2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois's 9th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Timothy C. Wolfe (R) by 32.7 points.
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
66.3%194,869
Timothy C. WolfeRepublican
33.7%98,924
293,807 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.
Janice D. SchakowskyTimothy C. Wolfe
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$64K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$63.5K
$273K
Cash on hand
$520
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012