James Taylor Sr., newspaper publisher^[21]

Declined[edit]

• Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 11th district

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

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

Independents[edit]

• Marcus Lewis, postal worker

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D)	Brian Woodworth (R)	Marcus Lewis (I)	Undecided
We Ask America	October 21, 2012	819	± 3.5%	58%	27%	15%	—

Results[edit]

Illinois's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[20]

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

Aftermath[edit]

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.

District 3[edit]

2012 Illinois's 3rd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Dan Lipinski Richard Grabowski Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 168,738 77,653 Percentage 68.5% 31.5%

County results Lipinski:      50–60%      70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Dan Lipinski Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dan Lipinski Democratic

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

Democratic primary[edit]

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,^[24] but no longer lives in Lipinski's district. Atkinson had considered instead running in the 11th district,^[8][25] but suspended his campaign on June 14, 2011.^[26]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Farah Baqai, police officer^[27]

Withdrawn[edit]

• John Atkinson, Insurance executive and health care activist

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Richard Grabowski, manufacturing company supervisor

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Jim Falvey, attorney
• Arthur J. Jones, insurance sales representative^[27]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

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

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Illinois's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 4th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Luis Gutiérrez Hector Concepción Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 133,226 27,279 Percentage 83.0% 17.0%

U.S. Representative before election Luis Gutiérrez Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Luis Gutiérrez Democratic

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Luis Gutiérrez, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Jorge Zavala, teacher with the City Colleges of Chicago^[28][29]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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[edit]

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,^[28][30] but since refiled and challenged Gutiérrez as the Republican nominee in the general election.^[31]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Héctor Concepción, former director of the Puerto Rican chamber of commerce

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Héctor Concepción (write-in)	10	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Illinois's 4th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 5th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Mike Quigley Dan Schmitt Nancy Wade Party Democratic Republican Green Popular vote 177,729 77,289 15,359 Percentage 65.7% 28.6% 5.7%

County results Quigley:      60-70% Schmitt:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Mike Quigley Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Mike Quigley Democratic

The 5th district, which had 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.^[27]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Dan Schmitt, self-employed^[27]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

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

Green primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Nancy Wade, community activist^[33]

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Illinois's 5th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 6th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Peter Roskam Leslie Coolidge Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 193,138 132,991 Percentage 59.2% 40.8%

County results Roskam:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Peter Roskam Republican Elected U.S. Representative Peter Roskam Republican

The 6th district, which had been represented by Republican Peter Roskam since 2007, is one of two districts which were expected to remain strongly favorable to Republicans,^[35] 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.^[27][36]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Peter Roskam, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Leslie Coolidge, certified public accountant and former partner at KPMG^[37]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Geoffrey Petzel, small business owner^[38]
• Maureen E. Yates, retired businesswoman^[39][40]

Disqualified[edit]

• Tim Ritter, graduate student at the University of Illinois at Chicago^[41]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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

Independents[edit]

Khizar Jafri, a traffic analyst, ran as an Independent.^[42]

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Illinois's 6th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 7th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Danny K. Davis Rita Zak Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 242,439 31,466 Percentage 84.6% 11.0%

U.S. Representative before election Danny K. Davis Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Danny K. Davis Democratic

The 7th district, which had been represented by Democrat Danny K. Davis since 1997, was redrawn to include parts of LaGrange Park and Westchester. Davis sought re-election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Danny Davis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Jacques A. Conway, pastor and retired police officer^[27]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Rita Zak^[48]

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Illinois's 7th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 8th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Tammy Duckworth Joe Walsh Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 123,206 101,860 Percentage 54.7% 45.3%

County results Duckworth:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Joe Walsh Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tammy Duckworth Democratic

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.^[50]

Republican primary[edit]

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.^[51]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Joe Walsh, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Robert Canfield, business owner

Withdrawn[edit]

• Rick Veenstra, DuPage County assistant state attorney^[52]

Disqualified[edit]

