2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois's 19th District
U.S. House · Illinois
John Shimkus (R) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Danny L. Stover (D) by 21.4 points.
John ShimkusRepublican · winner
60.7%143,491
Danny L. StoverDemocrat
39.3%92,861
236,352 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.
Danny L. StoverJohn Shimkus
$171.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$168.8K
Spent by the campaign
$826.2K
$2.9K
Cash on hand
$1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006