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2020Final results

2020 election for Illinois's 9th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Sargis Sangari (R) by 42.0 points.

Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
71.0%262,045
Sargis SangariRepublican
29.0%107,125
369,291 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

EvenD+32.12014D+32.92016D+47.02018D+42.02020D+43.42022D+36.82024

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.

Janice D. SchakowskySargis Sangari
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$35.4K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$34.7K
$749.1K
Cash on hand
-$3.4K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2020.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2020