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Illinois · U.S. House

Illinois 7th District

La Shawn Ford wins. Called.

80% counted
CandidateVotesShare
La Shawn Ford D won 161,811 89.0%
Chad Koppie R 19,971 11.0%
Total181,782

103 of 103 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 123,331 D +78.7 — — 74%
Cook 58,451 D +76.7 — — 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
+17 votes181,782D +78.0
+306 votes181,765D +78.0
+3,623 votes181,459D +78.0
+1,749 votes177,836D +77.9
+3,904 votes176,087D +77.8
+1,287 votes172,183D +77.6
+318 votes170,896D +77.6
+2,646 votes170,578D +77.6
+6,689 votes167,932D +77.5
+5,608 votes161,243D +77.3
+4,476 votes155,635D +77.4
+4,949 votes151,159D +77.3