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.mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox vcard; width=200px;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above summary">Illinois's 8th congressional district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="mapframe-withOverlay-container floatright noresize" style="height:300px;overflow:hidden;width:400px;position:relative"><div 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href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Illinois" title="List of United States representatives from Illinois">Representative</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding-left:0.5em; border-left:0.5em solid transparent; border-color:#3333FF"><a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">D</a>–<a href="/wiki/Schaumburg,_Illinois" title="Schaumburg, Illinois">Schaumburg</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">291.5 sq mi (755 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Distribution</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>100.0% urban</li><li>0.0% rural</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Population (2023)</th><td class="infobox-data">730,604</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Median household<br />income</th><td class="infobox-data">$94,702<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;">Ethnicity</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>54.4% <a href="/wiki/White_Americans" title="White Americans">White</a></li><li>23.8% <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic</a></li><li>14.3% <a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a></li><li>4.3% <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">Black</a></li><li>2.8% <a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Two or more races</a></li><li>0.5% other</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="white-space: nowrap;"><a href="/wiki/Cook_Partisan_Voting_Index" title="Cook Partisan Voting Index">Cook PVI</a></th><td class="infobox-data">D+6<sup id="cite_ref-Cook_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Cook-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>8th congressional district of Illinois</b> is a <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_congressional_districts" title="List of United States congressional districts">congressional district</a> in the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> that has been represented by <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a> since 2017. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011_redistricting">2011 redistricting</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 2011 redistricting"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The congressional district covers parts of <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County</a>, <a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage County</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kane_County,_Illinois" title="Kane County, Illinois">Kane County</a>, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 United States census</a>. All or parts of <a href="/wiki/Addison,_Illinois" title="Addison, Illinois">Addison</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington_Heights,_Illinois" title="Arlington Heights, Illinois">Arlington Heights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Barrington_Hills,_Illinois" title="Barrington Hills, Illinois">Barrington Hills</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bloomingdale,_Illinois" title="Bloomingdale, Illinois">Bloomingdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carol_Stream,_Illinois" title="Carol Stream, Illinois">Carol Stream</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carpentersville,_Illinois" title="Carpentersville, Illinois">Carpentersville</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Dundee,_Illinois" title="East Dundee, Illinois">East Dundee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Elk_Grove_Village,_Illinois" title="Elk Grove Village, Illinois">Elk Grove Village</a>, <a href="/wiki/Glendale_Heights,_Illinois" title="Glendale Heights, Illinois">Glendale Heights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hanover_Park,_Illinois" title="Hanover Park, Illinois">Hanover Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois" title="Hoffman Estates, Illinois">Hoffman Estates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lombard,_Illinois" title="Lombard, Illinois">Lombard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Palatine,_Illinois" title="Palatine, Illinois">Palatine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Meadows,_Illinois" title="Rolling Meadows, Illinois">Rolling Meadows</a>, <a href="/wiki/Roselle,_Illinois" title="Roselle, Illinois">Roselle</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schaumburg,_Illinois" title="Schaumburg, Illinois">Schaumburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Elgin,_Illinois" title="South Elgin, Illinois">South Elgin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Streamwood,_Illinois" title="Streamwood, Illinois">Streamwood</a>, <a href="/wiki/Villa_Park,_Illinois" title="Villa Park, Illinois">Villa Park</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wood_Dale,_Illinois" title="Wood Dale, Illinois">Wood Dale</a> are included.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Composition">Composition</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Composition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <th># </th> <th>County </th> <th>Seat </th> <th>Population </th></tr> <tr> <td>31 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a> </td> <td>5,087,072 </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wheaton,_Illinois" title="Wheaton, Illinois">Wheaton</a> </td> <td>921,213 </td></tr> <tr> <td>89 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kane_County,_Illinois" title="Kane County, Illinois">Kane</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Geneva,_Illinois" title="Geneva, Illinois">Geneva</a> </td> <td>514,982 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cities_and_CDPS_with_10,000_or_more_people"><span id="Cities_and_CDPS_with_10.2C000_or_more_people"></span>Cities and CDPS with 10,000 or more people</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Cities and CDPS with 10,000 or more people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a> – 2,665,039</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin</a> – 114,797</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schaumburg,_Illinois" title="Schaumburg, Illinois">Schaumburg</a> – 78,723</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arlington_Heights,_Illinois" title="Arlington Heights, Illinois">Arlington Heights</a> – 77,676</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palatine,_Illinois" title="Palatine, Illinois">Palatine</a> – 