2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois

The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois will be held on November 5, 2024, to elect the 17 U.S. representatives from the State of Illinois, one from each of the state's 17 congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the 2024 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections were held on March 19, 2024.

District 1
The 1st district is based in the South Side of Chicago, including portions of Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Grand Crossing, Morgan Park, and Roseland, but also reaches down to the southwest and takes in a collection of exurban and rural areas in Cook County, Will County, and Kankakee County, including New Lenox and Homer Glen. The incumbent is Democrat Jonathan Jackson, who was elected with 67.0% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Jonathan Jackson, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Marcus Lewis, postal worker and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary

 * Montelle Gaji, law school student

District 2
The 2nd district includes the far southeast portion of Chicago and part of its southern suburbs, as well as portions of Will, Kankakee, Iroquois, and Vermillion counties along the Indiana border. The incumbent is Democrat Robin Kelly, who was re-elected with 67.1% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Robin Kelly, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Ashley Ramos, eCommerce specialist and candidate for this district in 2022

District 3
The 3rd district is based in northwestern Chicago, including the neighborhoods of Albany Park, Belmont Cragin, Dunning, Humboldt Park, Irving Park, Logan Square, Montclare, Portage Park, and West Town. It also includes parts of the DuPage County suburbs, taking in all or parts of Addison, Bartlett, Bensenville, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Elmwood Park, Franklin Park, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, River Grove, Wayne, West Chicago, Wheaton, and Wood Dale. The incumbent is Democrat Delia Ramirez, who was elected with 68.5% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Delia Ramirez, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * John Booras, attorney

District 4
The 4th district is based in southwest Chicago, including Ashburn, Brighton Park, Clearing, Gage Park, Garfield Ridge, South Lawndale, West Elsdon, and West Lawn, and in the western Chicago suburbs, including Cicero and Berwyn. The incumbent is Democrat Chuy García, who was re-elected with 68.4% of the vote in 2022.

As no Republican filed to run against García, he will be running unopposed.

Nominee

 * Chuy García, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Raymond Lopez, Chicago alder from the 15th ward, candidate for this district in 2018, and candidate for mayor of Chicago in 2023

District 5
The 5th district includes portions of northern Chicago, including Albany Park, Forest Glen, Lake View, Lincoln Park, Lincoln Square, Norwood Park, North Center, North Park, O'Hare, and West Ridge. It also takes in the northwest Chicago suburbs, including Arlington Heights and Palatine. The incumbent is Democrat Mike Quigley, who was re-elected with 69.6% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Mike Quigley, incumbent U.S. representative

Disqualified

 * Jonathan Bishop, high school teacher
 * Jerico Cruz, marketing research consultant and independent candidate for this district in 2022

Declined

 * Margaret Croke, state representative
 * Matt Martin, Chicago alder from the 47th ward

Nominee

 * Tommy Hanson, real estate broker and nominee for this district in 2008, 2018, 2020, and 2022

District 6
The 6th district is based in the southwest Chicago suburbs, including Oak Lawn and Downers Grove, as well as parts of the eastern DuPage County suburbs. The incumbent is Democrat Sean Casten, who was re-elected with 54.4% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Sean Casten, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Mahnoor Ahmad, public health policy director
 * Charles Hughes, municipal employee and perennial candidate

Nominee

 * Niki Conforti, energy consultant and candidate for this district in 2022

District 7
The 7th district is based in the West Side and downtown of Chicago, including Austin, East Garfield Park, the Loop, the Near North Side, the Near South Side, the Near West Side, North Lawndale, West Garfield Park, and West Town. It also takes in the villages of Oak Park and Maywood. The incumbent is Democrat Danny Davis, who was re-elected unopposed in 2022.

Democratic primary
Davis was considered vulnerable in his primary after he was renominated with just 51.9% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Danny Davis, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Nikhil Bhatia, member of the Galileo Scholastic Academy local school council
 * Kina Collins, political organizer and candidate for this district in 2020 and 2022
 * Melissa Conyears Ervin, Chicago City Treasurer (2019–present) and former state representative from the 10th district (2017–2019)
 * Kouri Marshall, former aide to governor J. B. Pritzker

Disqualified

 * Rhonda Sherrod, attorney and clinical psychologist

Nominee

 * Chad Koppie, farmer and perennial candidate

District 8
The 8th district is based in the western outer suburbs of Chicago, including Elgin, Schaumburg, and Des Plaines. The incumbent is Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi, who was re-elected with 56.9% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Raja Krishnamoorthi, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Mark Rice, businessman and inventor

District 9
The 9th district is based in northern Chicago and the North Shore, taking in Evanston and Skokie. The incumbent is Democrat Jan Schakowsky, who was re-elected with 71.7% of the vote in 2022.

