Illinois's 9th congressional district
Illinois's 9th congressional district | |
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![]() Illinois's 9th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. | |
Current Representative | Jan Schakowsky (D–Evanston) |
Area | 105 sq mi (270 km2) |
Distribution |
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Population (2011 est.) | 715,584 |
Median income | 63,039[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.
Elections
2012 election
2014
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
Jan Schakowsky (Incumbent) is running against John Ellison [6](Republican Challenger). The midterm election will be held Tuesday, November 6th.
Voting
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 |
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
Representative | Party | Years | Notes |
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District created |
March 4, 1853 | ||
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Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Redistricted from the 2nd district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | |
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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 | ||
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Democratic | June 2, 1862 – March 3, 1863 | Redistricted to the 13th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | |
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Democratic | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | |
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Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | |
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Republican | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | |
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Republican | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | |
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Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |
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Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | Redistricted from the 8th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | |
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Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | |
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Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | Redistricted from the 6th district, Redistricted to the 13th district |
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Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1911 | Redistricted from the 6th district |
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Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |
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Republican | March 4, 1913 – January 3, 1935 | |
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Democratic | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941 | |
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Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1945 | |
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Democratic | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947 | |
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Republican | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 | |
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Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 | |
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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 | ||
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Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1999 | |
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Democratic | January 3, 1999 – Present | Incumbent |
Historical district boundaries
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See also
References
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/mycd/#
- ↑ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
- 1 2 3 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.
- ↑ "John Elleson | United States | John Elleson for Congress". John Elleson | United States | John Elleson for Congress. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- 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
Coordinates: 42°03′10″N 87°48′37″W / 42.05278°N 87.81028°W