Illinois's 6th House of Representatives district

Illinois's 6th State
House of Representatives
district
Illinois's 6th State; House of Representatives; district
Representative
	Sonya Harper; D–Chicago
	since 2015
Demographics	25.1% White; 37.1% Black; 27.3% Hispanic; 7.7% Asian; 0.1% Native American; 0.0% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander; 0.4% Other; 2.4% Multiracial
Population (2020)	117,127
Created	1983–present; 1849–1873, 1957–1973
Notes	[1]

Illinois's 6th House of Representatives district is a Representative district within the Illinois House of Representatives located in Cook County, Illinois. It has been represented by Democrat Sonya Harper since 2015. The district was previously represented by Democrat Esther Golar from 2005 to 2015.

The district covers parts of Chicago, and of Chicago's neighborhoods, it covers parts of Armour Square, Bridgeport, Chicago Lawn, Douglas, Englewood, Fuller Park, Grand Boulevard, Greater Grand Crossing, Loop, Near North Side, Near South Side, Near West Side, New City, and West Englewood.^[1]^[2]

Representative district history

Prior to the ratification of the 1848 Illinois Constitution, counties (or two or more counties) were designated a certain number of Senators and Representatives. With the ratification of the 1848 Illinois Constitution, Legislative and Representative districts were numbered and called by name. Each district was still assigned a certain number of Senators and Representatives. After the passage of the 1872 Apportionment, only Legislative districts were drawn with Representatives elected cumulatively. The 1954 amendment to the 1870 Illinois Constitution established Representative districts as separate from Legislative districts (with representatives still elected cumulatively). The boundaries of Representative and Legislative districts would differ.^[3] After the United States Supreme Court ruled in Reynolds v. Sims (1964) that "both houses of state legislatures must be apportioned according to districts of equal population," new districts were redrawn for the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives. While the Legislative districts were redrawn, the Governor and General Assembly failed to agree on Representative district boundaries. Under the 1954 amendment, "a 10-man bipartisan commission appointed by the governor from recommendations made by both parties" were directed to redraw boundaries but failed to do so in 1963. Because of this failure, and with no district boundaries redrawn, all Representative districts were temporarily merged into one at-large district with 177 representatives (the total number of representatives at the time). The 1964 Illinois House election had several candidates running for all 177 seats throughout the state.^[4] In 1965, the Representative districts were redrawn by the Illinois Legislative Reapportionment Commission and elections held in 1966 were done with separate districts.^[5] With the 1971 Apportionment (and adoption of the 1970 Illinois Constitution), Representative districts were abolished and representatives were once again elected cumulatively per Legislative district.^[6] After the passage of the Cutback Amendment in 1980, the number of Representatives was reduced from 177 to 118 with Representative districts re-established and now electing a single representative.

Prominent representatives

Representative	Notes
Zadok Casey	Elected the 4th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1830 – 1833) Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 2nd congressional district (1833 – 1843) Elected 14th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives (1849 – 1851)
Isham N. Haynie	Served as a brigadier general during the Civil War (1861 – 1863)

List of representatives

1849 – 1855

Representative^[7]	Party	Party Control	Years^[a]	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
6th Representative district established electing 3 Representatives cumulatively with 1848 Illinois Constitution.
John A. Campbell	Democratic^[8]	3 Democrats	January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851	16th	Elected in 1848 Was not re-elected in 1850.	Hamilton Jefferson Marion Wayne
Zadok Casey			January 1, 1849 – January 3, 1853	16th 17th	Elected in 1848 Re-elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852.
James J. Richardson			January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851	16th	Elected in 1848 Was not re-elected in 1850.
William L. Gas	Unknown	2 Unknown 1 Democrat	January 6, 1851 – January 3, 1853	17th	Elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852.
Isham N. Haynie	Unknown	2 Unknown 1 Democrat	January 6, 1851 – January 3, 1853	17th	Elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852.
Alexander Campbell	Democratic^[9]	3 Democrats	January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855	18th	Elected in 1852 Was not re-elected in 1854.
John Wilbanks
John A. Wilson
Apportionment of 1854 redistricts the district and only 1 Representative is elected.

