2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Illinois's 17th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Robert T. Schilling (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Phil Hare (D) by 9.6 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Robert T. SchillingRepublican · winner
52.6%104,583
Phil HareDemocrat
43.0%85,454
Roger K. DavisGreen
4.5%8,861
198,898 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 2010
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.
Phil HareRobert T. Schilling
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$1.8M
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$1.8K
Cash on hand
$9.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010