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2016 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election

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Who won the 2016 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election?

Peter J. Roskam won the 2016 Illinois U.S. House District 6 Election. Peter J. Roskam received 208,555 popular votes (59.22%). The main challenger was Amanda Howland (40.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Roskam and Howland

Roskam +18.4 pts · won by 64,964 votes
Peter J. RoskamRepublicanWINNER59.22%
208,555 votes
Amanda HowlandDemocratic40.78%
143,591 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.