• Rich Evans, accountant^[53][51]

Declined[edit]

• David Harris, state representative^[54]
• Craig Johnson, Mayor of Elk Grove Village^[55]
• Andrew Palomo, businessman ^[53][56]
• Darlene Ruscitti, DuPage County Superintendent of Education^[57]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Tammy Duckworth, Iraq veteran, former official in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and candidate for the 6th district in 2006^[58]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Raja Krishnamoorthi, former deputy state treasurer and candidate for Illinois Comptroller in 2010^[59]

Declined[edit]

• Melissa Bean, former U.S. Representative^[60] (endorsed Krishnamoorthi)^[61]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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

General election[edit]

Campaign[edit]

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.^[62]

Endorsements[edit]

Debates[edit]

• Complete video of debate, October 18, 2012

Polling[edit]

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%

Predictions[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 9th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Jan Schakowsky Timothy Wolfe Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 194,869 98,924 Percentage 66.3% 33.7%

U.S. Representative before election Jan Schakowsky Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky Democratic

Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who had represented the 9th district since 1999, sought re-election.^[79]

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.^[80]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Simon Ribeiro, high school teacher and Green Party nominee for this seat in 2010^[81]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Timothy Wolfe^[79]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Ron Wallace, Niles Township Republican Committeeman^[82]

Declined[edit]

• Robert Dold, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 10th district

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Timothy Wolfe	32,043	100.0
Total votes			32,043	100.0

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Results[edit]

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 10th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Brad Schneider Bob Dold Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 133,890 130,564 Percentage 50.6% 49.4%

County results Schneider:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Bob Dold Republican Elected U.S. Representative Brad Schneider Democratic

Bob Dold, who was first elected to represent the 10th district in 2010, sought re-election.^[80] Dold no longer lives in the redrawn district,^[8] but would move into the district if he won re-election.^[80]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bob Dold, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Dold (incumbent)	36,647	100.0
Total votes			36,647	100.0

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Brad Schneider, management consultant^[85]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Vivek Bavda, attorney^[86]
• Ilya Sheyman, community organizer^[87]
• John Tree, business executive and Colonel in the U.S. Air Force Reserve^[88]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Bob McKenzie, lawyer^[89][90]

Disqualified[edit]

• Aloys Rutagwibira, mathematician and basketball coach^[91][41]

Declined[edit]

• Susan Garrett, state senator^[92]
• Carol Sente, state representative^[93]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Debates[edit]

• Complete video of debate, October 23, 2012

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bob Dold (R)	Brad Schneider (D)	Undecided
We Ask America	October 28, 2012	1,257	± 2.8%	46%	54%	—
DCCC (D)	October 14, 2012	451	± 4.6%	43%	44%	13%
Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-House Majority PAC/SEIU)	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%

Predictions[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 11th congressional district election

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Nominee Bill Foster Judy Biggert Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 148,928 105,348 Percentage 58.6% 41.4%

County results Foster:      50–60%      60–70% Biggert:      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Adam Kinzinger (Republican) Judy Biggert (Republican) Elected U.S. Representative Bill Foster Democratic

The newly drawn 11th district is the successor to the old 13th district, which had 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 6th district, but she sought reelection in this district.^[8]

Republican primary[edit]

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

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Judy Biggert, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Diane Harris, notary public

Disqualified[edit]

• Jack Cunningham, Kane County Clerk^[98][99]

Declined[edit]

• Chris Balkema, member of the Grundy County Board^[100]
• Richard Irvin, Aurora alderman^[101]
• Chris Lauzen, state senator^[102] (running for Kane County Board Chairman)^[103]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Bill Foster, former U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• James Hickey, president of the Orland Fire Protection District
• Juan Thomas, former Aurora Township clerk^[13]

Declined[edit]

