2006 Congressional candidates from Illinois

2006 election information
The following candidates for Congress were on the general election ballot in 2006:


 * Rep. Bobby Rush, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 1st District (winner)
 * Jason Tabour, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., Democratic candidate (incumbent) 2nd District (winner)
 * Jason Tabour, Republican challenger
 * Anthony Williams, Libertarian challenger


 * Rep. Dan Lipinski, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 3rd District (winner)
 * Raymond Wardingley, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Luis Gutierrez, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 4th District (winner)
 * Ann Melichar, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Rahm Emanuel, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 5th District (winner)
 * Kevin White, Republican challenger


 * Open Seat - 6th District; Rep. Henry Hyde, Republican incumbent; not running for re-election
 * Peter Roskam, Republican candidate (winner)
 * Tammy Duckworth, Democratic candidate


 * Rep. Danny Davis, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 7th District (winner)
 * Charles Hutchinson, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Melissa Bean, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 8th District (winner)
 * David McSweeney, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Jan Schakowsky, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 9th District (winner)
 * Michael Shannon, Republican challenger


 * Rep. Mark Kirk, Republican candidate (incumbent) 10th District (winner)
 * Dan Seals, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Jerry Weller, Republican candidate (incumbent) 11th District (winner)
 * John Pavich, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Jerry Costello, Democratic candidate (incumbent) 12th District (winner)


 * Rep. Judy Biggert, Republican candidate (incumbent) 13th District (winner)
 * Joseph Shannon, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Dennis Hastert, Republican candidate (incumbent) 14th District (winner)
 * John Laesch, Democratic candidate 14th District


 * Rep. Timothy V. Johnson, Republican candidate (incumbent) 15th District (winner)
 * David Gill, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. Don Manzullo, Republican candidate (incumbent) 16th District (winner)
 * Richard Auman, Democratic challenger


 * Open seat - 17th District - Rep. Lane Evans, Democratic incumbent did not seek reelection for medical reasons.
 * Andrea Lane Zinga, Republican candidate
 * Phil Hare, Democratic candidate (winner)


 * Rep. Ray LaHood, Republican candidate (incumbent) 18th District (winner)
 * Steve Waterworth, Democratic challenger


 * Rep. John Shimkus, Republican candidate (incumbent) 19th District (winner)
 * Dan Stover, Democratic challenger; Centralia City Councilman, college professor