Illinois has been a reliably Democratic state since 1992 and Hillary Clinton is expected to win the state’s 20 electoral votes.
Competitive House of Representative Elections: IL-10 is currently held by Representative Robert Dold (Republican) who is up for re-election and running against Democrat Brad Schneider. The race is considered a toss up.
updated: November 8, 2016
Illinois 2016 Election Results
Illinois Political Facts
Governor: Bruce Rauner (Republican) – Current Term: 2015 – 2019
Senators:
U.S. Representatives: # of Representatives: 18
- Rep. Darin LaHood (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Danny Davis (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Luis Gutiérrez (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Bobby Rush (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Janice Schakowsky (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. John Shimkus (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Daniel Lipinski (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Peter Roskam (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Bill Foster (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Mike Quigley (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Bob Dold (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Randy Hultgren (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Tammy Duckworth (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Rodney Davis (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Cheri Bustos (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Robin Kelly (Democrat) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
- Rep. Mike Bost (Republican) – Term Ends: 1/3/2017
Electoral Votes: 20
Poll Hours – November 8th, 2016:
- Polls Open: 6 a.m.
- Polls Close: 7 p.m.
- Illinois Voting Information
- Notes: n/a
Past Illinois Presidential Election Results
| Year | Democratic Candidate | % of Vote | Republican Candidate | % of Vote | ||
| 2012 | Obama | 57% | Romney | 41% |
| 2008 | Obama | 62% | McCain | 37% |
| 2004 | Kerry | 55% | Bush | 45% |
| 2000 | Gore | 55% | Bush | 43% |
| 1996 | Clinton | 54% | Dole | 37% |
| 1992 | Clinton | 49% | Bush | 34% |
| 1988 | Dukakis | 49% | Bush | 51% |
| 1984 | Mondale | 43% | Reagan | 56% |
| 1980 | Carter | 42% | Reagan | 50% |
| 1976 | Carter | 48% | Ford | 50% |
| 1972 | McGovern | 41% | Nixon | 59% |
| 1968 | Humphrey | 44% | Nixon | 47% |
| 1964 | Johnson | 60% | Goldwater | 40% |
| 1960 | Kennedy | 50% | Nixon | 49% |
Illinois State Facts
Population (2010 census): 12,830,632
Population Rank By State: 5
Population Growth Estimate (2010-2014): 0.4%
Capital: Springfield
Largest City: Chicago
State Nickname: Prairie State
