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2014Final results

2014 election for Illinois's 9th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating Susanne Atanus (R) by 32.1 points.

Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
66.1%141,000
Susanne AtanusRepublican
33.9%72,384
213,450 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

EvenD+52.72008D+35.22010D+32.72012D+32.12014D+32.92016D+47.02018

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. SchakowskyNo Republican
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
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$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
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$280.5K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014