2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on November 3, 2020, to elect the 18 U.S. representatives from the state of Illinois, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, various state and local elections, and the Illinois Fair Tax.

By district
Results of the 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois by district:

District 1
The 1st district takes in the South Side of Chicago, the southern suburbs of Chicago, and continues southwest to Joliet. The incumbent was Democrat Bobby Rush, who was re-elected with 73.5% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Bobby Rush, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Robert Emmons Jr., nonprofit executive
 * Sarah Gad, law student and opioid recovery advocate
 * Ameena Matthews, community activist

Nominee

 * Philanise White, renal technician

Removed

 * Ruth Pellegrini (independent)

District 2
The 2nd district encompasses South Side Chicago and its southern suburbs, including eastern Will County and Kankakee County. The incumbent was Democrat Robin Kelly, who was re-elected with 81.1% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Robin Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Marcus Lewis, postal worker

Nominee

 * Theresa Raborn, activist

District 3
The 3rd district includes western and southwestern suburbs of Chicago as far as the DuPage County border, as well part of southwest Chicago itself. The incumbent was Democrat Dan Lipinski, who was re-elected with 73.0% of the vote in 2018. On March 17, 2020, Marie Newman defeated Dan Lipinski in the Democratic primary in a rematch of their 2018 race.

Nominee

 * Marie Newman, businesswoman and candidate for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2018

Eliminated in primary

 * Rush Darwish, photographer and former broadcaster
 * Charles Hughes
 * Dan Lipinski, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrawn

 * Abe Matthew, attorney (endorsed Newman)

Nominee

 * Mike Fricilone, Republican minority leader of the Will County Board

Eliminated in primary

 * Arthur Jones, former chairman of the American Nazi Party, Holocaust denier, white supremacist, and nominee for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2018
 * Catherine O'Shea, real estate broker

District 4
The 4th district takes in the heavily Hispanic areas of West Side and South Side Chicago. The incumbent was Democrat Chuy García, who was elected with 86.6% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Chuy García, incumbent U.S. representative

Candidates
Christopher Lasky was originally the only Republican candidate to file, and was the sole Republican candidate in the primary. Lasky died on December 23, 2019, but remained on the ballot as the only candidate winning the nomination, and the Illinois Republican Party nominated Jesus Solorio as his replacement.

Nominee

 * Jesus E. Solorio Jr., Chicago Republican Party vice-chair and 23rd Ward Republican committeeman (nominated by party)

Winner in primary

 * Christopher Lasky, former member of the board of trustees for the Stickney-Forest View Public Library District (deceased, December 23, 2019)

District 5
The 5th district is based in North Side Chicago and its northern and western suburbs, including Elmhurst, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Hinsdale, La Grange Park, Norridge, Northlake, River Grove, Schiller Park, and Oakbrook Terrace. The incumbent was Democrat Mike Quigley, who was re-elected with 76.7% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Brian Burns, attorney

Nominee

 * Tom Hanson, nominee for Illinois's 5th congressional district in 2018

Eliminated in primary

 * Kimball Ladien

District 6
The 6th district encompasses the western Chicago suburbs, and includes parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane, and McHenry counties. The incumbent was Democrat Sean Casten, who flipped the district and was elected with 53.6% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Sean Casten, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Jeanne Ives, former state representative and Republican primary candidate for Governor of Illinois in 2018

Eliminated in primary

 * Jay Kinzler, transplant surgeon and U.S. Army Reserve colonel

Withdrawn

 * Evelyn Sanguinetti, former lieutenant governor of Illinois

Declined

 * Greg Hart, DuPage County board member

Polling

 * with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican

District 7
The 7th district encompasses West Side Chicago and downtown Chicago, including Bellwood, Forest Park, Oak Park, Maywood, and Westchester. The incumbent was Democrat Danny K. Davis, who was re-elected with 87.6% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Danny K. Davis, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Anthony Clark, teacher, community activist, and candidate for Illinois's 7th congressional district in 2018
 * Kina Collins, community organizer and gun control activist
 * Kristine Schanbacher, attorney

Nominee

 * Craig Cameron, candidate for Illinois's 7th congressional district in 2018

Candidates

 * Tracy Jennings (independent), former public service administrator

District 8
The 8th district is based in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. The incumbent was Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was re-elected with 66.0% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Raja Krishnamoorthi, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Inam Hussain, social worker
 * William Olson

Write-in candidates

 * Joseph J Hantsch
 * Richard Mayers

Nominee

 * Preston Gabriel Nelson, inventor

District 9
The 9th district is based in the northern Chicago suburbs, including all or parts of Arlington Heights, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Skokie, Wilmette, and Winnetka. The incumbent was Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who was re-elected with 73.5% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Sargis Sangari, former U.S. Army lieutenant colonel

District 10
The 10th district encompasses the North Shore and the northwestern suburbs of Chicago. The incumbent was Democrat Brad Schneider, who was re-elected with 65.6% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Brad Schneider, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrawn

 * Andrew Wang, progressive activist

Nominee

 * Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee, venture capitalist

District 11
The 11th district covers the southwestern and western Chicago suburbs, including all or parts of Aurora, Bolingbrook, Darien, Joliet, Montgomery, Naperville, Lisle, Downers Grove, New Lenox, Shorewood, and Woodridge. The incumbent was Democrat Bill Foster, who was re-elected with 63.8% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Rachel Ventura, Will County board member

