Illinois IL-18 House2020
RACE AT A GLANCE
RACE TYPE
Incumbent running
Darin LaHood (R)
COOK PARTISAN VOTING INDEX
Last updated : Oct 2, 2020Key Dates
Filing Deadline: Dec 2, 2019
Primary Election: Mar 17, 2020
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Full Bio:
LaHOOD, Darin, (son of Ray LaHood), a Representative from Illinois; born in Peoria,
Peoria County, Ill., 1968; graduated from Spalding Institute, Peoria, Ill.,
1986; B.A., Loras College, Dubuque, Iowa, 1990; J.D., John Marshall Law School,
Chicago, Ill., 1997; lawyer, private practice; staff, United States
Representative Charles Jeremy (Jerry) Lewis of California, 1990-1994; Cook
County, Ill., prosecutor, 1997-1999; Tazewell County, Ill., prosecutor,
1999-2001; prosecutor, United States attorney for the District of Nevada,
2001-2005; adjunct professor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nev., 2003-2005;
member of the Illinois state senate, 2011-2015; elected as a Republican to the
One Hundred Fourteenth Congress, by special election, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of United States Representative Aaron Schock, and
reelected to the succeeding Congress (September 10, 2015-present).
Source: Bioguide
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DISTRICT DATA
Illinois - 18
West central: Quincy, parts of Peoria and Springfield
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: Sep 20, 2019
IL-18: Darin LaHood (R) - West central: Quincy, parts of Peoria and Springfield
Solid Republican. LaHood has proven highly popular in the district his father once held since winning a 2015 special election. He's safe in 2020, and it's difficult to see how Democrats could endanger him in the next redistricting round considering they wouldn't have much incentive to distribute the 18th CD's Republicans to neighboring districts.
Race Analysis
Updated: Jul 9, 2026
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