United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2014

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All 18 Illinois seats to the United States House of Representatives

	Majority party	Minority party

Party	Democratic	Republican
Last election	12	6
Seats won	10	8
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	1,822,779	1,721,865
Percentage	51.42%	48.58%

The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 18 U.S. Representatives from the state of Illinois, one from each of the state's 18 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Illinois and United States Senate.

The 1st district includes a portion of Chicago as well as all or parts of the nearby suburbs of Alsip, Crestwood, Oak Forest, Tinley Park, Frankfort, Mokena and Elwood. The incumbent is Democrat Bobby Rush, who has represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 74% of the vote in 2012 and the district has a PVI of D+28.

Jimmy Lee Tillman III, a son of former Chicago Alderman Dorothy Tillman, is the Republican nominee.

Bobby Rush won re-election over Tillman in a landslide.

Rush was re-elected by 46 points. His victory was expected, as the district is solidly Democratic.

The incumbent is Democrat Robin Kelly, who has represented the district after being elected with 71% of the vote in a special election in April 2013. The district has a PVI of D+29.

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