2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois's 15th District
U.S. House · Illinois
John Shimkus (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Angela Michael (D) by 37.2 points.
John ShimkusRepublican · winner
68.6%205,775
Angela MichaelDemocrat
31.4%94,162
299,937 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.
Angela MichaelJohn Shimkus
$10.3K
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$10.5K
Spent by the campaign
$2.4M
$29
Cash on hand
$860.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012