1855 – 1873

Representative^[7]	Party	Years^[a]	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
Apportionment of 1854 redistricts the district and only 1 Representative is elected.
James C. Holbrook	Republican^[10]	January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857	19th	Elected in 1854 Was not re-elected in 1856.	Randolph
James H. Watt	Unknown	January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859	20th	Elected in 1856 Was not re-elected in 1858.
John E. Detrich	Democratic^[11]	January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861	21st	Elected in 1858 Was not re-elected in 1860.
Edmund Faherty	Unknown	January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863	22nd	Elected in 1860 Was not re-elected in 1862.
James M. Washburn	Unknown	January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865	23rd	Elected in 1862 Was not re-elected in 1864.	Jackson Williamson
William H. Logan	Democratic^[12]	January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867	24th	Elected in 1864 Was not re-elected in 1866.
Hugh Gregg	Unknown	January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869	25th	Elected in 1866 Was not re-elected in 1868.
Edward L. Denison	Republican^[13]^[14]	January 4, 1869 – January 4, 1871	26th	Elected in 1868 Was not re-elected in 1870.
William Schwartz	Republican^[13]^[14]	January 4, 1871 – January 8, 1873	27th	Elected in 1870 Was not re-elected in 1872.	Jackson
District abolished with 1872 Reapportionment as 3 Representatives were now elected cumulatively from Legislative districts.

1957 – 1973

Representative^[7]	Party	Party Control	Years^[a]^[b]	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
District re-established in 1957.
John W. Carroll	Republican	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 9, 1957 – January 6, 1965	70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Redistricted to At-large district and re-elected in 1964.	Cook
Arthur E. Simmons	Republican		January 9, 1957 – January 6, 1965	70th 71st 72nd 73rd
Thomas J. Halpin	Democratic		January 9, 1957 – January 7, 1959	70th	Elected in 1956 Retired.
Bernard M. Peskin	Democratic		January 7, 1959 – January 6, 1965	71st 72nd 73rd	Elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Redistricted to At-large district and re-elected in 1964.
The district was temporarily abolished from 1965 to 1967 due to the Redistricting Commission in 1963 failing to reach an agreement. An at-large election was held electing 177 Representatives from across the state.
Marjorie Pebworth	Republican	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 4, 1967 – January 8, 1969	75th	Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Retired.	Cook
Ralph A. Beezhold	Republican		January 4, 1967 – January 8, 1969	75th	Elected in 1966 Lost renomination in 1968.
Harry Yourell	Democratic		January 4, 1967 – January 10, 1973	75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to 8th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972.
Romie J. Palmer	Republican		January 8, 1969 – January 10, 1973	76th 77th	Elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to 8th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972.
Edward L. Kipley, Sr.	Republican		January 8, 1969 – January 10, 1973	76th 77th	Elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to 10th Legislative district and lost renomination in 1972.
District abolished with 1971 Reapportionment as Representatives were once again elected from Legislative districts.

1983 – Present

Representative^[7]	Party	Years^[b]	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
District re-established with representatives now elected one per district with the passage of the Cutback Amendment
Bruce A. Farley	Democratic	January 12, 1983 – January 13, 1993	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from 14th Legislative district and re-elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1988 Re-elected in 1990 Ran for Illinois Senate in the 17th Legislative district and won in 1992.	Cook
Shirley M. Jones		January 13, 1993 – January 8, 2003	88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from 19th Representative district and re-elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2000 Retired.
Patricia Bailey		January 8, 2003 – December 2005	93rd	Elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Resigned during the 94th GA.
Patricia Bailey		January 8, 2003 – December 2005	94th
Vacant		December 2005
Esther Golar	Democratic	December 2005 – September 21, 2015		Appointed in 2005 Elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 Died.
			95th 96th 97th 98th
			99th
Vacant		September 21, 2015 – October 20, 2015
Sonya Harper	Democratic	October 20, 2015 – Present		Appointed in 2015 Elected in 2016 Re-elected in 2018 Re-elected in 2020 Re-elected in 2022
Sonya Harper	Democratic	October 20, 2015 – Present	100th 101st 102nd 103rd

