Illinois's 18th congressional district

Illinois's 18th congressional district
Illinois's 18th congressional district—since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Darin LaHood (R–Dunlap)
Area 10,516 sq mi (27,240 km2)
Distribution
  • 63.7% urban
  • 36.3% rural
Population (2011 est.) 707,238
Median income 54,571
Ethnicity
Cook PVI R+15[1][2]

The 18th Congressional District of Illinois covers central and western Illinois, including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. Republican Aaron Schock had represented the district since January 2009, but resigned March 31, 2015.[3] Special elections were called to select Schock's replacement, with a primary on July 7 and the main election on September 10, 2015,[4] which was won by Republican State Senator Darin LaHood.[5]

Abraham Lincoln served much of the area that now lies within the 18th district for a single term; it was numbered as the 7th district at the time. It also contains most of the territory that was represented by future United States Senate Minority Leader Everett Dirksen (1933-1949, when it was the 16th District) and longtime House Minority Leader Bob Michel (1957-1995).

From 1949 to 2015, the district was represented by someone who either attended or graduated from Bradley University.

2011 redistricting

The district covers parts of McLean, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark and Tazewell counties, and all of Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler, Scott and Woodford counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bloomington, Chatham, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Macomb, Morton, Normal, Peoria, Quincy and Springfield are included.[6] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

List of representatives

Representative Party Years Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
Isaac Clements Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875		 Lost re-election.
William Hartzell Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1879		 Retired
John R. Thomas Republican March 4, 1879 –
March 3, 1883		 Redistricted to the 20th district
William R. Morrison Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887		 Redistricted from the 17th district.
Lost re-election.
Jehu Baker Republican March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1889		 Lost re-election.
William S. Forman Democratic March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895		 [Data unknown/missing.]
Frederick Remann Republican March 4, 1895 –
July 14, 1895		 Died.
Vacant July 14, 1895 –
December 2, 1895
William F. L. Hadley Republican December 2, 1895 –
March 3, 1897		 Elected to finish Remann's term.
Lost re-election.
Thomas M. Jett Democratic March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1903		 Retired.
Joseph G. Cannon Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913		 Redistricted from the 12th district.
Lost re-election.
Frank T. O'Hair Democratic March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915		 Lost re-election.
Joseph G. Cannon Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1923		 Retired.
William P. Holaday Republican March 4, 1923 –
March 3, 1933		 Lost re-election.
James A. Meeks Democratic March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1939		 Lost re-election.
Jessie Sumner Republican January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1947		 Retired.
Edward H. Jenison Republican January 3, 1947 –
January 3, 1949		 Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Harold H. Velde Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1957		 Retired.
Robert H. Michel Republican January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1995		 Retired.
Ray LaHood Republican January 3, 1995 –
January 3, 2009		 Retired.[7]
Aaron Schock Republican January 3, 2009 –
March 31, 2015		 Resigned.[8]
Vacant March 31, 2015 –
September 10, 2015
Darin LaHood Republican September 10, 2015 –
Present		 Elected to finish Schock's term.

Selected recent election results

Illinois's 18th congressional district: Results 1994–2015[9]
Year Democrat Votes Pct Republican Votes Pct
1994 G. Douglas Stephens 78,332 39% Ray LaHood 119,838 60% *
1996 Mike Curran 98,413 41% Ray LaHood 143,110 59%
1998 (no candidate) Ray LaHood 158,175 100% *
2000 Joyce Harant 85,317 33% Ray LaHood 173,706 67%
2002 (no candidate) Ray LaHood 192,567 100%
2004 Steve Waterworth 91,548 30% Ray LaHood 216,047 70%
2006 Steve Waterworth 73,052 33% Ray LaHood 150,194 67%
2008 Colleen Callahan 117,642 38% Aaron Schock 182,589 59% *
2010 Deirdre "D.K." Hirner 57,046 26% Aaron Schock 152,868 69% *
2012 Steve Waterworth 85,164 26% Aaron Schock 244,467 74%
2014 Darrel Miller 62,377 25% Aaron Schock 184,363 75%
2015 (special) Rob Mellon 15,840 31% Darin LaHood 34,907 69%

* Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994, write-ins received 955 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 2 votes. In 2008, Green Party candidate Sheldon Schafer received 9,857 votes. In 2010, Schafer received 11,256 votes.

2008

Ray LaHood decided not to seek re-election in 2008 and was chosen by Barack Obama to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Illinois State Representative Aaron Schock of Peoria won the seat for the Republicans in the November 4, 2008 election. His main opponent was Democrat Colleen Callahan, of Kickapoo, a radio and television broadcaster. Green Party candidate and educator Sheldon Schafer, of Peoria, was in a distant third place on the ballot.[10]

2010

Recent election results from presidential races

Year Office Results
2000 President Bush 54 – 43%
2004 President Bush 58 – 42%
2008 President McCain 54 – 44%
2012 President Romney 61 – 37%
2016 President Trump 61 – 33%

Living former members from the district

As of January 2017, two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 18th congressional district are alive.

Representative Term in office Date of birth (and age)
Ray LaHood 1995–2009 December 6, 1945
Aaron Schock 2009–2015 May 28, 1981

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. ↑ Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 595–598. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
  3. ↑ "Rep. Aaron Schock Plans to Resign in Wake of Spending Probe". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
  4. ↑ Garcia, Monique (April 14, 2015). "Judge sets special election dates for Schock seat in Congress". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock". Chicago Tribune. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  6. ↑ Illinois Congressional District 18, Illinois Board of Elections
  7. ↑ Retirement Announcement of Rep. Ray LaHood (Part 1 of 3). YouTube. August 11, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  8. ↑ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Bresnahan, John (March 17, 2015). "Aaron Schock resigns after new questions about mileage expenses". Politico.com. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
  10. ↑ "Elections". WEEK News 25 website. Granite Broadcasting. November 5, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008. 100% of precincts reporting. Unframed data at "Archived copy". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2011. .
  • 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
  • 2006 election from The Washington Post
  • 18th District Fact Sheet from the United States Census Bureau
  • "U.S. Census Bureau - 18th District map" (PDF).  (6.29 MiB)
  • Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by
Iowa's 3rd congressional district		 Home district of the Speaker of the House
November 9, 1903 – March 4, 1911		 Succeeded by
Missouri's 9th congressional district

Coordinates: 40°13′38″N 90°04′09″W / 40.22722°N 90.06917°W / 40.22722; -90.06917

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