Nominee

 * Rick Laib, police sergeant with the Will County Sheriff's Office

Eliminated in primary

 * Krishna Bansal, member of the Naperville Zoning and Planning Commission

District 12
The 12th district takes in southwestern Illinois, taking in the suburbs of St. Louis and Metro Lakeland. The incumbent was Republican Mike Bost, who was re-elected with 51.6% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Mike Bost, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Raymond Lenzi, former chancellor of Southern Illinois University

Eliminated in primary

 * Joel Funk, financial consultant and U.S. Army veteran

District 13
The 13th district encompasses parts of Bond, Champaign, Madison, McLean, and Sangamon counties, and all of Christian, Calhoun, De Witt, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Montgomery, and Piatt counties, including all or parts of the cities of Bloomington, Champaign, Decatur, Godfrey, Springfield, Taylorville, and Urbana. The incumbent was Republican Rodney Davis, who was re-elected with 50.4% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Rodney Davis, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, former nonprofit leader, entrepreneur, and nominee for Illinois's 13th congressional district in 2018

Eliminated in primary

 * Stefanie Smith, former sex worker and activist

District 14
The 14th district encompasses the western Chicago exurbs, including all or parts of Batavia, Campton Hills, Crystal Lake, Geneva, Huntley, McHenry, Naperville, St. Charles, North Aurora, Oswego, Plainfield, Plano, Sycamore, Warrenville, Wauconda, Woodstock, and Yorkville. The incumbent was Democrat Lauren Underwood, who flipped the district and was elected with 52.5% of the vote in 2018.

On November 12, the race was called by the Associated Press for Underwood. On January 5, 2021, Jim Oberweis filed notice with the U.S. House of Representatives, challenging the results of the election.

Nominee

 * Lauren Underwood, incumbent U.S. representative, former Senior Advisor at the Department of Health and Human Services, and registered nurse

Nominee

 * Jim Oberweis, state senator, nominee for U.S. Senate in 2014, nominee for Illinois's 14th congressional district in 2008, candidate for governor in 2006, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2002 and 2004

Eliminated in primary

 * Anthony Catella, U.S. Army veteran
 * Jerry Evans
 * Ted Gradel, businessman and youth basketball coach
 * Catalina Lauf, former special adviser to U.S. Department of Commerce
 * Jim Marter, businessman, former chairman of the Kendall County Republican Party, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2016
 * Sue Rezin, state senator

Withdrawn

 * Danny Malouf, human resource director
 * Matt Quigley, U.S. Navy veteran

Declined

 * Allen Skillicorn, state representative

District 15
The 15th district encompasses rural east-central and southeastern Illinois. The incumbent was Republican John Shimkus, who was re-elected with 70.9% of the vote in 2018. Shimkus announced he would not be seeking re-election on August 30, 2019. After briefly considering reversing his retirement plans, Shimkus reaffirmed his decision to not run on November 4, 2019.

Nominee

 * Mary Miller, Oakland farm owner

Eliminated in primary

 * Darren Duncan, Vermilion County treasurer
 * Charles Ellington, family physician
 * Kerry Wolff, vice president of the Altamont school board

Withdrawn

 * Alex Walker, U.S. Air Force veteran

Declined

 * Erika Harold, nominee for Illinois Attorney General in 2018 and former Miss America
 * Mike Marron, state representative
 * Kyle McCarter, U.S. Ambassador to Kenya and former state senator
 * Dale Righter, state senator
 * Chapin Rose, state senator
 * John Shimkus, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Erika Weaver, member of the Mattoon school board

Eliminated in primary

 * Kevin Gaither, nominee for Illinois's 15th congressional district in 2018
 * John W. Hursey, Jr., community activist
 * Craig Morton, Salem city councilman

District 16
The 16th district encompasses north-central Illinois, taking in the east side of Rockford, Belvidere, Ottawa, and DeKalb. The incumbent was Republican Adam Kinzinger, who was re-elected with 59.1% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Adam Kinzinger, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Dani Brzozowski, activist and chairwoman of LaSalle County Democrats

District 17
The 17th district encompasses northwestern Illinois, including the Quad cities metro, the westside of Rockford, and Peoria. Democratic incumbent Cheri Bustos was re-elected with 52.0% of the vote while the district voted for Donald Trump in the concurrently-held presidential election by 1.6%, making it one of only seven Trump-won districts held by a Democrat in the 117th Congress.

Nominee

 * Cheri Bustos, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Spanky Edwards, chairman of the Youth Works Committee of the Illinois branch of the NAACP

Nominee

 * Esther Joy King, attorney and businesswoman

Eliminated in primary

 * Bill Fawell, real estate broker and nominee for Illinois's 17th congressional district in 2018

District 18
The 18th district covers rural west-central Illinois, including Jacksonville, Quincy, and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. The incumbent was Republican Darin LaHood, who was re-elected with 67.2% of the vote in 2018.

Nominee

 * Darin LaHood, incumbent U.S. representative

Democratic primary
After the primaries ended, Democratic Party leaders in the district placed George Petrilli, an attorney, on the ballot.

Withdrawn

 * Mark Haasis, former national organizer for United Automobile Workers