Illinois IL-13 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Rodney Davis (R)
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Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 2, 2019
Primary Election: Mar 17, 2020
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Full Bio:
DAVIS, Rodney, a Representative from Illinois; born in Des Moines, Polk County,
Iowa, January 5, 1970; attended the public schools in Taylorville, Ill.; B.A.,
Millikin University, Decatur, Ill., 1992; staff, Illinois secretary of state,
1992-1996; unsuccessful candidate for election to the Illinois state house of
representatives in 1996; staff, United States Representative John M. Shimkus of
Illinois, 1997-2012; unsuccessful candidate for mayor of Taylorville, Ill., in
2001; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Thirteenth and to the two
succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2013-present).
Source: Bioguide
CANDIDATES
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DISTRICT DATA
Illinois - 13
South central: East St. Louis, Springfield, Champaign
Population Breakdown
Source: American Community Survey 2015
Past Presidential Results from this District
2016 Election Results
Source: Dave's Redistricting/VEST
2012 Election Results
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RACE ANALYSIS
The Bottom Line
Updated: Oct 8, 2020
After coming 1,058 votes short against Davis in 2018, Democrat Betsy Dirksen Londrigan has predicated her 2020 path to victory on boosting student turnout at the major universities in the 13th CD, including the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (enrollment 49,000), Illinois State University (20,000) and SIU-Edwardsville (13,000). But now that path is in jeopardy.
All three institutions have reopened campuses for the fall, but it's not clear how many students will ultimately register to vote in the 13th CD (as opposed to their home addresses) and how many will vote. Londrigan's $2.2 million keeps her very much in the game. But Davis, who tested positive for COVID-19 over the summer and warned his own party "don't be stupid," might now be a slight favorite.
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