Illinois's 6th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Illinois's 6th 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: Sean Casten (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Illinois's 6th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Sean Casten	Democratic	54.2%	8.4
2022	Sean Casten	Democratic	54.4%	8.7
2020	Sean Casten	Democratic	52.8%	7.4
2018	Sean Casten	Democratic	53.6%	7.2
2016	Peter J. Roskam	Republican	59.2%	18.5
2014	Peter J. Roskam	Republican	67.1%	34.3
2012	Peter J. Roskam	Republican	59.2%	18.4
2010	Peter J. Roskam	Republican	63.6%	27.3
2008	Peter J. Roskam	Republican	57.6%	15.1
2006	Peter J. Roskam	Republican	51.4%	2.7
2004	Henry J. Hyde	Republican	55.8%	11.7
2002	Henry J. Hyde	Republican	65.1%	30.2
2000	Henry J. Hyde	Republican	58.9%	17.9
1998	Henry J. Hyde	Republican	67.3%	37.2
1980	Henry J. Hyde	Republican	67.0%	33.9
1978	Henry J. Hyde	Republican	66.2%	32.4
1976	Henry J. Hyde	Republican	60.6%	21.2

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sean Casten Won	DEM	196,647	54.20%
Niki Conforti	REP	166,116	45.78%
Peter J. Meyer	W	86	0.02%
Total		362,849

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sean Casten Won	DEM	150,496	54.36%
Keith Pekau	REP	126,351	45.64%
Art Jones	W	12	0.00%
Total		276,859

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sean Casten Won	DEM	213,777	52.82%
Jeanne M. Ives	REP	183,891	45.43%
Bill Redpath	LIB	7,079	1.75%
Total		404,747

Questions and answers

Who represents Illinois's 6th congressional district?

Sean Casten (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Illinois's 6th congressional district?

Sean Casten won in 2024 by 8.4 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.