Illinois's 6th congressional district
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| Illinois's 6th congressional district | |||
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| Representative |
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| Area | 379 sq mi (980 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2019) | 710,626 | ||
| Median household income | $105,292[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+3[2][3] | ||
Illinois's 6th congressional district covers parts of Cook, DuPage, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Algonquin, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Burr Ridge, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, Cary, Clarendon Hills, Crystal Lake, Darien, Deer Park, Downers Grove, Elgin, East Dundee, Forest Lake, Fox River Grove, Gilberts, Glen Ellyn, Hawthorn Woods, Hinsdale, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kildeer, Lake Barrington, Lake in the Hills, Lake Zurich, Lakewood, Lisle, Lombard, Long Grove, Naperville, North Barrington, Oak Brook, Oakbrook Terrace, Oakwood Hills, Palatine, Port Barrington, Rolling Meadows, Sleepy Hollow, South Barrington, South Elgin, St. Charles, Tower Lakes, Trout Valley, Warrenville, Wayne, West Chicago, West Dundee, Westmont, Wheaton, Willowbrook and Winfield are included.
It is represented by Democrat Sean Casten.
Elections[edit]
2016 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Peter Roskam (incumbent) | 208,555 | 59.2 | |
| Democratic | Amanda Howland | 143,591 | 40.8 | |
| Total votes | 352,146 | 100.0 | ||
| Republican hold | ||||
2018 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sean Casten | 169,001 | 53.6 | |
| Republican | Peter Roskam (incumbent) | 146,445 | 46.4 | |
| Total votes | 315,446 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
2020 election[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Sean Casten (incumbent) | 213,777 | 52.82 | -0.75% | |
| Republican | Jeanne Ives | 183,891 | 45.43 | -0.99% | |
| Libertarian | Bill Redpath | 7,079 | 1.75 | N/A | |
| Total votes | 404,747 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Recent election results from statewide races[edit]
| Year | Office | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | President | George W. Bush 53% - Al Gore 44% |
| 2004 | President | George W. Bush 53% - John Kerry 46% |
| 2008 | President | Barack Obama 51% - John McCain 48% |
| 2012 | President | Mitt Romney 53% - Barack Obama 45% |
| 2016 | President | Hillary Clinton 50% - Donald Trump 43% |
| 2016 | Senate | Mark Kirk 50% - Tammy Duckworth 44% |
| 2018 | Governor | Bruce Rauner 50% - J.B. Pritzker 45% |
| 2020 | President | Joe Biden 55% - Donald Trump 43% |
| 2020 | Senate | Dick Durbin 51% - Mark Curran 44% |
Prominent representatives[edit]
| Representative | Notes |
|---|---|
 Thompson Campbell |
Elected the 9th Illinois Secretary of State (1843 – 1846) |
 Thomas L. Harris |
Served as a major for the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War (1846 – 1847) |
 Edward Dickinson Baker |
Served as a colonel for the U.S. Army during the Mexican–American War (1846 – 1847) Elected United States Senator from Oregon (1860 – 1861) Served as a colonel for the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861) |
 John Alexander McClernand |
Served as a brigadier general and major general of the Union Army during the American Civil War (1861 – 1864) |
 Richard Yates |
Elected the 13th Illinois Governor (1861 – 1865) Elected United States Senator from Illinois (1865 – 1871) |
 Robert R. Hitt |
Appointed the 13th United States Assistant Secretary of State (1881) Served as a regent of the Smithsonian Institution (1893 – 1906) |
 William Lorimer |
Elected United States Senator from Illinois (1909 – 1912) |
 Henry Hyde |
Primary author of the Hyde Amendment |
 Peter Roskam |
Served as U.S. House Minority Chief Deputy Whip (2011 – 2014) |
List of members representing the district[edit]
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Historical district boundaries[edit]
See also[edit]
- Illinois's congressional districts
- Illinois' 6th congressional district election, 2006
- List of United States congressional districts
References[edit]
- ^ "My Congressional District".
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 566–567. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
- ^ Illinois State Board of Elections (November 3, 2020). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.
- 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[edit]
Coordinates: 42°10′30″N 88°13′12″W / 42.17500°N 88.22000°W