Illinois's 17th congressional district election, 2010
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Illinois's 17th congressional district election, 2010 was held on November 2, 2010 to determine who would represent Illinois's 17th District in the 112th United States Congress. The seat contested was located in western and parts of central Illinois. Democratic incumbent Phil Hare had held the seat since 2006 and was running for re-election. The Republican nominee was Bobby Schilling. The Green Party nominee was Roger K. Davis.
Schilling won the election in an upset with almost 53% of the vote.
Hare was elected in 2006 with 57% of the vote and was unopposed in United States elections, 2008. Schilling is a restaurateur and owns Saint Giuseppe's Heavenly Pizza in East Moline, Illinois, which he started in 1997. Both were unopposed in their respective primaries.
Once thought to be safe by political analysts, Hare's seat was in trouble in the summer of 2010 as Schilling made his challenge.The New York Times's final rating was "Tossup", as was that of CQ Politics.RealClearPolitics's final rating was "Leans Democrat".FiveThirtyEight gave Schilling a 63% chance of winning.Politico rated it #5 on its list of "hottest House races in the country".
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