2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois's 9th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Michael P. Shannon (R) by 49.2 points.
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
74.6%122,852
Michael P. ShannonRepublican
25.4%41,858
164,713 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.
Janice D. SchakowskyNo Republican
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
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$192.5K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006