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 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
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 | ||||
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%[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 |
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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
See also
References
- ↑ http://www.census.gov/mycd/#
- 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.
- ↑ "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.
- 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
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