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Illinois IL-09 House2020

RACE AT A GLANCE

RACE TYPE

Incumbent running

Jan Schakowsky (D)

RACE RATING

Last updated : Jan 30, 2019
Solid D

COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX

Last updated : Oct 2, 2020
D +50
R +50
D +18

Key Dates

Filing Deadline: Dec 2, 2019

Primary Election: Mar 17, 2020

INCUMBENT

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INCUMBENT

Jan Schakowsky

First Elected: 1998

Last General Election: 73.5%

Last Primary Election: -

Full Bio:
SCHAKOWSKY, Janice D., a Representative from Illinois; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., May 26, 1944; attended Sullivan High School, Chicago, Ill.; B.S., University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Ill., 1965; director, Illinois State Council of Senior Citizens, 1985-1990; member of the Illinois state house of representatives, 1990-1998; elected as a Democrat to the One Hundred Sixth and to the nine succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1999-present).

Source: Bioguide

CANDIDATES

Republicans

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DISTRICT DATA

Illinois - 09

Chicago north suburbs: Evanston, Glenview 

Population Breakdown

Source: American Community Survey 2015

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Past Presidential Results from this District

2016 Election Results

Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST

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2012 Election Results

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RACE ANALYSIS

The Bottom Line

Updated: Sep 20, 2019

IL-09: Jan Schakowsky (D) - Chicago: North Side, Evanston

Solid Democratic. Schakowsky, now the chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's consumer protection subcommittee, is a lock for a twelfth term in 2020.

Race Analysis

Updated: Jun 10, 2026

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