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2026 results · the new Congress · Illinois

Illinois’s House delegation goes from 14–3 to 14–3

Democrats first. 17 seats; 0 seats changed party and 5 new members were elected.

Every seat

Left: who held the seat going in, by the House Clerk’s list. Right: what became of them.

The new members

  • Illinois 2nd District

    Cook County commissioner (source)

    Won the open seat by 47.1 points

  • Illinois 4th District

    Won the open seat by 55.4 points

  • Illinois 7th District

    State representative (source)

    Won the open seat by 78.6 points

  • Melissa Bean DReturns

    Illinois 8th District

    Former U.S. representative (source)

    Won the open seat by 28.7 points

  • Illinois 9th District

    Mayor of Evanston (source)

    Won the open seat by 53.8 points

Photo creditsMelissa Bean, by U.S. House of Representatives, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped, background removed.

The Senate seat on the ballot

Richard J. Durbin (D): did not seek reelection. Won by Juliana Stratton (D), by 25.4 points. The race →

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Every race in Illinois →