Reed Showalter
Ran for Illinois 7th Congressional District · Democrat
Lost the 2026 primary
Ballot status source: Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on March 17, 2026 — Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary · read Mar 17, 2026
Sources (1)
- Lost the 2026 Democratic primary on March 17, 2026 — Illinois State Board of Elections — 2026 General Primary (March 17, 2026) Certified Vote Totals — 7th Congress — 'REED SHOWALTER', Democratic, 4,620 votes (4.49%)
The District
What Illinois 7th Congressional District covers
Covers part of Cook County.
Includes Chicago (part), Oak Park (part), Hillside, Westchester (part), River Forest, Maywood (part), Forest Park (part), Bellwood (part) and Broadview (part).
399 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Cook County 2020 elections: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 voting districts
Results
Certified results for Illinois 7th Congressional District
Representative in Congress, District 7
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny K. DavisDemocrat | Democrat | 222,408 | 83.2% |
| Chad KoppieRepublican | Republican | 44,598 | 16.7% |
| Write-in | 146 | 0.1% | |
| Lien Choi | 133 | 0.0% | |
| Lowell Martin Seida | 13 | 0.0% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
Representative in Congress, District 7
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny K. DavisDemocrat | Democrat | 167,650 | 99.9% |
| Write-in | 96 | 0.1% | |
| Chad Koppie | 83 | 0.0% | |
| Roger Romanelli | 10 | 0.0% | |
| Joshua O. Loyd | 3 | 0.0% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
Representative in Congress, District 7
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danny K. DavisDemocrat | Democrat | 249,383 | 80.4% |
| Craig CameronRepublican | Republican | 41,390 | 13.3% |
| Tracy JenningsIndependent | Independent | 19,355 | 6.2% |
| Write-In | 216 | 0.1% | |
| Deirdre N. McCloskey | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Richard Mayers | 0 | 0.0% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois 7th Congressional District
- La Shawn K FordDemocrat · On the 2026 ballot
- Chad KoppieRepublican · On the 2026 ballot
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