Illinois's 14th congressional district

Illinois's 14th congressional district
The 14th congressional district of Illinois
Current Representative		Randy Hultgren (R–Winfield)
Distribution	86.21% urban, 13.79% rural
Population (2000)	653,647
Median income	$56,314
Ethnicity	73.4% White, 4.7% Black, 1.8% Asian, 18.5% Hispanic, 0.3% Native American, 1.9% other
Cook PVI	R+1

The 14th congressional district of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Aurora, Elgin, DeKalb, and Dixon, and parts of Henry, Whiteside, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, DuPage and Bureau counties. Republican Randy Hultgren has represented the district since January 2011.

2011 redistricting

The district covers parts of DeKalb, Du Page, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Batavia, Campton Hills, Crystal Lake, Geneva, Huntley, McHenry, North Aurora, Oswego, Plainfield, Plano, Sycamore, Warrenville, Wauconda, Woodstock, and Yorkville are included. The representatives for these districts will be elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries will become effective on January 5, 2013.

Elections

2012 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 55 - 44%
2004	President	Bush 55 - 44%
2000	President	Bush 54 - 42%

Cities in the District

Algonquin* - Amboy – Annawan – Ashton – Atkinson – Aurora* – Bartlett* – Batavia – Big Rock – Binghampton – Bristol – Burlington – Cambridge – Carpentersville – Central – Compton – Cortland – Deer Grove – DeKalb – Dixon – Dundee – East Dundee - Elburn – Eldena – Elgin* – Elva – Fox – Franklin Grove – Gap Grove – Geneseo – Geneva – Gilberts – Hampshire – Harmon – Helmar – Hinckley – Hooppole – Huntley – Joliet* - Kaneville – LaFox – Lee – Lee Center – Lily Lake – Lisbon - Little Rock – Maple Park – Maytown – McGirr – Millbrook – Millington – Minooka – Montgomery – Mooseheart – Nachusa – Nelson – Newark – New Bedford – Normandy – North Aurora – Orion – Osco – Oswego – Paw Paw – Pingree Grove – Plano – Plato Center – Plattville – Portland – Prairieville – Prophetstown – Rock Falls – Rollo – Sandwich – Scarboro – Shabbona – Shabbona Grove – Shaw – Sleepy Hollow – Somonauk – South Elgin – Spring Hill – St. Charles – Starks – Steward – Sublette – Sugar Grove – Sunny Hill – Sycamore – Tampico – Udine – Ulah – Valley View – Virgil – Walton – Warrenville – Wasco – Waterman – Wayne – West Brooklyn – West Chicago – West Dundee – Wheaton* - Winfield* - Yorktown – Yorkville

• Towns marked with an asterisk are not entirely contained in the 14th District.

Representation

The 14th district was represented by Republican Dennis Hastert, who was the longest serving Republican Speaker of the House in U.S. history. The previous holder of this GOP record, Joseph Gurney Cannon represented the district in his early career from 1873-1883 (although he wasn't Speaker until he represented the 18th district). A special election was held on March 8, 2008. Democrat Bill Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis by 52.5% to 47.5%.

However, Foster failed to win re-election in 2010. Republican Randy Hultgren won back the seat for the GOP and was sworn in when the 112th Congress convened.

Historical maps of boundaries

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  Map of the 14th Congressional district from 1893 to 1901. It included Putnam, Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell and Mason counties.

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  Map of the 14th Congressional district from 1901 until 1947. It included Rock Island, Mercer, Warren, Henderson, Hancock and Mc Donough counties.

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  Map of the 14th Congressional district from 1947 until 1961. It included Kane, DuPage and McHenry counties.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1873
Joseph G. Cannon	Republican	March 4, 1873 - March 4, 1883		Redistricted to the 15th district
Jonathan H. Rowell	Republican	March 4, 1883 - March 4, 1891
Owen Scott	Democratic	March 4, 1891 - March 4, 1893
Benjamin F. Funk	Republican	March 4, 1893 - March 4, 1895
Joseph V. Graff	Republican	March 4, 1895 - March 4, 1903		Redistricted to the 16th district
Benjamin F. Marsh	Republican	March 4, 1903 - June 2, 1905		Died
Vacant		June 2, 1905 - November 7, 1905
James McKinney	Republican	November 7, 1905 - March 4, 1913
Clyde H. Tavenner	Democratic	March 4, 1913 - March 4, 1917
William J. Graham	Republican	March 4, 1917 - June 7, 1924		Resigned after being appointed as presiding judge of the US Court of Appeals
Vacant		June 7, 1924 - March 4, 1925
John C. Allen	Republican	March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1933
Chester C. Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939
Anton J. Johnson	Republican	January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1949
Chauncey W. Reed	Republican	January 3, 1949 - February 9, 1956		Died
Vacant		February 9, 1956 - January 3, 1957
Russell W. Keeney	Republican	January 3, 1957 - January 11, 1958		Died
Vacant		January 11, 1958 - January 3, 1959
Elmer J. Hoffman	Republican	January 3, 1959 - January 3, 1965
John N. Erlenborn	Republican	January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1983		Redistricted to the 13th district
Tom Corcoran	Republican	January 3, 1983 - November 28, 1984		Redistricted from the 15th district, Resigned to run for US Senate
Vacant		November 28, 1984 - January 3, 1985
John E. Grotberg	Republican	January 3, 1985 - November 15, 1986		Died
Vacant		November 15, 1986 - January 3, 1987
Dennis Hastert	Republican	January 3, 1987 - November 26, 2007		Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1999 - 2007, Resigned
Vacant		November 26, 2007 - March 8, 2008
Bill Foster	Democratic	March 8, 2008 - January 3, 2011
Randy Hultgren	Republican	January 3, 2011 - Present		Incumbent

See also

• Illinois's 14th congressional district special election, 2008

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. 
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Washington Post page on the 14th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 14th District Fact Sheet

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Georgia's 6th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives January 6, 1999–January 4, 2007	Succeeded by California's 8th congressional district