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2018Final results

2018 election for Illinois's 4th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D) won with 86.6% of the vote, defeating Mark Wayne Lorch (R) by 73.2 points.

Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaDemocrat · winner
86.6%143,895
13.4%22,294
166,189 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018

Races before and after

EvenD+63.02010D+66.02012D+56.32014D+73.22018D+68.12020D+40.32022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaMark Wayne Lorch
$873.1K
Raised by the campaign
$8.1K
$858.1K
Spent by the campaign
$8.1K
$15.1K
Cash on hand
$0

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018