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Illinois · U.S. House

Illinois 1st District

Jonathan Jackson wins. Called.

89% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan Jackson D won 153,401 70.3%
Christian Maxwell R 64,739 29.7%
Total218,140

192 of 192 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 6:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Chicago 98,384 D +90.0 — — 80%
Will 74,537 R +12.5 — — 97%
Cook 32,444 D +35.0 — — 97%
Kankakee 12,775 R +15.3 — — 97%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+3 votes218,140D +40.6
+162 votes218,137D +40.6
+499 votes217,975D +40.6
+6,364 votes217,476D +40.5
+1,202 votes211,112D +39.1
+2,769 votes209,910D +38.8
+4,757 votes207,141D +38.1
+2,785 votes202,384D +36.9
+2,235 votes199,599D +36.1
+4,866 votes197,364D +36.9
+1,245 votes192,498D +35.6
+3,877 votes191,253D +35.6