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2016 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2016 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election?

Danny K. Davis won the 2016 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election. Danny K. Davis received 250,584 popular votes (84.24%). The main challenger was Jeffrey A. Leef (15.76%).

See the full head-to-head between Davis and Leef

Davis +68.5 pts · won by 203,702 votes
Danny K. DavisDemocraticWINNER84.24%
250,584 votes
Jeffrey A. LeefRepublican15.76%
46,882 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.