2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois's 1st District
U.S. House · Illinois
Bobby L. Rush (D) won with 73.8% of the vote, defeating Donald E. Peloquin (R) by 47.6 points.
Bobby L. RushDemocrat · winner
73.8%236,854
Donald E. PeloquinRepublican
26.2%83,989
320,844 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 2012
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.
Bobby L. RushDonald E. Peloquin
$498.8K
Raised by the campaign
$101.7K
$476.4K
Spent by the campaign
$99.8K
$24.4K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012