Illinois's 7th congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Illinois's 7th 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: Danny K. Davis (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Illinois's 7th congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	83.3%	66.6
2022	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	99.9%	99.9
2020	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	80.4%	67.1
2018	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	87.6%	75.2
2016	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	84.2%	68.5
2014	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	85.1%	70.2
2012	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	84.6%	73.7
2010	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	81.5%	65.4
2008	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	85.0%	70.0
2006	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	86.7%	73.4
2004	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	86.1%	72.3
2002	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	83.2%	68.0
2000	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	85.9%	71.9
1998	Danny K. Davis	Democratic	92.9%	85.8
1980	Cardiss Collins	Democratic	85.1%	70.2
1978	Cardiss Collins	Democratic	86.3%	72.6
1976	Cardiss Collins	Democratic	84.8%	69.5

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Danny K. Davis Won	DEM	222,408	83.25%
Chad Koppie	REP	44,598	16.69%
Lien Choi	W	133	0.05%
Lowell Martin Seida	W	13	0.01%
Total		267,152

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Danny K. Davis Won	DEM	167,650	99.94%
Chad Koppie	W	83	0.05%
Roger Romanelli	W	10	0.01%
Joshua Loyd	W	3	0.00%
Total		167,746

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Danny K. Davis Won	DEM	249,383	80.41%
Craig Cameron	REP	41,390	13.35%
Tracy Jennings	IND	19,355	6.24%
Total		310,128

Questions and answers

Who represents Illinois's 7th congressional district?

Danny K. Davis (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Illinois's 7th congressional district?

Danny K. Davis won in 2024 by 66.6 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.