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Illinois · U.S. House

Illinois 9th District

Daniel Biss wins. Called.

98% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Daniel Biss D won 184,028 75.8%
John Elleson R 58,630 24.2%
Total242,658

317 of 317 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
Cook 117,464 D +48.9 — — 97%
Chicago 74,664 D +77.6 — — 100%
McHenry 33,117 D +20.0 — — 97%
Lake 17,413 D +19.5 — — 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
+26 votes242,658D +51.7
+607 votes242,632D +51.7
+6,477 votes242,025D +51.6
+522 votes235,548D +50.8
+675 votes235,026D +50.7
+228 votes234,351D +50.6
+865 votes234,123D +50.6
+2,078 votes233,258D +50.6
+1,822 votes231,180D +50.3
+1,810 votes229,358D +50.1
+632 votes227,548D +50.5
+1,573 votes226,916D +50.5