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2012 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2012 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election?

Danny K. Davis won the 2012 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election. Danny K. Davis received 242,439 popular votes (84.64%). The main challenger was Rita Zak (10.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Zak

Davis +73.7 pts · won by 210,973 votes
Danny K. DavisDemocraticWINNER84.64%
242,439 votes
Rita ZakRepublican10.99%
31,466 votes
John H. MonaghanIndependent4.37%
12,523 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.