Illinois's 9th congressional district
 | This article is missing information about the history of the subject. (May 2012) |
| Illinois's 9th congressional district | |||
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 Illinois's 9th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |||
| Representative |
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| Area | 105 sq mi (270 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2011 est.) | 715,584 | ||
| Median income | $70,552[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+18[2][3] | ||
The 9th Congressional District of Illinois covers parts of Cook County, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Chicago, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Skokie, Wilmette and Winnetka and Arlington Heights are included.[4] It is anchored in Chicago's North Side along Lake Michigan, and covers many of Chicago's northern suburbs. Democrat Jan Schakowsky has represented the district since January 1999.
The district is one of the most reliably Democratic districts in Chicago, and in all of Illinois. It has been in Democratic hands without interruption since 1949, and for all but six years since 1935. Only three people have held the district since 1949--Sidney Yates, Edward Finnegan, and Schakowsky. Yates gave up the seat in 1962 to run for United States Senate. When he lost, Chicago machine officials persuaded Finnegan, who had succeeded Yates after his former district was merged with the 9th, to hand the seat back to Yates. Schakowsky won the seat in 1998 after Yates retired.
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Elections[edit]
2012 election[edit]
2014[edit]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jan Schakowsky (Incumbent) | 141,000 | 66.06 | |
| Republican | Susanne Atanus | 72,384 | 33.91 | |
| Independent | Phil Collins | 66 | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 213,450 | 100 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
2018[edit]
Jan Schakowsky (Incumbent) defeated John Elleson in the November 2018 election, winning by a margin of nearly 70 percent.
Voting[edit]
The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +20.
| Election results from recent presidential races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 70 - 25%[3] |
| 2012 | President | Obama 65 - 33%[3] |
| 2008 | President | Obama 69 - 30%[3] |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 68 - 31% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 66 - 30% |
List of representatives[edit]
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
Notes |
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District created
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March 4, 1853 | |||
 Willis Allen
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Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Redistricted from the 2nd district |
 Samuel S. Marshall
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Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | 34th 35th |
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 John A. Logan
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Democratic | March 4, 1859 – April 2, 1862 | 36th 37th |
Resigned to accept commission as a brigadier general in the Union(American Civil War) |
Vacant
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April 2, 1862 – June 2, 1862 | |||
 William J. Allen
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Democratic | June 2, 1862 – March 3, 1863 | 37th | Redistricted to the 13th district |
 Lewis W. Ross
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Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | 38th 39th 40th |
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 Thompson W. McNeely
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Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | 41st 42nd |
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| Granville Barrere
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Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | |
 Richard H. Whiting
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Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | |
| Thomas A. Boyd
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Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | 45th 46th |
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| John H. Lewis
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Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | |
| Lewis E. Payson
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Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | 48th 49th 50th 51st |
Redistricted from the 8th district |
| Herman W. Snow
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Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | |
 Hamilton K. Wheeler
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Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | |
 Robert R. Hitt
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Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | 54th 55th 56th 57th |
Redistricted from the 6th district, Redistricted to the 13th district |
 Henry S. Boutell
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Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | 58th 59th 60th 61st |
Redistricted from the 6th district |
| Lynden Evans
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Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | 62nd | |
 Frederick A. Britten
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Republican | March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1935 | 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd |
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.jpg) James McAndrews
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Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 | 74th 75th 76th |
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 Charles S. Dewey
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Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | 77th 78th |
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| Alexander J. Resa
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Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | 79th | |
| Robert Twyman
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Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | 80th | |
 Sidney R. Yates
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Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 | 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
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 Edward R. Finnegan
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Democratic | January 3, 1963 – December 6, 1964 | 88th | Redistricted from the 12th district, resigned after being appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL |
Vacant
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December 6, 1964 – January 3, 1965 | |||
 Sidney R. Yates
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Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999 | 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th |
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 Jan Schakowsky
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Democratic | January 3, 1999 – Present | 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th |
Incumbent |
Living former members[edit]
As of May 2015[update], there are no living former members of the House from the district. The most recent representative to die was Sidney R. Yates (served 1949-1963, 1965-1993) on October 5, 2000.
Historical district boundaries[edit]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=09
- ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- ^ a b c d Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 574–575. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
- ^ 2011 Congressional District 9, Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- ^ "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
- 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°03′10″N 87°48′37″W / 42.05278°N 87.81028°W
