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District Profile: The 4th District is the Hispanic-majority district created in 1992 and altered somewhat by the 2001 redistricting. Full Profile
2006 Results: Luis Gutierrez (D) defeated Ann Melichar (R) by 86-14%

Luis Gutierrez (D) Elected in 1992; Seeking eighth term; Gutierrez was unopposed in the primary. • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Ann Melichar (R) Melichar, an attorney, was unopposed in the primary.

IL-05


District Profile: It was not apparent in early 2001 that the 5th would survive redistricting. But the 2000 Census results showed a big population increase in Chicago's immigrant neighborhoods. Full Profile
2006 Results: Rahm Emanuel (D) defeated Kevin White (R) by 78-22%

Rahm Emanuel (D) Elected in 2002; Seeking third term; Emanuel was nominated with 83% in a three-way primary. • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Kevin White (R) White was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 773-706-8586 • Campaign Web site

IL-06


District Profile: Most of the district is in DuPage County, the second largest county in Illinois. Politically, it has become less overwhelmingly Republican. Full Profile
2006 Results: Peter Roskam (R) defeated Tammy Duckworth (D) by 51-49%

Peter Roskam (R) Roskam, a state senator, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 630-221-0006 • Campaign Web site

Tammy Duckworth (D) Duckworth, a Blackhawk pilot, was nominated with 44% in a three-way primary. Contact: 630-792-1290 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IL-07


District Profile: Its heart, demographically and spiritually, is the black ghetto of the West Side, more depopulated and socially disorganized than the South Side. Full Profile
2006 Results: Danny Davis (D) defeated Charles Hutchinson (R) by 87-13%

Danny Davis (D) Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth term; Davis was nominated with 88% in a three-way primary. Contact: 773-638-1998 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Charles Hutchinson (R) Hutchinson was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 312-977-1475 • Campaign Web site

IL-08


District Profile: Historically, this area was one of the most Republican places in the nation. In the past decade, like other suburban Chicago areas, it moved toward the Democrats. Full Profile
2006 Results: Melissa Bean (D) defeated David McSweeney (R) by 51-44%

Melissa Bean (D) Elected in 2004; Seeking second term; was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 847-304-0056 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

David McSweeney (R) McSweeney, an investment banker, was nominated with 43% in a six-way primary. Contact: 847-438-0020 • Campaign Web site

IL-09


District Profile: The lakefront has long been the most heavily Jewish part of Chicago. Its have been a solid bloc for the Democrats, involved with -- but skeptical of -- the old Democratic machine. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jan Schakowsky (D) defeated Michael Shannon (R) by 75-25%

Jan Schakowsky (D) Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Schakowsky was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 847-268-4033 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Michael Shannon (R) Shannon, a corporate negotiation specialist, was nominated with 85% in a two-way primary. • Campaign Web site

IL-10


District Profile: With the big movement toward Dems in the Chicago suburbs in the '90s, this GOP district voted narrowly for Al Gore and by a slightly larger margin for John Kerry. Full Profile
2006 Results: Mark Kirk (R) defeated Dan Seals (D) by 53-47%

Mark Kirk (R) Elected in 2000; Seeking fourth term; Kirk was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 847-441-5156 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Dan Seals (D) Seals, a marketing executive, was nominated with 70% in a two-way primary. Contact: 847-251-1260 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IL-11


District Profile: The 2001 redistricting made this district more Republican than its 1990s incarnation; George W. Bush won here with 53 percent in 2004. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jerry Weller (R) defeated John Pavich (D) by 55-45%

Jerry Weller (R) Elected in 1994; Seeking sixth term; Weller was unopposed in the primary. • Official Web site • Almanac biography

John Pavich (D) Pavich, an attorney, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 815-846-1016 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IL-12


District Profile: The 12th District of Illinois covers the riverfront from Alton south to Cairo, with some inland territory as well. Full Profile
2006 Results: Jerry Costello (D) was unopposed.

