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2012 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2012 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Tammy Duckworth won the 2012 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Tammy Duckworth received 123,206 popular votes (54.74%). The main challenger was Joseph Walsh (45.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Duckworth and Walsh

Duckworth +9.5 pts · won by 21,346 votes
Tammy DuckworthDemocraticWINNER54.74%
123,206 votes
Joseph WalshRepublican45.26%
101,860 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.