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Illinois's 19th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Illinois's 19th congressional district, 1976 to 2010: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

D+100R+100D+50R+501976: R+37.019761978: R+100.019781980: R+46.719801998: D+16.619982000: D+29.120002002: R+9.620022004: R+38.720042006: R+21.420062008: R+31.120082010: R+42.52010
Illinois's 19th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyShareMargin
2010 John Shimkus Republican 71.2% 42.5
2008 John Shimkus Republican 64.5% 31.1
2006 John Shimkus Republican 60.7% 21.4
2004 John Shimkus Republican 69.4% 38.7
2002 John Shimkus Republican 54.8% 9.6
2000 David Dwain Phelps Democratic 64.6% 29.1
1998 David Dwain Phelps Democratic 58.3% 16.6
1980 Tom Railsback Republican 73.4% 46.8
1978 Tom Railsback Republican 100.0% —
1976 Tom Railsback Republican 68.5% 37.0

2010

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
John Shimkus WonREP166,16671.23%
Timothy C. BagwellDEM67,13228.78%
Total233,298

2008

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
John Shimkus WonREP203,43464.46%
Daniel DavisDEM105,33833.38%
Troy DennisGRE6,8172.16%
Total315,589

2006

CandidatePartyVotesShareBar
John Shimkus WonREP143,49160.71%
Danny L. StoverDEM92,86139.29%
Total236,352

Questions and answers

Who won the last election in Illinois's 19th congressional district?

John Shimkus won in 2010 by 42.5 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.