Illinois's 13th congressional district

Illinois's 13th congressional district
	Illinois's 13th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
	Rodney L. Davis; R–Taylorville
Area	5,794 sq mi (15,010 km2)
Distribution	78.9% urban; 21.1% rural;
Population (2011 est.)	712,716
Median income	$51,229[1]
Ethnicity	82.7% white; 11.3% black; 3.5% Asian; 3.1% Hispanic; 1.9% Two or more races; 0.5% other; 0.1% Native American; 0.0% Pacific Islands Americans;
Cook PVI	R+3[2][3]

The 13th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Republican Rodney L. Davis.

2011 redistricting

The district from 2003 to 2013

The congressional district covers parts of Bond, Champaign, Madison, McLean and Sangamon counties, and all of Christian, Calhoun, De Witt, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Montgomery and Piatt counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bloomington, Carlinville, Champaign, Decatur, Godfrey, Taylorville and Urbana are included.[4] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

Elections

2012 election

2014 election

The Republican and Democratic primaries took place on March 18, 2014. In the Republican primary, incumbent Rodney L. Davis defeated fellow Republicans Erika Harold and Michael Firsching. In the Democratic primary, Ann Callis defeated George Gollin and David Green. Bill Byrnes had previously withdrawn from the Democratic primary. Josh Dill ran in the district as an Independent.

2016 election

2018 election

Voting

In the 2004 U.S. General Election, this district voted for George W. Bush with 55% to 45% for John Kerry. However, in 2008, the district flipped and voted for Barack Obama.

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2016	President	Trump 50 – 44%
2012	President	Romney 49 – 49%
2008	President	Obama 54 – 45%
2004	President	Bush 55 – 45%
2000	President	Bush 55 – 42%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created		March 4, 1863
William J. Allen	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Redistricted from the 9th district. [data unknown/missing]
Andrew J. Kuykendall	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	39th	[data unknown/missing]
Green B. Raum	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	40th	[data unknown/missing]
John M. Crebs	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	[data unknown/missing]
John McNulta	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	[data unknown/missing]
Adlai E. Stevenson	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data unknown/missing]
Thomas F. Tipton	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	[data unknown/missing]
Adlai E. Stevenson	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	[data unknown/missing]
Dietrich C. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	[data unknown/missing]
William M. Springer	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895	48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd	Redistricted from the 12th district. [data unknown/missing]
Vespasian Warner	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 19th district.
Robert R. Hitt	Republican	March 4, 1903 – September 20, 1906	58th 59th	Redistricted from the 9th district. Died.
Vacant		September 20, 1906 – November 6, 1906	59th
Frank O. Lowden	Republican	November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	Elected to finish Hitt's term. [data unknown/missing]
John C. McKenzie	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925	62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	[data unknown/missing]
William R. Johnson	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	69th 70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]
Leo E. Allen	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 16th district.
Ralph E. Church	Republican	January 3, 1949 – March 21, 1950	81st	Redistricted from the 10th district. Died.
Vacant		March 21, 1950 – January 3, 1951	81st
Marguerite S. Church	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1963	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	[data unknown/missing]
Donald Rumsfeld	Republican	January 3, 1963 – May 25, 1969	88th 89th 90th 91st	[data unknown/missing] Resigned to become Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Vacant		May 25, 1969 – November 25, 1969	91st
Phil Crane	Republican	November 25, 1969 – January 3, 1973	91st 92nd	Elected to finish Rumsfeld's term. Redistricted to the 12th district.
Robert McClory	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 12th district. [data unknown/missing]
John N. Erlenborn	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	98th	Redistricted from the 14th district. [data unknown/missing]
Harris W. Fawell	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1999	99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	[data unknown/missing]
Judy Biggert	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 11th district. Lost re-election.
Rodney L. Davis	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th	[data unknown/missing]

References

https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=13
"Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 583–585. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
Illinois Congressional District 13, Illinois Board of Elections

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

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[1] ttps://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=13

[Cook-2] "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.

[Barone2014-3] Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 583–585. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.

[4] Illinois Congressional District 13, Illinois Board of Elections