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2014 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election

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Who won the 2014 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election?

John M. Shimkus won the 2014 Illinois U.S. House District 15 Election. John M. Shimkus received 166,274 popular votes (74.92%). The main challenger was Eric Thorsland (25.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Shimkus and Thorsland

Shimkus +49.8 pts · won by 110,622 votes
John M. ShimkusRepublicanWINNER74.92%
166,274 votes
Eric ThorslandDemocratic25.08%
55,652 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.