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2012 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bobby L. Rush won the 2012 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election. Bobby L. Rush received 236,854 popular votes (73.82%). The main challenger was Donald E. Peloquin (26.18%).

See the full head-to-head between Rush and Peloquin

Rush +47.6 pts · won by 152,865 votes
Bobby L. RushDemocraticWINNER73.82%
236,854 votes
Donald E. PeloquinRepublican26.18%
83,989 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.