2014Final results
2014 election for Illinois's 15th District
U.S. House · Illinois
John Shimkus (R) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating Eric Thorsland (D) by 49.8 points.
John ShimkusRepublican · winner
74.9%166,274
Eric ThorslandDemocrat
25.1%55,652
221,926 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 2014
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.
Eric ThorslandJohn Shimkus
$22.3K
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$24.2K
Spent by the campaign
$1.8M
$413
Cash on hand
$1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014