Illinois's 8th congressional district
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.
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.tif.png) Illinois's 8th congressional district since January 3, 2013 | |||
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| Area | 206 sq mi (530 km2) | ||
| Distribution |
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| Population (2011 est.) | 724,644 | ||
| Median income | $69,386[1] | ||
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+8[2][3] | ||
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
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.
Voting
| Election results from presidential races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2016 | President | Clinton 58.1 - 36.4% |
| 2012 | President | Obama 58 - 41%[3] |
| 2008 | President | Obama 62 - 37%[3] |
| 2004 | President | Bush 55 - 44% |
| 2000 | President | Bush 55 - 42% |
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress |
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District created |
March 4, 1853 | ||||
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Independent Democrat | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Redistricted from the 1st district Retired | |
Vacant |
March 4, 1855 – November 4, 1856 | ||||
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November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 | 34th | Filled vacancy caused by resignation of Representative-elect Lyman Trumbull | ||
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March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | 35th | Lost Reelection | ||
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March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | 36th 37th |
Retired | ||
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March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | 38th | Lost reelection | ||
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March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 | 39th 40th 41st |
Retired | ||
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March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | 42nd | Redistricted to the 12th district | ||
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March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881 | 43rd 44th 45th 46th |
Retired | ||
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March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | 47th | Redistricted to the 9th district | ||
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March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | 48th | Redistricted from the 7th district Lost Reelection | ||
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March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | 49th 50th |
Retired | ||
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March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | 51st | Lost Reelection | ||
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March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | 52nd | Lost Reelection | ||
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March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | 53rd | Retired | ||
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March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | 54th 55th 56th 57th |
Redistricted from the 5th district Lost Reelection | ||
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March 4, 1903 – December 27, 1904 | 58th | Redistricted from the 5th district, Died | ||
Vacant |
December 27, 1904 – March 4, 1905 | ||||
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March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 | 59th 60th |
Retired | ||
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March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921 | 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
Retired | ||
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March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st |
Lost Reelection | ||
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March 4, 1931 – April 5, 1932 | Lost Reelection | 72nd | ||
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April 5, 1932 – March 3, 1933 | Lost Reelection | 72nd | ||
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March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | 73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th |
Lost Reelection | ||
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January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th |
Retired | ||
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January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1993 | 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd |
Redistricted to the 5th district | ||
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January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 | 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th |
Redistricted from the 12th district, lost reelection | ||
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January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 | 109th 110th 111th |
Lost reelection | ||
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January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | 112th | Lost reelection | ||
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January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | 113th 114th |
Retired to become U.S. Senator | ||
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January 3, 2017 – Present | 115th 116th |
Incumbent | ||
Historical district boundaries
References
- Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- "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. p. 572. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
- Illinois Congressional District 8, Illinois Board of Elections
- 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
- "Tammy Duckworth running for Congress again, in redrawn 8th". Chicago Sun Times. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
Sources
- 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