2010 Illinois's 17th congressional district election

2010 Illinois's 17th congressional district election

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Candidate Bobby Schilling Phil Hare
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 104,583 85,454
Percentage 52.5% 42.9%

County results
Shilling:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hare:      40–50%      50–60%

Representative before election

Phil Hare
Democratic

Elected Representative

Bobby Schilling
Republican

The 2010 Illinois's 17th congressional district election was held on November 2, 2010 to determine who would represent Illinois's 17th District in the 112th United States Congress. The seat contested was located in western and parts of central Illinois. Democratic incumbent Phil Hare had held the seat since 2006 and was running for re-election. The Republican nominee was Bobby Schilling. The Green Party nominee was Roger K. Davis.[1]

Schilling won the election in an upset with almost 53% of the vote.[2]: 49 

  1. ^ Eric Timmons (February 3, 2010). "Hare and Schilling ready for battle - News - The Register-Mail - Galesburg, IL". Galesburg.com. Archived from the original on November 23, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference GeneralElection2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).