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2016 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bobby L. Rush won the 2016 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election. Bobby L. Rush received 234,037 popular votes (74.09%). The main challenger was August O'Neill Deuser (25.9%).

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

Rush +48.2 pts · won by 152,220 votes
Bobby L. RushDemocraticWINNER74.09%
234,037 votes
August O'Neill DeuserRepublican25.9%
81,817 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.