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2022Final results

2022 election for Illinois's 1st District

U.S. House · Illinois

Jonathan Jackson (D) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Eric Carlson (R) by 34.0 points.

Jonathan JacksonDemocrat · winner
67.0%159,142
Eric CarlsonRepublican
32.9%78,258
237,608 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenD+48.12016D+53.72018D+47.62020D+34.02022D+31.72024D+43.42026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Jonathan JacksonEric Carlson
$793.2K
Raised by the campaign
$5.9K
$792.1K
Spent by the campaign
$5.3K
$1.1K
Cash on hand
$482

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022; FEC, through Oct 19, 2022.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022