2016Final results
2016 election for Illinois's 18th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Darin LaHood (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Junius Rodriguez (D) by 44.2 points.
Darin LaHoodRepublican · winner
72.1%250,506
Junius RodriguezDemocrat
27.8%96,770
The same year, the district voted R+29.3 for president; this race was R+44.2.347,578 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Junius RodriguezDarin LaHood
$60.5K
Raised by the campaign
$2.6M
$61.9K
Spent by the campaign
$2.2M
$0
Cash on hand
$321.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 16, 2016; FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016