2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois's 14th District
U.S. House · Illinois
J. Dennis Hastert (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Jonathan "john" Laesch (D) by 19.6 points.
J. Dennis HastertRepublican · winner
59.8%117,870
Jonathan "john" LaeschDemocrat
40.2%79,274
197,144 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Jonathan "john" LaeschJ. Dennis Hastert
$310.1K
Raised by the campaign
$5.1M
$306K
Spent by the campaign
$5.2M
$4.1K
Cash on hand
$18.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006