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 mi^2
Distribution	63.7% urban, 36.3% rural
Population (2011 est.)	707,238
Median income	$54,571
Ethnicity	91.4% White, 3.9% Black, 2.4% Asian, 2.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 0.6% other
Cook PVI	R+11[1]

The 18th Congressional District of Illinois covers central and western Illinois, including all or part of Jacksonville, Peoria, Quincy, and Springfield. Republican Aaron Schock had represented the district since January 2009, but resigned March 31, 2015.^[2] Special elections were called to select Schock's replacement, with a primary on July 7 and the main election on September 10, 2015,^[3] which was won by Republican State Senator Darin LaHood.^[4]

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.

During the time that the 18th district included Bradley University, the district was represented from 1949 to 2015 by men who had attended Bradley, and from 1957 from 2015 by a Bradley graduate.

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.^[5] 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. You can help!]
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.[6]
Aaron Schock	Republican	January 3, 2009 – March 31, 2015	Resigned.[7]
Vacant		March 31, 2015 – September 10, 2015
Darin LaHood	Republican	September 10, 2015 – Present	Elected to finish Schock's term.

Election results

Illinois's 18th congressional district: Results 1994–2015^[8]

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%		143,110	59%
1998		(no candidate)				158,175	100%	*
2000		Joyce Harant	85,317	33%		173,706	67%
2002		(no candidate)				192,567	100%
2004		Steve Waterworth	91,548	30%		216,047	70%
2006		73,052	33%		150,194	67%
2008		Colleen Callahan	117,642	38%		Aaron Schock	182,589	59%	*
2010		Deirdre "D.K." Hirner	57,046	26%		152,868	69%	*
2012		Steve Waterworth	85,164		244,467	74%
2014		Darrel Miller	62,377	25%		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.^[9]

2010

Recent election results from presidential races

Year	Results
2000	Bush 54–43%
2004	Bush 58–42%
2008	McCain 54–44%[1]
2012	Romney 61–37%[1]

Living former members from the district

As of May 2015, three 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)
Robert H. Michel	1957–1995	March 2, 1923
Ray LaHood	1995–2009	December 6, 1945
Aaron Schock	2009–2015	May 28, 1981

Historical district boundaries

2003–2013

See also

• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. 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.
2. "Rep. Aaron Schock Plans to Resign in Wake of Spending Probe". The Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
3. Garcia, Monique (April 14, 2015). "Judge sets special election dates for Schock seat in Congress". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
4. "Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock". Chicago Tribune. September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
5. Illinois Congressional District 18, Illinois Board of Elections
6. Retirement Announcement of Rep. Ray LaHood (Part 1 of 3). YouTube. August 11, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
7. 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.
8. "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
9. "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 .

• 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

• 2006 election from The Washington Post
  • 18th District census profile, 2006
• 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

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