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2020Final results

2020 election for Illinois's 6th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Sean Casten (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Jeanne Ives (R) by 7.4 points.

Sean CastenDemocrat · winner
52.8%213,777
Jeanne IvesRepublican
45.4%183,891
Bill RedpathLibertarian
1.7%7,079
404,763 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenR+34.32014R+18.42016D+7.12018D+7.42020D+8.72022D+8.42024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Sean CastenJeanne Ives
$5.7M
Raised by the campaign
$3.3M
$5.4M
Spent by the campaign
$3.2M
$346.1K
Cash on hand
$22.3K

Other candidates' campaigns: Bill Redpath $12.4K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020

The candidates

Sean Casten (D)Jeanne Ives (R)

Also on the ballot: Bill Redpath (Libertarian), 1.7%