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2014 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2014 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Tammy Duckworth won the 2014 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Tammy Duckworth received 84,178 popular votes (55.73%). The main challenger was Larry Kaifesh (44.27%).

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

Duckworth +11.5 pts · won by 17,300 votes
Tammy DuckworthDemocraticWINNER55.73%
84,178 votes
Larry KaifeshRepublican44.27%
66,878 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.