Historic District Boundaries

Years	County	Municipalities/Townships	Notes
2013 – present	Cook	Chicago (Armour Square, Bridgeport, Chicago Lawn, Douglas, Englewood, Fuller Park, Grand Boulevard, Greater Grand Crossing, Loop, Near North Side, Near South Side, Near West Side, New City, and West Englewood)	^[1]^[15]^[2]
2003 – 2013		Chicago	^[16]
1993 – 2003		Chicago	^[17]
1983 – 1993		Chicago	^[18]
1967 – 1973		Calumet Township, parts of Stickney Township, parts of Thornton Township, and Worth Township	^[19]
1957 – 1965		Barrington Township, Elk Grove Township, Hanover Township, parts of Leyden Township, Maine Township, Niles Township, parts of Northfield Township, parts of Norwood Park Township, Palatine, Schaumburg Township, and Wheeling Township	^[20]
1871 – 1873	Jackson	Ava, Bradley, Carbondale, De Soto, Elkville, Fountain Bluff, Grand Tower, Makanda, Mt. Carbon, Murphysboro, Ora, Vergennes, Worthen, Worthington	^[21]^[22]^[23]
1863 – 1871	Jackson Williamson	Bainbridge, Bolton, Bradley, Breesville, Brownsville, Carbondale, Crab Orchard, De Soto, Fredonia, Grand Tower, Jeffersonville, Locust Grove, Makanda, Marion, Mulberry Grove, Murphysboro, Sarahville, Sulphur Spa, Urlene, Vergennes,	^[21]^[24]^[25]^[26]
1855 – 1863	Randolph	Chester, Cobb, Coulterville, Eden, Georgetown, Jones Creek, Jordan Grove, Kaskaskia, Liberty, Prairie du Rocher, Prairieville, Preston, Randolph, Red Bud, Ruma, Sparta, Steels Mills, Steuben	^[21]^[27]^[28]^[29]
1849 – 1855	Hamilton Jefferson Marion Wayne	Bear Creek, Burnt Prairie, Bussville, Enterprise, Fairfield, Fredericktown, Griswold, Hickory Hill, Horse Prairie, Jordans Prairie, Kendall, Mantua, Marge Grove, Maulding's Mills, McLeansboro, Moores Prairie, Mount Vernon, Mt. Zion, New Franklin, Oxford, Palo Alto, Raccoon, Salem, Spring Garden, Wabash, Walnut Hill	^[21]^[30]^[31]^[32]

Electoral history

2030 – 2022

2022 Illinois House of Representatives election^[33]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sonya Marie Harper (incumbent)	16,019	86.58	−13.42%
	Republican	Leonard Griffin	2484	13.42	N/A
Total votes			18,503	100.0

2020 – 2012

2020 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sonya Harper (incumbent)	32,219	100.0	N/A
Total votes			32,219	100.0

2018 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sonya Harper (incumbent)	26,000	100.0	N/A
Total votes			26,000	100.0

2016 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sonya Harper (incumbent)	32,904	100.0	N/A
Total votes			32,904	100.0

2014 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Esther Golar (incumbent)	19,159	100.0	N/A
Total votes			19,159	100.0

2012 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Esther Golar (incumbent)	31,283	100.0	N/A
Total votes			31,283	100.0

2010 – 2002

2010 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Esther Golar (incumbent)	14,920	100.0	N/A
Total votes			14,920	100.0

2008 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Esther Golar (incumbent)	22,395	100.0	N/A
Total votes			22,395	100.0

2006 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Esther Golar (incumbent)	16,793	100.0	N/A
Total votes			16,793	100.0

2004 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patricia A. Bailey (incumbent)	23,445	100.0	N/A
Total votes			23,445	100.0

2002 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Patricia Bailey	17,234	100.0	N/A
Total votes			17,234	100.0

2000 – 1992

2000 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shirley M. Jones (incumbent)	26,287	100.0	+14.84%
Total votes			26,287	100.0

1998 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shirley M. Jones (incumbent)	19,183	85.16	−4.92%
	Republican	Donald R. Oder	3,344	14.84	+4.92%
Total votes			22,527	100.0

1996 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shirley M. Jones (incumbent)	25,328	90.08	−9.92%
	Republican	Bobby Belk	2,790	9.92	N/A
Total votes			28,118	100.0

1994 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shirley M. Jones (incumbent)	15,309	100.0	N/A
Total votes			15,309	100.0

