2010Final results
2010 election for Illinois's 9th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Joel Barry Pollak (R) by 35.2 points.
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
66.3%117,553
Joel Barry PollakRepublican
31.1%55,182
Simon RibeiroGreen
2.5%4,472
177,207 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.
Janice D. SchakowskyJoel Barry Pollak
$1.5M
Raised by the campaign
$677.1K
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$703.3K
$260.2K
Cash on hand
-$7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010; FEC, through Nov 22, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010