Illinois's 9th congressional district

Illinois's 9th congressional district
District boundaries
Representative	Jan Schakowsky D–Evanston
Area	105 sq mi (270 km2)
Distribution	100.0% urban 0.0% rural
Population (2019)	719,256
Median household income	$78,569
Ethnicity	64.6% White 12.9% Asian 10.9% Hispanic 9.0% Black 2.3% Two or more races 0.4% other
Cook PVI	D+21

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, Winnetka, and Arlington Heights are included. 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.

Elections

2012 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2012

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	194,869	66.3
	Republican	Timothy Wolfe	98,924	33.7
	Independent	Hilaire Fuji Shioura (write-in)	8	0.0
	Independent	Susanne Atanus (write-in)	6	0.0
Total votes			293,807	100.0
	Democratic hold

2014

Illinois's 9th Congressional District, 2014

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

2016

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2016

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	217,306	66.5
	Republican	Joan McCarthy Lasonde	109,550	33.5
	Independent	David Earl Williams III (write-in)	79	0.0
	Independent	Susanne Atanus (write-in)	13	0.0
Total votes			326,948	100.0
	Democratic hold

2018

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	213,368	73.5
	Republican	John Elleson	76,983	26.5
Total votes			290,351	100.0
	Democratic hold

2020

Illinois's 9th congressional district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jan Schakowsky (incumbent)	262,045	70.98	-2.51%
	Republican	Sargis Sangari	107,125	29.02	+2.51%
Total votes			369,170	100.0
	Democratic hold

Recent election results in presidential races

The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +20.

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Gore 66 - 30%
2004	President	Kerry 68 - 31%
2008	President	Obama 69 - 30%
2012	President	Obama 65 - 33%
2016	President	Clinton 70 - 25%
2020	President	Biden 71 - 27%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1853
Willis Allen	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	33rd	Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 1852. [data unknown/missing]
Samuel S. Marshall	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859	34th 35th	Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. [data unknown/missing]
John A. Logan	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – April 2, 1862	36th 37th	Elected in 1858 Re-elected in 1860. Resigned to join the Union Army.
Vacant		April 2, 1862 – June 2, 1862	37th
William J. Allen	Democratic	June 2, 1862 – March 3, 1863		Elected to finish Logan's term. Redistricted to the 13th district.
Lewis W. Ross	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869	38th 39th 40th	Elected in 1862. Re-elected in 1864. Re-elected in 1866. [data unknown/missing]
Thompson W. McNeely	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data unknown/missing]
Granville Barrere	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing]
Richard H. Whiting	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. [data unknown/missing]
Thomas A. Boyd	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881	45th 46th	Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing]
John H. Lewis	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. [data unknown/missing]
Lewis E. Payson	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891	48th 49th 50th 51st	Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing]
Herman W. Snow	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. [data unknown/missing]
Hamilton K. Wheeler	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing]
Robert R. Hitt	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 13th district.
Henry S. Boutell	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	58th 59th 60th 61st	Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing]
Lynden Evans	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913	62nd	Elected in 1910. [data unknown/missing]
Frederick A. Britten	Republican	March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1935	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election.
James McAndrews	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	74th 75th 76th	Elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
Charles S. Dewey	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945	77th 78th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election.
Alexander J. Resa	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947	79th	Elected in 1944. Lost re-election.
Robert Twyman	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th	Elected in 1946. Retired.
Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
Edward R. Finnegan	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – December 6, 1964	88th	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1962. Resigned when appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL.
Vacant		December 6, 1964 – January 3, 1965
Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired.
Jan Schakowsky	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – Present	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Incumbent.

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

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 9th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 9th District Fact Sheet