Illinois's 1st congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Illinois's 1st congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Jonathan L. Jackson (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Illinois's 1st congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Jonathan L. Jackson	Democratic	65.8%	31.7
2022	Jonathan L. Jackson	Democratic	67.0%	34.1
2020	Bobby Rush	Democratic	73.8%	47.7
2018	Bobby Rush	Democratic	73.5%	53.7
2016	Bobby Rush	Democratic	74.1%	48.2
2014	Bobby Rush	Democratic	73.1%	46.2
2012	Bobby Rush	Democratic	73.8%	47.6
2010	Bobby Rush	Democratic	80.4%	64.5
2008	Bobby Rush	Democratic	85.9%	71.7
2006	Bobby Rush	Democratic	84.1%	68.1
2004	Bobby Rush	Democratic	84.9%	69.7
2002	Bobby Rush	Democratic	81.2%	65.0
2000	Bobby Rush	Democratic	87.8%	75.6
1998	Bobby Rush	Democratic	87.1%	76.5
1980	Harold Washington	Democratic	95.5%	91.0
1978	Bennett M. Stewart	Democratic	58.5%	17.3
1976	Ralph H. Metcalfe	Democratic	92.3%	84.9

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan L. Jackson Won	DEM	208,398	65.84%
Marcus Lewis	REP	108,064	34.14%
Hilary Myrick-Winston	W	45	0.01%
Total		316,507

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jonathan L. Jackson Won	DEM	159,142	67.03%
Eric Carlson	REP	78,258	32.96%
Tori Nicholson	W	13	0.01%
Babette U. Peyton	W	12	0.01%
Total		237,425

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bobby Rush Won	DEM	239,943	73.80%
Philanise White	REP	85,027	26.15%
Ruth Pellegrini	W	153	0.05%
Total		325,123

Questions and answers

Who represents Illinois's 1st congressional district?

Jonathan L. Jackson (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Illinois's 1st congressional district?

Jonathan L. Jackson won in 2024 by 31.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.