United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012
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The 2012 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Illinois took place on November 6, 2012. Voters elected 18 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts.
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Primary: Illinois has a mixed-hybrid primary system. Voters can change parties each year but must declare a party affiliation at the polls. Depending on which party is chosen, the voter will then be counted as registered for that party. Voters may change party affiliation at polls or caucus.
Voter registration: Voters had to register to vote in the primary by February 21. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 9. A "grace period" was also available, allowing voter registration until three days before an election.[1][2]
- See also: Illinois elections, 2012
Prior to the 2010 census, Illinois had 19 U.S. House members but the state lost one seat as a result of the 2010 census.
According to the New York Times race ratings in October 2012, six of the 18 districts are considered to be in play. Those are the 8th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, and 17th districts.[3]
The Center for Voting and Democracy (Fairvote) projected that Democrats would win seven districts while Republicans would win two seats. It did not make a projection for the remaining nine districts.[4]
Primary competitiveness
Illinois was tied with Tennessee and Texas for having the 19th most competitive congressional primaries in 2012, with 55.56% of major party primaries having been contested (20 out of 36). The national average was 54.31%.
Eighteen U.S. House incumbents ran for re-election in Illinois in 2012. 8 of those 18 (44.44%) faced a primary challenger. Nationwide, 200 out of the 386 incumbents seeking re-election faced a primary challenger (51.81%).
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held 11 of the 19 Congressional seats from Illinois. However, the state lost one seat after the 2010 census and elected 18 representatives.
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| Party | As of November 2012 | After the 2012 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 8 | 12 | |
| Republican Party | 11 | 6 | |
| Total | 19 | 18 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2012 election, the incumbents for the 19 congressional districts were:
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 18 seats up for election in 2012 in Illinois. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| Illinois, District 10 | 1.3% | 264,454 | Robert J. Dold | |
| Illinois, District 11 | 17.1% | 254,276 | Judy Biggert | |
| Illinois, District 12 | 8.9% | 303,947 | Jason Plummer | |
| Illinois, District 13 | 0.3% | 294,385 | David Gill | |
| Illinois, District 14 | 17.6% | 301,954 | Dennis Anderson | |
| Illinois, District 15 | 37.2% | 299,937 | Angela Michael | |
| Illinois, District 16 | 23.6% | 294,090 | Wanda Rohl | |
| Illinois, District 17 | 6.6% | 288,152 | Bobby Schilling | |
| Illinois, District 18 | 48.3% | 329,631 | Steve Waterworth | |
| Illinois, District 1 | 47.6% | 320,843 | Donald Peloquin | |
| Illinois, District 2 | 40.1% | 297,424 | Brian Woodworth | |
| Illinois, District 3 | 37% | 246,391 | Richard Grabowski | |
| Illinois, District 4 | 66% | 160,505 | Hector Concepcion | |
| Illinois, District 5 | 37.1% | 270,377 | Dan Schmitt | |
| Illinois, District 6 | 18.4% | 326,129 | Leslie Coolidge | |
| Illinois, District 7 | 73.7% | 286,428 | Rita Zak | |
| Illinois, District 8 | 9.5% | 225,066 | Joe Walsh | |
| Illinois, District 9 | 32.7% | 293,793 | Timothy Wolfe |
General election candidates
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
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2nd Congressional District
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3rd Congressional District
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4th Congressional District
General election candidates
Luis Gutierrez
Hector Concepcion (Write-in)
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- Note: Hector Concepcion and Jorge Zavala were removed from the candidate list on January 17, 2012.[17][18]
5th Congressional District
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6th Congressional District
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7th Congressional District
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8th Congressional District
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9th Congressional District
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10th Congressional District
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11th Congressional District
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12th Congressional District
General election candidates
Paula Bradshaw
- Note: Brad Harriman withdrew from the race after the primary and was replaced by William Enyart.
