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2018 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2018 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

Robin L. Kelly won the 2018 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. Robin L. Kelly received 190,684 popular votes (81.06%). The main challenger was David Merkle (18.94%).

See the full head-to-head between Kelly and Merkle

Kelly +62.1 pts · won by 146,117 votes
Robin L. KellyDemocraticWINNER81.06%
190,684 votes
David MerkleRepublican18.94%
44,567 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.