As no Republican filed to run against Schakowsky, she will be running unopposed.

Nominee

 * Jan Schakowsky, incumbent U.S. representative

Withdrawn

 * Michael Donahue

District 10
The 10th district is based in the northern suburbs and exurbs of Chicago, including Mundelein, Northbrook, and Waukegan. The incumbent is Democrat Brad Schneider, who was re-elected with 63.0% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Brad Schneider, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Jim Carris, commercial real estate executive

District 11
The 11th district is based in the western suburbs and exurbs of Chicago, including Aurora, Naperville, and Belvidere. The incumbent is Democrat Bill Foster, who was re-elected with 56.5% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Bill Foster, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Qasim Rashid, human rights lawyer and nominee for VA's 1st congressional district in 2020

Nominee

 * Jerry Evans, music school founder and candidate for this district in 2022

Eliminated in primary

 * Susan Hathaway-Altman, businesswoman and candidate for this district in 2022
 * Kent Mercado, podiatrist and attorney

Polling

 * Generic ballot

District 12
The 12th district is based in southern Illinois, taking in the southeastern St. Louis exurbs. It includes Carbondale, Centralia, Marion, and O'Fallon. The incumbent is Republican Mike Bost, who was re-elected with 75.0% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Mike Bost, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Darren Bailey, former state senator and nominee for governor in 2022

Results


Bost's performance in the primary was the worst he had performed in his career, receiving just over 51% of the vote and winning by just 2.8%. This was also his closest election since 2018.

Nominee

 * Brian Roberts, attorney

Eliminated in primary

 * Preston Nelson, entrepreneur and perennial candidate

Withdrawn

 * Joshua Qualls, pharmaceutical delivery contractor and candidate for this district in 2022

District 13
The 13th district is based in central Illinois, stretching from the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area to the eastern St. Louis suburbs and taking in Decatur as well as the state capital, Springfield. The incumbent is Democrat Nikki Budzinski, who was elected with 56.6% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Nikki Budzinski, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Joshua Loyd, U.S. Army veteran

Eliminated in primary

 * Thomas Clatterbuck, law student

District 14
The 14th district is based in the western exurbs of Chicago, including all or parts of Aurora, DeKalb, Granville, Joliet, Montgomery, Naperville, Oswego, Ottawa, Peru, Plainfield, Shorewood, Spring Valley, Sugar Grove, and Sycamore. The incumbent is Democrat Lauren Underwood, who was re-elected with 54.2% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Lauren Underwood, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * James Marter, Oswego Public Library Board member, chair of the Kendall County Republican Party, and perennial candidate

Eliminated in primary

 * Charlie Kim, businessman

Disqualified

 * Krystal Dorey, interior decorating firm CEO

District 15
The 15th district is based in the rural areas of central Illinois, stretching from the Champaign–Urbana metropolitan area to the eastern St. Louis suburbs and taking in Quincy. The incumbent is Republican Mary Miller, who was re-elected with 71.1% of the vote in 2022.

As no Democrat filed to run, Miller will be running unopposed.

Nominee

 * Mary Miller, incumbent U.S. representative

District 16
The 16th district is based in the rural areas of northern Illinois. The incumbent is Republican Darin LaHood, who was re-elected with 66.3% of the vote in 2022.

As no Democrat filed to run, LaHood will be running unopposed.

Nominee

 * Darin LaHood, incumbent U.S. representative

District 17
The 17th district is based in north-central Illinois, stretching from Rockford to the Quad Cities metropolitan area to Bloomington, also taking in Peoria. The incumbent is Democrat Eric Sorensen, who was elected with 52.0% of the vote in 2022.

Nominee

 * Eric Sorensen, incumbent U.S. representative

Nominee

 * Joseph McGraw, retired circuit court judge

Eliminated in primary

 * Scott Crowl, farmer and former president of AFSCME Local 1232

Withdrawn

 * Ray Estrada, refugee aid nonprofit director

Declined

 * Neil Anderson, state senator from the 36th district (2015–present)
 * Dan Brady, former state representative from the 105th district (2001–2023) and nominee for Illinois Secretary of State in 2022 (endorsed McGraw)
 * Esther Joy King, attorney and nominee for this district in 2020 and 2022
 * Tony McCombie, Minority Leader of the Illinois House of Representatives (2023–present) from the 71st district (2017–present) (endorsed McGraw)
 * Ryan Spain, state representative from the 73rd district (2017–present)