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      Home/Elections/2008/US House/Illinois/IL-04
      2008·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 4 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Luis V Gutierrez
      80.6%112,529 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Daniel Cunningham
      11.5%16,024 votes
      Margin
      D+69.1
      139,606 total votes
      3 candidates139,606 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Luis V GutierrezDEM✓
      		DEM112,52980.6%
      Daniel CunninghamREP
      		REP16,02411.5%
      Omar N LopezGRN
      		GRN11,0537.9%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+28.3
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+18.1
      R+30EvenD+3020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202463.3%35.0%D+28.3211,557
      202072.3%25.9%D+46.4242,543
      201672.4%21.7%D+50.7227,807
      201271.7%28.3%D+43.4186,690
      200870.8%27.7%D+43.1203,644

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      2024
      Jesús G. \ GarcíaDEM
      D+40.2
      2022
      Jesãšs G €œchuy” GarcãaDEM
      D+40.4
      Redistricted
      2020
      Jesus G \ GarciaDEM
      D+68.1
      2018
      Jesus \ GarciaDEM
      D+73.2
      2016
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+100.0
      2014
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+56.3
      2012
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+66.0
      Redistricted
      2010
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+63.0
      2006
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+71.7
      2004
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+71.3
      2002
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+64.6
      Redistricted
      2000
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+88.6
      1998
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+65.9
      1996
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      D+93.6
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      Record13W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1992-2016
      US House
      Full profile →
      Daniel CunninghamREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2008
      US House
      Full profile →
      Omar N LopezGRN
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career2008-2008
      US House
      Full profile →

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