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Illinois' nineteen congressional districts (Find your district)

Senators

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Barack Obama (D)

50px Dick Durbin (D)

Candidates

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In the 110th Congress, Illinois had 11 Democrats and 8 Republicans in the U.S. House and 2 Democratic senators. In the 2008 elections, Illinois elected 12 Democrats and 7 Republicans to the U.S. House, and continues to have 2 Democratic Senators. (See results)

Seat

Candidate

Senate Incumbent: Dick Durbin (D) won re-election.
50px Steve Sauerberg (R)
Kathleen Cummings (G)
1st district Incumbent: Bobby Rush (D) won re-election.
50px Antoine Members (R)
John Hawkins (Socialist Workers Party)
2nd district Incumbent: Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D) won re-election.

No challengers

3rd district Incumbent: Daniel Lipinski (D) won re-election.
50px Michael Hawkins (R)
Jerome Pohlen (G)
4th district Incumbent: Luis Gutierrez (D) won re-election.
Omar Lopez (G)
Laura Anderson (Socialist Workers)
5th district Incumbent: Rahm Emanuel (D) won re-election.
Alan Augustson (G)
6th district Incumbent: Peter Roskam (R) won re-election.
50px Jill Morganthaler (D)
7th district Incumbent: Danny Davis (D) won re-election.
Dennis Richter (Socialist Workers)
8th district Incumbent: Melissa Bean (D) won re-election.
50px Steve Greenberg (R)
Iain Abernathy (Green/Moderate)
9th district Incumbent: Jan Schakowsky (D) won re-election.
50px Michael Younan (R)
Morris Shanfield (G)
10th district Incumbent: Mark Kirk (R) won re-election.
50px Dan Seals (D)
David Kalbfleisch (G)
11th district Incumbent: Jerry Weller (R) announced he will retire at the end of his term.
50px Marty Ozinga (D)
50px Debbie Halvorson (D) won election.
Jason Wallace (G)
12th district Incumbent: Jerry Costello (D) won re-election.
50px Rodger Jennings (Green)
50px Tim Richardson (R)
13th district Incumbent:Judy Biggert (R) won re-election.
50px Scott Harper (D)
Steve Alesch (G)
14th district Incumbent: Bill Foster (D) won re-election.
50px Jim Oberweis (R)
Robert Hill (G)
15th district Incumbent: Tim Johnson (R) won re-election.
50px Steve Cox (D)
16th district Incumbent: Donald Manzullo (R) won re-election.
50px Robert Abboud (D)
Scott Summers (Green)
17th district Incumbent: Phil Hare (D) won re-election.
Troy Dennis (Green)
18th district Incumbent: Ray LaHood (R) announced he will retire at the end of his term.
50px Aaron Schock (R) won election.
Colleen Callahan (D)
Sheldon Schafer (Green)
19th district Incumbent: John Shimkus (R) won re-election.
50px Daniel Davis (D)
50px Vic Roberts (Green)

Representatives

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Bobby Rush (D-1st district)

50px Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-2nd district)
50px Dan Lipinski (D-3rd district)
50px Luis Gutierrez (D-4th district)
50px Rahm Emanuel (D-5th district)
50px Peter Roskam (R-6th district)
50px Danny Davis (D-7th district)
50px Melissa Bean (D-8th district)
50px Jan Schakowsky (D-9th district)
50px Mark Kirk (R-10th district)
50px Jerry Weller (R-11th district)
50px Jerry Costello (D-12th district)
50px Judy Biggert (R-13th district)
50px Bill Foster (D-14th district)
50px Tim V. Johnson (R-15th district)
50px Donald Manzullo (R-16th district)
50px Phil Hare (D-17th district)
50px Ray LaHood (R-18th district)
50px John Shimkus (R-19th district)

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