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