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2022Final results

2022 election for Illinois's 4th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D) won with 68.4% of the vote, defeating James Falakos (R) by 40.3 points.

Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaDemocrat · winner
68.4%91,036
James FalakosRepublican
28.1%37,352
Ed HersheyWorking Class
3.5%4,605
133,089 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+56.32014D+73.22018D+68.12020D+40.32022D+40.22024D+55.02026

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.

Jesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaNo Republican
$939K
Raised by the campaign
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$1M
Spent by the campaign
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$25K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Ed Hershey $1.1K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2022.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2022

The candidates

Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D)James Falakos (R)

Also on the ballot: Ed Hershey (Working Class), 3.5%