The 8th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Tammy Duckworth.
The district from 2003 to 2013
2011 redistricting [edit]
The congressional district covers parts of Cook, DuPage and Kane counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Addison, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Lombard, Roselle, Schaumburg, Streamwood, Villa Park and Wood Dale are included.[2] 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 [edit]
2012 election [edit]
Walsh was drawn out of the district for 2012 by the 2011 redistricting, although a candidate is not required to live in the district to be eligible to run for a seat in Congress.[3] Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi of Hoffman Estates announced his candidacy for the seat in late May 2011. In July 2011, Democrat Tammy Duckworth also announced plans to run for the seat.[4] Duckworth won the Democratic nomination on March 20, 2012. Duckworth defeated Walsh in the general election on November 6, 2012.
Voting [edit]
List of representatives [edit]
| Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Notes |
| District created March 4, 1853 |
| William H. Bissell |
Independent Democrat |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
|
Redistricted from the 1st district |
| Vacant |
March 4, 1855 – November 4, 1856 |
| James L. D. Morrison |
Democratic |
November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 |
|
filled vacancy caused by resignation of Rep-elect Lyman Trumbull |
| Robert Smith |
Democratic |
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 |
|
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| Philip B. Fouke |
Democratic |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 |
|
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| John T. Stuart |
Democratic |
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 |
|
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| Shelby M. Cullom |
Republican |
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 |
|
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| James C. Robinson |
Democratic |
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 |
|
Redistricted to the 12th district |
| Greenbury L. Fort |
Republican |
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881 |
|
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| Lewis E. Payson |
Republican |
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 |
|
Redistricted to the 9th district |
| William Cullen |
Republican |
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 |
|
Redistricted from the 7th district |
| Ralph Plumb |
Republican |
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 |
|
|
| Charles A. Hill |
Republican |
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 |
|
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| Lewis Steward |
Democratic |
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 |
|
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| Robert A. Childs |
Republican |
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 |
|
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| Albert J. Hopkins |
Republican |
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 |
|
Redistricted from the 5th district |
| William F. Mahoney |
Democratic |
March 4, 1903 – December 27, 1904 |
|
Redistricted from the 5th district, Died |
| Vacant |
December 27, 1904 – March 4, 1905 |
| Charles McGavin |
Republican |
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 |
|
|
| Thomas Gallagher |
Democratic |
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921 |
|
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| Stanley H. Kunz |
Democratic |
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 |
|
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| Peter C. Granata |
Republican |
March 4, 1931 – April 5, 1932 |
|
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| Stanley H. Kunz |
Democratic |
April 5, 1932 – March 3, 1933 |
|
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| Leo Kocialkowski |
Democratic |
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 |
|
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| Thomas S. Gordon |
Democratic |
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 |
|
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| Dan Rostenkowski |
Democratic |
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1993 |
|
Redistricted to the 5th district |
| Phil Crane |
Republican |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 |
|
Redistricted from the 12th district |
| Melissa Bean |
Democratic |
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 |
|
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| Joe Walsh |
Republican |
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 |
|
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| Tammy Duckworth |
Democratic |
January 3, 2013 – |
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