Illinois
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 |
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'98: 87 |
'96: 86 |
'94: 76 |
'92: 83 |
|
D 86 |
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| 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 |
Illinois's results 1982 to 1998
Facts in Focus for Illinois 1982 to 1998
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