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13th Congressional District
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14th Congressional District
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15th Congressional District
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16th Congressional District
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17th Congressional District
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18th Congressional District
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Race background
The Washington Post listed the House of Representatives elections in Illinois in 2012 as one of the 10 states that could determine whether Democrats would retake the House or Republicans would hold their majority in 2013.[63] Illinois ranked 3rd on the list.[63]
Impact of redistricting
With the 2011 redistricting, Illinois lost 1 of its current 19 House seats because the state's population failed to grow as fast as in other states.[64] Illinois had 11 Republican congressmen and 8 Democrats after the November 2010 election.[64] The new map, designed by the dominant Democrats, flipped that advantage to 12 Democrats and only 6 Republicans.[64]
See also
External links
- Illinois State Board of Elections
- Vote 2012: Meet the Candidates, ABC 7 Chicago, video statements and questionnaire answers
- Candidate questionnaires and video forums for March primary at WTTW Chicago Tonight
- Candidate issue positions at On the Issues
- Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Illinois from OpenSecrets.org
- Satellite spending at the Sunlight Foundation
- Illinois U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
- United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012 at Wikipedia
- Illinois Redistricting at Illinois House Democrats official website
Footnotes
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "2012 Election Calendar," accessed July 21, 2012
- ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "Registering to Vote in Illinois," accessed July 21, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "House Race Ratings," accessed July 25, 2012
- ↑ , "2011 Redistricting and 2012 Elections in Illinois," September 2012
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 ABC News 7 "Election Results Primary 2012" accessed March 20, 2012
- ↑ SouthTown Star "Sims to run for U.S. rep in 1st District" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "candidates" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 Chicago Tribune "Illinois congressional candidates seek spots on ballot" accessed December 27, 2011 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ SouthTown Star "Peloquin says he’s running for Congress" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Chicago Tribune "Halvorson takes on Jackson for Congress" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ South Town Star "Hometown resident to run for Congress" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Roll Call "Leslie Coolidge Faces Tough Climb Against Peter Roskam" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ The Courier News "Petzel seeking Dem nod in 6th Dist." accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Daily Herald "Race in the 8th begins" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Chicago Tribune "Duckworth to file for congressional race" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Daily Herald "Write-in candidate challenging Walsh" accessed February 23, 2012
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Buffalo Grove Patch "Third Democrat Enters 10th Congressional Race" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times "Brad Schneider running in Illinois 10 Democratic primary" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ abc7.com "Waukegan Dem announces bid for congressional seat" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times "Illinois Ten Democratic primary: John Tree, Air Force reservist, jumps in race" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times "Illinois Democrats target GOP with redrawing of congressional map" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Chicago Sun-Times "Illinois Congress 2012: Bill Foster running in new 11th District UPDATE GOP react" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Trib Local.com "Hickey readies for congressional run" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Naperville Patch "Former Aurora Township Clerk Announces Run for Congress" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Daily Herald "Cunningham to face Biggert in 11th District," February 21, 2012
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Cunningham again off 11th Congressional District ballot — for now," March 8, 2012
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat "'It's a wide open race right now': Musical chairs continues for 12th Congressional District seat" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ The Telegraph.com "Democrat to run for 12th District seat in Congress" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat ""Retired carpenter plans run for Costello's seat in Congress" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat "Roger Cook, former Belleville mayor, plans to run for Congress" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ Belleville News-Democrat ""O'Fallon nurse hopes to unseat U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Plummer, Callis jumping into fray for Costello's Illinois congressional seat" accessed December 5, 2011
- ↑ The News-Gazette "Gill will run again; another Dem may enter race in 13th" accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ Roll Call "Goetten to Challenge Timothy Johnson in Illinois" accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ 48.0 48.1 48.2 The Telegraph "Johnson faces two challengers in 13th District GOP primary" accessed March 15, 2012
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Northwest Herald "Hultgren will seek re-election in 14th" accessed December 6, 2011
- ↑ Daily Herald "Manzullo to run in redrawn 16th District" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections "Candidate List" accessed December 27, 2011
- ↑ Quad-City Times "Augustana official joins 17th District race" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ Quad-City Times "Illinois’ 17th District field taking shape" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ WIFR.com "Freeport Mayor Announces Run for Congress" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ Quad-City Times "Hare rules out another run for Congress" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ Quad-City Times "RI attorney announces congressional run" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ WIFR.com "Gaulrapp and Reyes Still in the Congressional Race" accessed March 15, 2012
- ↑ Eric Reyes for Congress "STATEMENT OF ERIC REYES ON ANSWERING THE CALL OF VOTERS FOR AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE" accessed March 15, 2012
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times "Elections 2012: Illinois 2012 Primary Election Results" accessed March 20, 2012
- ↑ Central Illinois Proud.com "27 Year Old Running For Congress" accessed December 15, 2011
- ↑ 63.0 63.1 Washington Post, "The 10 states that will determine control of the House in 2012," accessed April 25, 2012
- ↑ 64.0 64.1 64.2 Chicago Tribune, "Odd geography in new Illinois congressional map:Millions of constituents will find their representative has changed" accessed February 22, 2012
