2018Final results
2018 election for Illinois's 9th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating John Elleson (R) by 47.0 points.
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
73.5%213,368
John EllesonRepublican
26.5%76,983
290,351 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
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.
Janice D. SchakowskyJohn Elleson
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$74.7K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$74.7K
$429.1K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018