• John Atkinson, Insurance executive and health care activist^[8][25][26]
• Linda Chapa LaVia, state representative
• Linda Holmes, state senator^[105]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Judy Biggert (R)	Bill Foster (D)	Undecided
We Ask America	October 28, 2012	1,303	± 2.7%	50%	50%	—
Garin-Hart-Yang (D-House Majority PAC)	October 16–18, 2012	402	± 4.9%	45%	49%	6%
Global Strategy Group (D-Foster)	August 27–29, 2012	400	± 4.9%	43%	42%	15%

Predictions[edit]

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[72]	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[73]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[74]	Tossup	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]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012
The Hill[78]	Lean D (flip)	November 4, 2012

Results[edit]

Illinois's 11th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 12th congressional district election

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Nominee William Enyart Jason Plummer Paula Bradshaw Party Democratic Republican Green Popular vote 157,000 129,902 17,045 Percentage 51.7% 42.7% 5.6%

County results Enyart:      40–50%      50–60% Plummer:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Jerry Costello Democratic Elected U.S. Representative William Enyart Democratic

Democrat Jerry Costello, who had represented the 12th district since 1988, decided to retire rather than run for re-election.^[107]

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Brad Harriman, St. Clair County Regional Superintendent^[108]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Kenneth Wiezer, retired carpenter^[109]

Withdrawn[edit]

• Chris Miller, Illinois political director of the Truman National Security Project and Iraq War U.S. Army veteran^[110]

Declined[edit]

• John Baricevic, St. Clair County Chief Judge ^[108]
• John E. Bradley, state representative^[111]
• Ann Callis, Madison County Chief Judge ^[112]
• James Clayborne, Jr., state senator^[113]
• Jerry Costello, incumbent U.S. Representative
• Jerry Costello II, state representative and Jerry Costello's eldest son^[114]
• Bill Haine, state senator^[113]
• Jay C. Hoffman, former state representative^[114][115]
• Tom Holbrook, state representative ^[116]
• Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County State's Attorney^[114]
• Mark Kern, St. Clair County Board Chairman^[113]
• Matt Melucci, Madison County Circuit Clerk^[114]
• Sheila Simon, incumbent Lieutenant Governor^[108]

Campaign[edit]

Miller ended his campaign in February 2012 and endorsed Harriman (but remained on the primary ballot).^[117]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Democratic primary results^[12]

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

In May 2012, 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.^[118] The committee unanimously selected Major General (ret.) and Adjutant General of Illinois William Enyart as the replacement nominee on June 23.^[119][120]

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominee[edit]

• Jason Plummer, chairman of the Madison County Republican Party and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2010^[121]

Eliminated in primary[edit]

• Rodger Cook, former mayor of Belleville^[109][122]
• Theresa Kormos, nurse and candidate for this seat in 2010^[123]

Disqualified[edit]

• Teri Newman, businesswoman and nominee for this seat in 2010^[124][125]

Declined[edit]

• Mike Bost, state representative^[126]

Endorsements[edit]

Primary results[edit]

Republican primary results^[12]

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

Green primary[edit]

Paula Bradshaw, a registered nurse, ran as the Green Party nominee.^[127]

Independents[edit]

Retha Daugherty, a small-business owner and resident of Carbondale, had announced her intentions to be on the ballot as an independent candidate,^[128] but had to drop her bid in April 2012 because of a change in state election law.^[129]

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

Debates[edit]

• Complete video of debate, September 20, 2012

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Bill Enyart (D)	Jason Plummer (R)	Paula Bradshaw (G)	Undecided
We Ask America	October 28, 2012	1,313	± 2.7%	51%	46%	4%	—
Benenson (D-House Majority PAC)	September 11–13, 2012	400	± 4.9%	49%	41%	—	10%
Public Opinion Strategies	August 1–2, 2012	400	± 4.9%	28%	45%	—	27%
We Ask America	July 9, 2012	1,510	± 2.5%	34%	45%	—	21%

Predictions[edit]

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

Results[edit]

Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2012^[20]

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[edit]

2012 Illinois's 13th congressional district election

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