Illinois's 7th congressional district
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| Illinois's 7th congressional district | ||
|---|---|---|
| Current Representative | Danny K. Davis (D–Chicago) | |
| Cook PVI | D+37[1] | |
The 7th Congressional District of Illinois covers parts of Cook county, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bellwood, Chicago, Forest Park, Oak Park, and Maywood are included. Democrat Danny K. Davis has represented the district since January 1997.
Abraham Lincoln represented the 7th district before being elected President, although the area he represented now lies within Illinois's 18th congressional district.
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Elections [edit]
2012 election [edit]
Voting [edit]
The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +35.
| Election results from presidential races | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 88 - 12% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 83 - 17% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 81 - 16% |
List of representatives [edit]
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1843 | ||||
| John J. Hardin | Whig | March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845 | ||
| Edward D. Baker | Whig | March 4, 1845 - January 15, 1847 | Resigned after being commissioned colonel of the 4th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteer Infantry | |
| Vacant | January 15, 1847 - February 5, 1847 | |||
| John Henry | Whig | February 5, 1847 - March 3, 1847 | ||
| Abraham Lincoln | Whig | March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849 | ||
| Thomas L. Harris | Democratic | March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851 | ||
| Richard Yates | Whig | March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 | Redistricted to the 6th district | |
| James C. Allen | Democratic | March 4, 1853 - July 18, 1856 | House declared not entitled to seat | |
| Vacant | July 18, 1856 - November 4, 1856 | |||
| James C. Allen | Democratic | November 4, 1856 - March 3, 1857 | Re-elected to fill own vacancy | |
| Aaron Shaw | Democratic | March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1859 | ||
| James C. Robinson | Democratic | March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1863 | Redistricted to the 11th district | |
| John R. Eden | Democratic | March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865 | ||
| Henry P. H. Bromwell | Republican | March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1869 | ||
| Jesse H. Moore | Republican | March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873 | ||
| Franklin Corwin | Republican | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 | ||
| Alexander Campbell | Independent | March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 | ||
| Philip C. Hayes | Republican | March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1881 | ||
| William Cullen | Republican | March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883 | Redistricted to the 8th district | |
| Thomas J. Henderson | Republican | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1895 | Redistricted from the 6th district | |
| George E. Foss | Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1903 | Redistricted to the 10th district | |
| Philip Knopf | Republican | March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1909 | ||
| Frederick Lundin | Republican | March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1911 | ||
| Frank Buchanan | Democratic | March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1917 | ||
| Niels Juul | Republican | March 4, 1917 - March 3, 1921 | ||
| M. Alfred Michaelson | Republican | March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1931 | ||
| Leonard W. Schuetz | Democratic | March 4, 1931 - February 13, 1944 | Died | |
| Vacant | February 13, 1944 - January 3, 1945 | |||
| William W. Link | Democratic | January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947 | ||
| Thomas L. Owens | Republican | January 3, 1947 - June 7, 1948 | Died | |
| Vacant | June 7, 1948 - January 3, 1949 | |||
| Adolph J. Sabath | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - November 6, 1952 | Redistricted from the 5th district, Died | |
| Vacant | November 6, 1952 - July 7, 1953 | |||
| James Bowler | Democratic | July 7, 1953 - July 18, 1957 | Died | |
| Vacant | July 18, 1957 - December 31, 1957 | |||
| Roland V. Libonati | Democratic | December 31, 1957 - January 3, 1965 | ||
| Frank Annunzio | Democratic | January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1973 | Redistricted to the 11th district | |
| Vacant | January 3, 1973 - June 5, 1973 | |||
| Cardiss Collins | Democratic | June 5, 1973 - January 3, 1997 | elected to fill seat after being Redistricted from the 6th district | |
| Danny K. Davis | Democratic | January 3, 1997 – Present | Incumbent | |
References [edit]
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008". The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
- 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
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