Monopoly Politics Illinois 2000
20 seats: 10R, 10D D 55
Open seats and a well-financed challenge against Lane Evans were the only events to make 1998 an interesting year for U.S. House races in Illinois. Most districts will be won easily again in 2000, as only four incumbents are potentially vulnerable and four are uncontested by a major party opponent. There are two open seats to watch: Tom Ewing's open seat leans Republican, but John Porter's open seat leans Democratic..1. Bobby Rush (D), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 87 | '96: 86 | '94: 76 | '92: 83 | D 86 | ||
2. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D), 1995 | Uncontested | |||||
'98: 89 | '96: 94 U | ['94: D 98 | '92: D 78] | D 86 | ||
3. William Lipinski (D), 1982 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 73 | '96: 65 | '94: 54 | '92: 64 | D 54 | ||
4. Luis Gutierrez (D), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 82 | '96: 94 U | '94: 75 | '92: 78 | D 81 | ||
5. Rod Blagojevich (D), 1996 | Uncontested | |||||
'98: 74 | '96: 64 | ['94: R 54 | '92: D 57] | D 64 | ||
6. Henry Hyde (R), 1974 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 67 | '96: 64 | '94: 73 | '92: 66 | R 57 | ||
7. Danny Davis (D), 1996 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 93 U | '96: 83 | ['94: D 80 | '92: D 81] | D 83 | ||
8. Philip Crane (R), 1969 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 69 | '96: 62 | '94: 65 | '92: 56 | R 58 | ||
9. Janice Schakowsky (D), 1998 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 75 | ['96: D 63 | '94: D 66 | '92: D 68] | D 70 | ||
10. OPEN [John Porter, R, 1979] | Vulnerable | |||||
['98: 100 | '96: 69 | '94: 75 | '92: 65] | D 51 | ||
11. Jerry Weller (R), 1994 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 59 | '96: 52 | '94: 61 | ['92: D 56] | D 52 | ||
12. Jerry Costello (D), 1988 | Uncontested | |||||
'98: 60 | '96: 72 | '94: 66 | '92: 71 | D 57 | ||
13. Judy Biggert (R), 1998 | Uncontested | |||||
'98: 61 | ['96: R 60 | '94: R 73 | '92: R 68] | R 58 | ||
14. Dennis Hastert (R), 1986 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 70 | '96: 64 | '94: 76 | '92: 67 | R 58 | ||
15. OPEN [Thomas Ewing, R, 1991] | Vulnerable | |||||
['98: 62 | '96: 57 | '94: 68 | '92: 59] | R 54 | ||
16. Donald Manzullo (R), 1992 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 100 | '96: 60 | '94: 71 | '92: 56 | R 57 | ||
17. Lane Evans (D), 1982 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 52 | '96: 52 | '94: 55 | '92: 60 | D 52 | ||
18. Ray LaHood (R), 1994 | Landslide | |||||
'98: 73 | '96: 59 | '94: 60 | ['92: R 58] | R 55 | ||
19. David Phelps (D), 1998 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 58 | ['96: D 67 | '94: D 58 | '92: D 69] | R 52 | ||
20. John Shimkus (R), 1996 | Vulnerable | |||||
'98: 61 | '96: 50 | ['94: D 55 | '92: D 57] | R 52 |