Illinois' 18th Congressional District special election, 2015
The 18th Congressional District of Illinois held a special election for the U.S. House of Representatives on September 10, 2015.
The election filled the vacancy that was created with the resignation of Aaron Schock (R). On March 17, 2015, Schock announced his resignation, effective March 31, 2015. The announcement came following scrutiny surrounding Schock's potential misuse of campaign funds.[1]
The primary occurred on July 7, 2015, and the general took place on September 10, 2015.[2][3]
As expected, Darin LaHood (R) defeated Robert Mellon (D) in the general election to win the seat. LaHood was a heavy favorite due to the district's Republican lean and his massive fundraising advantage over Mellon.[4]
Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Illinois' 18th Congressional District covers central and western Illinois, including Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Morgan Pike, Schuyler, Scott, and Woodford counties as well as portions of McLean, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, and Tazewell counties.[5]
Election results
General election
U.S. House, Illinois District 18 General Election, 2015 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | Darin LaHood | 68.8% | 33,319 | |
Democratic | Robert Mellon | 31.2% | 15,127 | |
Total Votes | 48,446 | |||
Source: KHQA News with 96% reporting Vote totals above are unofficial and will be updated once official totals are made available. |
Primary election
U.S. House, Illinois District 18 Democratic Primary, 2015 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
Robert Mellon | 60.5% | 4,599 | ||
Adam Lopez | 39.5% | 2,999 | ||
Total Votes | 7,598 | |||
Source: KHQA News |
U.S. House, Illinois District 18 Republican Primary, 2015 | ||||
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Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
Darin LaHood | 69.5% | 31,361 | ||
Mike Flynn | 27.8% | 12,560 | ||
Donald Rients | 2.7% | 1,233 | ||
Total Votes | 45,154 | |||
Source: KHQA News |
Candidates
General election candidates: Robert Mellon |
Primary candidates:[6] |
Democratic Adam Lopez[7] |
Republican Mike Flynn[7] Donald Rients[7] |
Not running: Jason Barickman (R) - State Senator Mike Unes (R) - State Representative John Sullivan (D) - State Senator Mark Zalcman (R) |
Campaign themes
Darin LaHood
The following is a sample of issues which were taken from LaHood's campaign website:[9]
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—Darin LaHood's campaign website, http://www.lahoodforcongress.com/category/issues/ |
Robert Mellon
The following is a sample of issues which were taken from Mellon's campaign website:[11]
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—Rob Mellon's campaign website, http://www.robmellon.com/issues/ |
Campaign contributions
Darin LaHood
Darin LaHood (2015) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
April Quarterly[12] | June 23, 2015 | $0 | $211,520 | $(624) | $210,895 | ||||
Pre-Primary[13] | June 25, 2015 | $210,895 | $718,885 | $(440,874) | $518,906 | ||||
July Quarterly[14] | June 15, 2015 | $518,906 | $111,388 | $(364,840) | $265,454 | ||||
Pre-Special[15] | August 28, 2015 | $265,454 | $184,135 | $(130,039) | $319,550 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$1,225,928 | $(936,377) |
Robert Mellon
Robert Mellon (2015) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
October Quarterly[16] | August 10, 2015 | $0 | $10,769 | $(9,503) | $1,265 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$10,769 | $(9,503) |
Mike Flynn
Mike Flynn (2015) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
Pre-Primary[17] | June 25, 2015 | $0 | $63,742 | $(31,342) | $32,399 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$63,742 | $(31,342) |
Donald Rients
Donald Rients (2015) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
Pre-Primary[18] | June 24, 2015 | $0 | $6,827 | $(6,076) | $751 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$6,827 | $(6,076) |
Adam Lopez
Adam Lopez (2015) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
Pre-Primary[19] | June 25, 2015 | $0 | $8,538 | $(8,400) | $137 | ||||
Running totals | |||||||||
$8,538 | $(8,400) |
District history
2014
The 18th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Aaron Schock (R) defeated challenger Darrel Miller (D) in the general election.
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Aaron Schock Incumbent | 74.7% | 184,636 | |
Democratic | Darrel Miller | 25.3% | 62,377 | |
Total Votes | 247,013 | |||
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results |
2012
The 18th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Aaron Schock won re-election in the district.[20]
Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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Republican | Aaron Schock Incumbent | 74.2% | 244,467 | |
Democratic | Steve Waterworth | 25.8% | 85,164 | |
Total Votes | 329,631 | |||
Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" |
See also
- Special elections to the 114th United States Congress (2015-2016)
- Illinois' 18th Congressional District
- Aaron Schock
Footnotes
- ↑ Politico, "Rep. Aaron Schock resigns," March 17, 2015
- ↑ Roll Call, "Special Election Dates Set to Replace Aaron Schock," March 31, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Sun Times, "Dates proposed for special elections to replace Aaron Schock," April 6, 2015
- ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock," September 10, 2015
- ↑ Illinois Redistricting Map, "Map," accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ CI News Now, "Darin LaHood kicks off special election campaign," March 30, 2015
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Campaign website, "Issues," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Darin LaHood April Quarterly," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Darin LaHood Pre-Primary," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Darin LaHood July Quarterly," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Darin LaHood Pre-Special," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Robert Mellon October Quarterly," accessed August 31, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Mike Flynn Pre-Primary," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Donald Rients Pre-Primary," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Adam Lopez Pre-Primary," accessed June 30, 2015
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois," November 19, 2012