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2018 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 2018 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Janice D. Schakowsky won the 2018 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Janice D. Schakowsky received 213,368 popular votes (73.49%). The main challenger was John D. Elleson (26.51%).

See the full head-to-head between Schakowsky and Elleson

Schakowsky +47.0 pts · won by 136,385 votes
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocraticWINNER73.49%
213,368 votes
John D. EllesonRepublican26.51%
76,983 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.