Illinois's 18th congressional district

Illinois's 18th congressional district
The 18th congressional district of Illinois
Current Representative		Aaron Schock (R–Peoria)
Distribution	67.84% urban, 32.16% rural
Population (2000)	653,647
Median income	$37,951
Ethnicity	90.8% White, 6.5% Black, 0.9% Asian, 1.5% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 1.0% other
Cook PVI	R+6

The 18th Congressional District of Illinois covers central and western Illinois, including the cities of Jacksonville, Peoria, and Springfield. It is represented by Aaron Schock.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	McCain 50 - 48%
2004	President	Bush 58 - 42%
2000	President	Bush 54 - 43%

Elections

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 Nov. 4, 2008 election. His main opponent was Democrat Colleen Callahan, of Kickapoo, who has been a radio and television broadcaster. Green Party candidate and educator Sheldon Schafer, of Peoria, was in a distant third place on the ballot.

Electoral history

Illinois's 18th congressional district: Results 1994–2010

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%		Ray LaHood	143,110	59%
1998		(no candidate)				Ray LaHood	158,175	100%	*
2000		Joyce Harant	85,317	33%		Ray LaHood	173,706	67%
2002		(no candidate)				Ray LaHood	192,567	100%
2004		Steve Waterworth	91,548	30%		Ray LaHood	216,047	70%
2006		Steve Waterworth	73,052	33%		Ray LaHood	150,194	67%
2008		Colleen Callahan	117,642	38%		Aaron Schock	182,589	59%	*
2010		Deirdre "D.K." Hirner	57,046	26%		Aaron Schock	152,868	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.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1873
Isaac Clements	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
William Hartzell	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879
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
Jehu Baker	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889
William S. Forman	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895
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
Thomas M. Jett	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903
Joseph G. Cannon	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913		Redistricted from the 12th district, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1903–1911
Frank T. O'Hair	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915
Joseph G. Cannon	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923
William P. Holaday	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933
James A. Meeks	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939
Jessie Sumner	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947
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
Robert H. Michel	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1995		House Minority Leader from 1981-1995
Ray LaHood	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009
Aaron Schock	Republican	January 3, 2009 – Present		Incumbent

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

• 2006 election from The Washington Post
  • 18th District census profile, 2006
• 18th District Fact Sheet from the United States Census Bureau
• U.S. Census Bureau - 18th District mapPDF (6.29 MiB)
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org