1992 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Shirley M. Jones (incumbent)	28,012	100.0	+25.33%
Total votes			28,012	100.0

1990 – 1982

1990 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bruce A. Farley (incumbent)	15,031	74.67	+9.46%
	Republican	Terrence Melchiori	5,100	25.33	−9.46%
Total votes			20,131	100.0

1988 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bruce A. Farley (incumbent)	19,327	65.21	+9.80%
	Republican	Daniel J. Kelley	10,309	34.79	+4.79%
Total votes			29,636	100.0

1986 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bruce A. Farley (incumbent)	13,135	55.41	−4.63%
	Republican	Virginia V. Mann	7,112	30.00	−9.95%
	Allin Walker Party	Allin Walker	3,457	14.58	N/A
Total votes			23,704	100.0

1984 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Bruce A. Farley (incumbent)	18,195	60.04	−39.96%
	Republican	Virginia V. Mann	12,109	39.95	N/A
	Write-in		3	0.01	N/A
Total votes			30,307	100.0

1982 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bruce A. Farley (incumbent)	23,162	100.0
Total votes			23,162	100.0

1970 – 1962

1970 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry "Bus" Yourell (incumbent)	68,221.5	30.78
	Republican	Edward L. Kipley, Sr.	62,202	28.07
	Republican	Romie J. Palmer (incumbent)	52,604	23.73
	Democratic	Robert W. Carlson	38,600	17.42
	Write-in		4	0.00
Total votes			221,631.5	100.0

1968 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Romie J. Palmer	94,969	34.09
	Republican	Edward L. Kipley, Sr.	74,746	26.83
	Democratic	Harry "Bus" Yourell (incumbent)	67,448	24.21
	Democratic	Joseph W. Quilici	41,430.5	14.87
Total votes			278,593.5	100.0

1968 Illinois House of Representatives Republican primary^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Romie J. Palmer	14,271.5	50.56
	Republican	Edward L. Kipley, Sr.	7,040	24.94
	Republican	Ralph A. Beezhold (incumbent)	6,917	24.50
Total votes			28,228.5	100.0

1966 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marjorie Pebworth	75,003.5	34.05
	Republican	Ralph A. Beezhold	64,453.5	29.26
	Democratic	Harry (Bus) Yourell	49,201.5	22.33
	Democratic	Salvatore D. Rende, Jr.	31,646.5	14.36
Total votes			220,305	100.0

1962 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Carroll (incumbent)	169,044.5	35.93
	Republican	Arthur E. Simmons (incumbent)	151,458	32.19
	Democratic	Bernard M. Peskin (incumbent)	88,585.5	18.83
	Democratic	David V. Tarr	61,376.5	13.05
Total votes			470,464.5	100.0

1960 – 1956

1960 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Carroll (incumbent)	190,708.5	35.32
	Republican	Arthur E. Simmons (incumbent)	159,076.5	29.46
	Democratic	Bernard M. Peskin (incumbent)	107,029.75	19.82
	Democratic	Marshall Keehn	83,149.25	15.40
Total votes			539,964	100.0

1958 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur E. Simmons (incumbent)	101,311	33.93
	Republican	John W. Carroll (incumbent)	84,716.5	28.38
	Democratic	Bernard M. Peskin	57,413.5	19.23
	Democratic	Harry L. Kinser	55,111.5	18.46
Total votes			298,552.5	100.0

1956 Illinois House of Representatives election^[34]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John W. Carroll	133,862.5	37.39
	Republican	Arthur E. Simmons	121,513	33.94
	Democratic	Thomas J. Halpin	55,663.5	15.55
	Democratic	Harry L. Kinser	46,944.5	13.11
Total votes			357,983.5	100.0

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c From 1870 to 1970, the GA met for a new session on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January.
^ ^a ^b Since 1970, the GA meets on the second Wednesday of January for a new session.

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[a-8] From 1870 to 1970, the GA met for a new session on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January.

[b-16] Since 1970, the GA meets on the second Wednesday of January for a new session.

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v t e Members of the Illinois House of Representatives
103rd General Assembly (2023–2025) Speaker of the House Emanuel Chris Welch (D) Majority Leader Robyn Gabel (D) Minority Leader Tony McCombie (R)
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