Illinois's 18th congressional district

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Illinois's 18th congressional district
Illinois's 18th congressional district—since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Darin LaHood
R–Dunlap
Area10,516 sq mi (27,240 km2)
Distribution
  • 63.7% urban
  • 36.3% rural
Population (2011 est.)707,238
Median household
income		54,571
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+15[1][2]

The 18th Congressional District of Illinois covers central and western Illinois, including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. Republican Aaron Schock had represented the district since January 2009, but resigned March 31, 2015.[3] Special elections were called to select Schock's replacement, with a primary on July 7 and the main election on September 10, 2015,[4] which was won by Republican State Senator Darin LaHood.[5]

Abraham Lincoln served much of the area that now lies within the 18th district for a single term; it was numbered as the 7th district at the time. It also contains most of the territory that was represented by future United States Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen (1933-1949. when it was the 16th District) and longtime House Minority Leader Bob Michel (1957-1995).

From 1949 to 2015, it was represented by men who attended Bradley University, and from 1957 from 2015 by a Bradley graduate.

2011 redistricting

The district covers parts of McLean, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark and Tazewell counties, and all of Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler, Scott and Woodford counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bloomington, Chatham, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Macomb, Morton, Normal, Peoria, Quincy and Springfield are included.[6] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
Isaac Clements Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875 		Lost re-election.
William Hartzell Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879 		Retired
John R. Thomas Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883 		Redistricted to the 20th district
William R. Morrison Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887 		Redistricted from the 17th district.
Lost re-election.
Jehu Baker Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889 		Lost re-election.
William S. Forman Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895 		[data missing]
Frederick Remann Republican March 4, 1895 –
July 14, 1895 		Died.
Vacant July 14, 1895 –
December 2, 1895
William F. L. Hadley Republican December 2, 1895 –
March 3, 1897 		Elected to finish Remann's term.
Lost re-election.
Thomas M. Jett Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903 		Retired.
Joseph G. Cannon Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913 		Redistricted from the 12th district.
Lost re-election.
Frank T. O'Hair Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915 		Lost re-election.
Joseph G. Cannon Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1923 		Retired.
William P. Holaday Republican March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933 		Lost re-election.
James A. Meeks Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939 		Lost re-election.
Jessie Sumner Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1947 		Retired.
Edward H. Jenison Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949 		Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Harold H. Velde Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1957 		Retired.
Robert H. Michel Republican January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1995 		Retired.
Ray LaHood Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2009 		Retired.[7]
Aaron Schock Republican January 3, 2009 –
March 31, 2015 		Resigned.[8]
Vacant March 31, 2015 –
September 10, 2015
Darin LaHood Republican September 10, 2015 –
Present 		Elected to finish Schock's term.

Election results

Illinois's 18th congressional district: Results 1994–2015[9]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1994 G. Douglas Stephens 78,332 39% Ray LaHood 119,838 60% *
1996 Mike Curran 98,413 41% 143,110 59%
1998 (no candidate) 158,175 100% *
2000 Joyce Harant 85,317 33% 173,706 67%
2002 (no candidate) 192,567 100%
2004 Steve Waterworth 91,548 30% 216,047 70%
2006 73,052 33% 150,194 67%
2008 Colleen Callahan 117,642 38% Aaron Schock 182,589 59% *
2010 Deirdre "D.K." Hirner 57,046 26% 152,868 69% *
2012 Steve Waterworth 85,164 244,467 74%
2014 Darrel Miller 62,377 25% 184,363 75%
2015 (special) Rob Mellon 15,840 31% Darin LaHood 34,907 69%

* Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994, write-ins received 955 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 2 votes. In 2008, Green Party candidate Sheldon Schafer received 9,857 votes. In 2010, Schafer received 11,256 votes.

2008

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2008

Ray LaHood decided not to seek re-election in 2008 and was chosen by Barack Obama to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Illinois State Representative Aaron Schock of Peoria won the seat for the Republicans in the November 4, 2008 election. His main opponent was Democrat Colleen Callahan, of Kickapoo, a radio and television broadcaster. Green Party candidate and educator Sheldon Schafer, of Peoria, was in a distant third place on the ballot.[10]

2010

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2010

Current Representative

Current representative, Darin LaHood received criticism from constituents for declining to hold an open town hall during the February 2017 recess. [11] Constituents from across the 18th congressional district gathered in Bloomington Normal and Jacksonville to request a town hall to discuss a variety of issues, including access to health care, immigration laws, and the freedom of the press. [12] [13][14] LaHood argued that he did not need to hold a town hall because he received 72% of the vote in 2016. [15]

Recent election results from presidential races

Year Results
2000 Bush 54–43%
2004 Bush 58–42%
2008 McCain 54–44%[2]
2012 Romney 61–37%[2]

Living former members from the district

As of January 2017, two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 18th congressional district are alive.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
Ray LaHood 1995–2009 (1945-12-06) December 6, 1945 (age 78)
Aaron Schock 2009–2015 (1981-05-28) May 28, 1981 (age 42)

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

See also

References

  1. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 595–598. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
  3. ^ "Rep. Aaron Schock Plans to Resign in Wake of Spending Probe". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ^ Garcia, Monique (April 14, 2015). "Judge sets special election dates for Schock seat in Congress". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock". Chicago Tribune. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ Illinois Congressional District 18, Illinois Board of Elections
  7. ^ Retirement Announcement of Rep. Ray LaHood (Part 1 of 3). YouTube. August 11, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  8. ^ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Bresnahan, John (March 17, 2015). "Aaron Schock resigns after new questions about mileage expenses". Politico.com. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  9. ^ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Elections". WEEK News 25 website. Granite Broadcasting. November 5, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help) 100% of precincts reporting. Unframed data at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  11. ^ Franke-Ruta, Garance. "Resistance Report: More than 1 million sign White House petition for Trump's tax returns, breaking record". Yahoo News. Retrieved February 25, 2017.
  12. ^ Blanchette, David (February 24, 2017). "U.S. Rep. LaHood criticized for dodging constituents' questions". Pekin Daily Times. Retrieved February 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  13. ^ Kwon, Esther (February 23, 2017). "Protesters Ask For Public Meeting With LaHood". News Channel 20. Retrieved February 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  14. ^ Beigh, Derek (February 24, 2017). "LaHood, protesters: B-N town hall still possible". Pantagraph. Retrieved February 25, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
  15. ^ Jackson, Denise (February 20, 2017). "Protesters confront Congressman Darin Lahood about town hall meeting". 25newsWeek. Retrieved February 27, 2017. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Home district of the Speaker of the House
November 9, 1903 – March 4, 1911 		Succeeded by

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