Illinois's 9th congressional district

Illinois's 9th congressional district
Illinois's 9th congressional district
	Illinois's 9th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Jan Schakowsky; D–Evanston
Area	105 sq mi (270 km2)
Distribution	100.0% urban; 0.0% rural;
Population (2011 est.)	715,584
Median household; income	63,039
Ethnicity	73.0% White; 12.5% Asian; 10.8% Hispanic; 9.1% Black; 2.9% Two or more races; 2.3% other; 0.2% Native American; 0.0% Pacific Islander Americans;
Cook PVI	D+15

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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, Wilmette and Winnetka and Arlington Heights are included.^[4] Democrat Jan Schakowsky has represented the district since January 1999.

Elections

2012 election

2014

Illinois's 9th Congressional District, 2014^[5]
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

Voting

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

Election results from recent presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2012	President	Obama 65 - 33%^[2]
2008	President	Obama 69 - 30%^[2]
2004	President	Kerry 68 - 31%
2000	President	Gore 66 - 30%

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Notes
District created		March 4, 1853
Willis Allen	Democratic	March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855	Redistricted from the 2nd district
Samuel S. Marshall	Democratic	March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
John A. Logan	Democratic	March 4, 1859 – April 2, 1862	Resigned to accept commission as a brigadier general in the Union(American Civil War)
Vacant		April 2, 1862 – June 2, 1862
William J. Allen	Democratic	June 2, 1862 – March 3, 1863	Redistricted to the 13th district
Lewis W. Ross	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869
Thompson W. McNeely	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873
Granville Barrere	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875
Richard H. Whiting	Republican	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Thomas A. Boyd	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
John H. Lewis	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
Lewis E. Payson	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891	Redistricted from the 8th district
Herman W. Snow	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Hamilton K. Wheeler	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Robert R. Hitt	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	Redistricted from the 6th district, Redistricted to the 13th district
Henry S. Boutell	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911	Redistricted from the 6th district
Lynden Evans	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913
Frederick A. Britten	Republican	March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1935
James McAndrews	Democratic	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941
Charles S. Dewey	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945
Alexander J. Resa	Democratic	January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Robert Twyman	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963
Edward R. Finnegan	Democratic	January 3, 1963 – December 6, 1964	Redistricted from the 12th district, resigned after being 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
Jan Schakowsky	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – Present	Incumbent

In popular culture

In Jeffrey Archer's The Prodigal Daughter, Florentyna Kane is elected to the House from this district and reelected until she resigns to run (unsuccessfully) for the Senate.

Historical district boundaries

References

^ http://www.census.gov/mycd/#
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.
^ 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. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

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[1] ttp://www.census.gov/mycd/#

[Barone2014-2] 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.

[Cook-3] "Partisan Voting Index Districts of the 113th Congress: 2004 & 2008" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. 2012. Retrieved 2013-01-10.

[4] 2011 Congressional District 9, Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 20, 2012.

[Generalelection-5] "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-18.

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