Illinois's 9th congressional district

Illinois's 9th congressional district
Illinois's 9th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative Jan Schakowsky (D–Evanston)
Area 105 mi2 (272 km2)
Distribution 100.0% urban, 0.0% rural
Population (2011 est.) 715,584
Median income $63,039[1]
Ethnicity 73.0% White, 9.1% Black, 12.5% Asian, 10.8% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 2.3% other
Cook PVI D+15[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, 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 District home 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

2003 - 2013

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.census.gov/mycd/#
  2. 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.
  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.
  5. ↑ "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Retrieved 2014-12-18.

External links

Coordinates: 42°03′10″N 87°48′37″W / 42.05278°N 87.81028°W / 42.05278; -87.81028

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