Illinois's 6th congressional district

Illinois's 6th congressional district
The 6th congressional district of Illinois since 2003
Current Representative		Peter Roskam (R–Wheaton)
Distribution	99.98% urban, 0.02% rural
Population (2000)	653,647
Median income	$62,640
Ethnicity	82.3% White, 2.7% Black, 8.1% Asian, 12.5% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 4.6% other
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The 6th congressional district of Illinois includes parts of DuPage and Cook counties, and has been represented by Republican Peter Roskam since January 2007.

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2008	President	Obama 56 - 43%
2004	President	Bush 53 - 46%
2000	President	Bush 53 - 44%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	District home	Notes
District created March 4, 1843
Joseph P. Hoge	Democratic	March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847
Thomas J. Turner	Democratic	March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
Edward D. Baker	Whig	March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
Thompson Campbell	Democratic	March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853
Richard Yates	Whig	March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855		Redistricted from the 7th district
Thomas L. Harris	Democratic	March 4, 1855 - November 24, 1858		Died
Vacant		November 24, 1858 - January 4, 1859
Charles D. Hodges	Democratic	January 4, 1859 - March 3, 1859
Vacant		March 4, 1859 - November 8, 1859
John A. McClernand	Democratic	November 8, 1859 - October 28, 1861		Resigned to accept commission as brigadier general of volunteers for service in the Civil War
Vacant		October 28, 1861 - December 12, 1861
Anthony L. Knapp	Democratic	December 12, 1861 - March 3, 1863		Redistricted to the 10th district
Jesse O. Norton	Republican	March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865
Burton C. Cook	Republican	March 4, 1865 - August 26, 1871		Resigned
Vacant		August 26, 1871 - December 4, 1871
Henry Snapp	Republican	December 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873
John B. Hawley	Republican	March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875		Redistricted from the 4th district
Thomas J. Henderson	Republican	March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883		Redistricted to the 7th district
Robert R. Hitt	Republican	March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1895		Redistricted from the 5th district, Redistricted to the 9th district
Edward D. Cooke	Republican	March 4, 1895 - June 24, 1897		Died
Vacant		June 24, 1897 - November 23, 1897
Henry S. Boutell	Republican	November 23, 1897 - March 3, 1903		Redistricted to the 9th district
William Lorimer	Republican	March 4, 1903 - June 17, 1909		Resigned after being elected to US Senate
Vacant		June 17, 1909 - November 23, 1909
William Moxley	Republican	November 23, 1909 - March 3, 1911
Edmund J. Stack	Democratic	March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913
James McAndrews	Democratic	March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1921
John J. Gorman	Republican	March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1923
James R. Buckley	Democratic	March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1925
John J. Gorman	Republican	March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1927
James T. Igoe	Democratic	March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933
Thomas J. O'Brien	Democratic	March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939
A. F. Maciejewski	Democratic	January 3, 1939 - December 8, 1942		Resigned
Vacant		December 8, 1942 - January 3, 1943
Thomas J. O'Brien	Democratic	January 3, 1943 - April 14, 1964		Died
Vacant		April 14, 1964 - January 3, 1965
Daniel J. Ronan	Democratic	January 3, 1965 - August 13, 1969		Died
Vacant		August 13, 1969 - November 3, 1970
George W. Collins	Democratic	November 3, 1970 - December 8, 1972		Died
Vacant		December 8, 1972 - January 3, 1973
Harold R. Collier	Republican	January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1975		Redistricted from the 10th district
Henry Hyde	Republican	January 3, 1975 - January 3, 2007
Peter Roskam	Republican	January 3, 2007 - Present		Incumbent

See also

• Illinois' 6th congressional district election, 2006

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 6th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 6th District Fact Sheet