![]() His margins in both far exceeded his overall margin of 2,058 votes. He lost the district's shares of Champaign, McLean, and Sangamon Counties, but carried Christian and Macon Counties. On November 6, Davis was reelected, 50.4% to 49.6%. AFGE District 7 National Vice President Dorothy James said, "We hope that Representative Davis will continue his good work on Capitol Hill for years to come and are happy to announce our support for him today." In May 2018, the American Federation of Government Employees endorsed Davis for reelection. ![]() On March 20, 2018, Betsy Londrigan won the Democratic primary in District 13 with over 45% of the vote, beating Erik Jones, David Gill, Jonathan Ebel, and Angel Sides. ![]() Main article: 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 13 Independent candidate John Hartman received around 21,000 votes (7.2%). In the general election, Davis defeated Democratic nominee David M. But the new 13th had absorbed much of the old 19th's northern portion, including Taylorville. His home in Taylorville had previously been in Shimkus's 19th District (which had been renumbered as the 15th). Davis was coaching his sons' little league baseball game when he was informed that he had been nominated. Representative Randy Hultgren and Johnson's former chief of staff Erika Harold, a lawyer and winner of Miss America in 2003 and Kathy Wassink, a businesswoman. Other finalists for the nomination were Jerry Clarke, chief of staff to fellow U.S. Johnson had announced in April that he would not seek reelection, just days after winning the Republican primary. This district had previously been the 15th, represented by six-term incumbent Republican Tim Johnson. On May 19, 2012, the Republican County Chairmen for the 14 Illinois counties the 13th district comprises nominated Davis as the Republican candidate for Congress. Main article: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois § District 13
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