Jerry Costello (D) Elected in 1988; Seeking 10th term, Costello was nominated with 90% in a two-way primary. Contact: 618-397-9599 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography • DCCC profile

Challenger No challenger

IL-13


District Profile: Politically, this has been a heavily GOP area, suspicious of the motives and operations of Chicago Democrats, devoted to free enterprise and hostile to higher taxes. Full Profile
2006 Results: Judy Biggert (R) defeated Joseph Shannon (D) by 58-42%

Judy Biggert (R) Elected in 1998; Seeking fifth term; Biggert was nominated with 79% of the vote in a two-way primary. Contact: 630-325-2002 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Joseph Shannon (D) Shannon, attorney, was nominated with 56% of the vote in a two-way primary. Contact: 630-408-8472 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IL-14


District Profile: This area was founded by people who formed the heart of the GOP from its founding in 1854 and who would form the core of the Grand Army of the Republic a few years later. Full Profile
2006 Results: Dennis Hastert (R) defeated John Laesch (D) by 60-40%

Dennis Hastert (R) Elected in 1986; Seeking 11th term; Hastert was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 630-879-1988 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

John Laesch (D) Laesch, a Navy veteran, was nominated with 66% of the vote in a two-way primary. Contact: 630-385-8568 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IL-15


District Profile: The 15th occupies much of the prairie counties, and the 15th is generally a Republican district. Full Profile
2006 Results: Tim Johnson (R) defeated David Gill (D) by 58-42%

Tim Johnson (R) Elected in 2000; Seeking fourth term; Johnson was unopposed in the primary Contact: 217-373-1320 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

David Gill (D) Gill, a physician, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 217-531-8850 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IL-16


District Profile: Politically, northern Illinois, perhaps repelled by Democratic Chicago, remained steadfastly GOP for many years. But recently the trend here has been the other way. Full Profile
2006 Results: Don Manzullo (R) defeated Richard Auman (D) by 67-33%

Don Manzullo (R) Elected in 1992; Seeking 8th term; Manzullo was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 815-394-1992 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Richard Auman (D) Auman, former Galena mayor, was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 815-777-2604 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

IL-17


District Profile: The old 17th district gave George W. Bush a 6-percent margin in 2000; the new 17th gave Al Gore a 10-percent margin. Full Profile
2006 Results: Phil Hare (D) defeated Andrea Lane Zinga (R) by 57-43%

Phil Hare (D) Hare, a former congressional aide, was chosen to replace Rep. Lane Evans on the ballot after his retirement announcement. Contact: 309-788-4273 • Campaign Web site • DCCC profile

Andrea Zinga (R) Zinga, a former TV news anchor, was nominated with 42% in a three-way primary. Contact: 309-797-9272 • Campaign Web site

IL-18


District Profile: It is the home of Eureka College, which dedicated the Ronald Reagan Peace Garden in honor of its 1932 graduate and the end of the Cold War that he helped to achieve. Full Profile
2006 Results: Ray LaHood (R) defeated Steve Waterworth (D) by 67-33%

Ray LaHood (R) Elected in 1994; Seeking seventh term; LaHood was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 309-682-0061 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Steve Waterworth (D) Waterworth, a landscaper, was unopposed in the primary. • Campaign Web site

IL-19


District Profile: Much of it is south of U.S. 40 and is paralleled by Interstate 70, the traditional boundary between traditional Democrats and traditional Republicans. Full Profile
2006 Results: John Shimkus (R) defeated Dan Stover (D) by 61-39%

John Shimkus (R) Elected in 1996; Seeking sixth term; Shimkus was unopposed in the primary. Contact: 217-528-1919 • Campaign Web site • Official Web site • Almanac biography

Dan Stover (D) Stover, a Centralia city councilman, was nominated with 62% in a two-way primary. Contact: 618-322-2677 • Campaign Web site