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Illinois's 8th congressional district

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Illinois's 8th congressional district
Illinois's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative
Area206 sq mi (530 km2)
Distribution
  • 100.0% urban
  • 0.0% rural
Population (2019)717,115
Median household
income		$77,991[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+9[2][3]

The 8th congressional district of Illinois is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Illinois that has been represented by Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi since 2017.

2011 redistricting

The congressional district covers parts of Cook County, DuPage County and Kane County, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 United States Census. All or parts of Addison, Barrington Hills, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Lombard, Palatine, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Elgin, Streamwood, Villa Park and Wood Dale are included.[4] These boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013.

Elections

2012 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012

Incumbent Representative Joe Walsh was drawn out of the district for 2012 by 2011 redistricting, although a candidate is not required to live in the district to be eligible to run for a seat in Congress.[5] Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi of Hoffman Estates announced his candidacy for the seat in late May 2011. In July 2011, Democrat Tammy Duckworth also announced plans to run for the seat.[6] Duckworth won the Democratic nomination on March 20, 2012. Duckworth defeated Walsh in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2012[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tammy Duckworth 123,206 54.7
Republican Joe Walsh (incumbent) 101,860 45.3
Total votes 225,066 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2014[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tammy Duckworth (incumbent) 84,178 55.7
Republican Larry Kaifesh 66,878 44.3
Total votes 151,056 100.0
Democratic hold

2016

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2016[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raja Krishnamoorthi 144,954 58.3
Republican Pete DiCianni 103,617 41.7
Total votes 248,571 100.0
Democratic hold

2018

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2018[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent) 130,054 66.0
Republican Jitendra "JD" Diganvker 67,073 34.0
Total votes 197,127 100.0
Democratic hold

2020

Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2020[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Raja Krishnamoorthi (incumbent) 186,251 73.16 +7.19%
Libertarian Preston Gabriel Nelson 68,327 26.84 N/A
Total votes 254,578 100.0
Democratic hold

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2020 President Biden 59 - 39%
2016 President Clinton 58 - 36%
2012 President Obama 58 - 41%[3]
2008 President Obama 56 - 43%
2004 President Bush 55 - 44%
2000 President Bush 55 - 42%

List of members representing the district

Representative Party Years Cong
ress 		Notes
District created March 4, 1853
William H. Bissell Independent Democrat March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 33rd Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 1852.
Retired.
Vacant
 March 4, 1855 – November 4, 1856 34th
James L. D. Morrison November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 34th Filled vacancy caused by resignation of Representative-elect Lyman Trumbull.
Robert Smith March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 35th Elected in 1856.
Lost re-election.[citation needed]
Philip B. Fouke March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 36th
37th 		Elected in 1858
Re-elected in 1860.
Retired.
John T. Stuart March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 38th Elected in 1862.
Lost re-election.
Shelby M. Cullom March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 39th
40th
41st 		Elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Retired.
James C. Robinson March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 42nd Elected in 1870.
Redistricted to the 12th district.
Greenbury L. Fort March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881 43rd
44th
45th
46th 		Elected in 1872.
Re-elected in 1874.
Re-elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Retired.
Lewis E. Payson March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 47th Elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 9th district.
William Cullen March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 48th Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1882.
Lost re-election.
Ralph Plumb March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 49th
50th 		Elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired.
Charles A. Hill March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 51st Elected in 1888.
Lost re-election.
Lewis Steward March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 52nd Elected in 1890.
Lost re-election.
Robert A. Childs March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 53rd Elected in 1892.
Retired.
Albert J. Hopkins March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 54th
55th
56th
57th 		Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Lost re-election.
William F. Mahoney March 4, 1903 – December 27, 1904 58th Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1902.
Died.
Vacant
 December 27, 1904 – March 4, 1905 58th
Charles McGavin March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 59th
60th 		Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Retired.
Thomas Gallagher March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921 61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th 		Elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Retired.
Stanley H. Kunz March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 67th
68th
69th
70th
71st 		Elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.
Peter C. Granata March 4, 1931 – April 5, 1932 72nd Lost contested election.
Stanley H. Kunz April 5, 1932 – March 3, 1933 72nd Won contested election.
Lost re-election.
Leo Kocialkowski March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th 		Elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.
Thomas S. Gordon January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th 		Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Retired.
Dan Rostenkowski January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1993 86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd 		Elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Redistricted to the 5th district.
Phil Crane January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th 		Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Lost re-election.
Melissa Bean January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 109th
110th
111th 		Elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Lost re-election.
Joe Walsh January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 112th Elected in 2010.
Lost reelection.
Tammy Duckworth January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 113th
114th 		Elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Retired to become U.S. Senator.
Raja Krishnamoorthi January 3, 2017 – Present 115th
116th
117th
118th 		Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Incumbent.

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

See also

References

  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. ^ a b Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
  4. ^ Illinois Congressional District 8, Illinois Board of Elections
  5. ^ US Constitution, Article One, Section Two, Clause Two: Qualifications of Members of the House of Representatives Article One of the United States Constitution#Clause 2: Qualifications of Members
  6. ^ "Tammy Duckworth running for Congress again, in redrawn 8th". Chicago Sun Times. July 6, 2011. Retrieved July 9, 2011.
  7. ^ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  8. ^ "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  9. ^ "Illinois General Election 2016". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  10. ^ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
  11. ^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

Sources

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