67,908</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Des_Plaines,_Illinois" title="Des Plaines, Illinois">Des Plaines</a> – 60,675</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Prospect,_Illinois" title="Mount Prospect, Illinois">Mount Prospect</a> – 56,852</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois" title="Hoffman Estates, Illinois">Hoffman Estates</a> – 52,530</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bartlett,_Illinois" title="Bartlett, Illinois">Barlett</a> – 41,105</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Stream,_Illinois" title="Carol Stream, Illinois">Carol Stream</a> – 39,854</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Streamwood,_Illinois" title="Streamwood, Illinois">Streamwood</a> – 39,577</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carpentersville,_Illinois" title="Carpentersville, Illinois">Carpentersville</a> – 39,983</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanover_Park,_Illinois" title="Hanover Park, Illinois">Hanover Park</a> – 37,470</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Addison,_Illinois" title="Addison, Illinois">Addison</a> – 35,702</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glendale_Heights,_Illinois" title="Glendale Heights, Illinois">Glendale Heights</a> – 33,176</li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Illinois" title="St. Charles, Illinois">St. Charles</a> – 33,081</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elk_Grove_Village,_Illinois" title="Elk Grove Village, Illinois">Elk Grove Village</a> – 32,812</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algonquin,_Illinois" title="Algonquin, Illinois">Algonquin</a> – 29,700</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glen_Ellyn,_Illinois" title="Glen Ellyn, Illinois">Glen Ellyn</a> – 28,846</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huntley,_Illinois" title="Huntley, Illinois">Huntley</a> – 28,008</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batavia,_Illinois" title="Batavia, Illinois">Batavia</a> – 26,098</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Meadows,_Illinois" title="Rolling Meadows, Illinois">Rolling Meadows</a> – 24,200</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Elgin,_Illinois" title="South Elgin, Illinois">South Elgin</a> – 23,865</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roselle,_Illinois" title="Roselle, Illinois">Roselle</a> – 22,897</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bloomingdale,_Illinois" title="Bloomingdale, Illinois">Bloomingdale</a> – 22,382</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Geneva,_Illinois" title="Geneva, Illinois">Geneva</a> – 21,393</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norridge,_Illinois" title="Norridge, Illinois">Norridge</a> – 15,251</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wood_Dale,_Illinois" title="Wood Dale, Illinois">Wood Dale</a> – 14,012</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pingree_Grove,_Illinois" title="Pingree Grove, Illinois">Pingree Grove</a> – 10,365</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2,5000_–_10,000_people"><span id="2.2C5000_.E2.80.93_10.2C000_people"></span>2,5000 – 10,000 people</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 2,5000 – 10,000 people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Itasca,_Illinois" title="Itasca, Illinois">Itasca</a> – 9,543</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gilberts,_Illinois" title="Gilberts, Illinois">Gilberts</a> – 8,366</li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Dundee,_Illinois" title="West Dundee, Illinois">West Dundee</a> – 7,686</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hampshire,_Illinois" title="Hampshire, Illinois">Hampshire</a> – 7,667</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Inverness,_Illinois" title="Inverness, Illinois">Inverness</a> – 7,616</li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Barrington,_Illinois" title="South Barrington, Illinois">South Barrington</a> – 5,077</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barrington_Hills,_Illinois" title="Barrington Hills, Illinois">Barrington Hills</a> – 4,114</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosemont,_Illinois" title="Rosemont, Illinois">Rosemont</a> – 3,952</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sleepy_Hollow,_Illinois" title="Sleepy Hollow, Illinois">Sleepy Hollow</a> – 3,214</li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Dundee,_Illinois" title="East Dundee, Illinois">East Dundee</a> – 3,152</li></ul> <p>As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be based partially in northern <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> County, and now parts of northern <a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage</a> County and northeast <a href="/wiki/Kane_County,_Illinois" title="Kane County, Illinois">Kane</a> County, as well as part of the <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a> neighborhood of <a href="/wiki/O%27Hare,_Chicago" title="O'Hare, Chicago">O'Hare</a>. </p><p>The 8th district takes in the <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> County communities of <a href="/wiki/Schaumburg,_Illinois" title="Schaumburg, Illinois">Schaumburg</a> (shared with DuPage County), <a href="/wiki/Rosemont,_Illinois" title="Rosemont, Illinois">Rosemont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Meadows,_Illinois" title="Rolling Meadows, Illinois">Rolling Meadows</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Barrington,_Illinois" title="South Barrington, Illinois">South Barrington</a>, and <a href="/wiki/East_Dundee,_Illinois" title="East Dundee, Illinois">East Dundee</a> (shared with Kane County); most of <a href="/wiki/Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois" title="Hoffman Estates, Illinois">Hoffman Estates</a>, <a href="/wiki/Streamwood,_Illinois" title="Streamwood, Illinois">Streamwood</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin</a> (shared with Kane County); half of <a href="/wiki/Des_Plaines,_Illinois" title="Des Plaines, Illinois">Des Plaines</a>; the majority of <a href="/wiki/Elk_Grove_Village,_Illinois" title="Elk Grove Village, Illinois">Elk Grove Village</a> west of Tome Rd (shared with DuPage County); part of <a href="/wiki/Palatine,_Illinois" title="Palatine, Illinois">Palatine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Norridge,_Illinois" title="Norridge, Illinois">Norridge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rosemont,_Illinois" title="Rosemont, Illinois">Rosemont</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arlington_Heights,_Illinois" title="Arlington Heights, Illinois">Arlington Heights</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hanover_Park,_Illinois" title="Hanover Park, Illinois">Hanover Park</a> (shared with DuPage County), and <a href="/wiki/Inverness,_Illinois" title="Inverness, Illinois">Inverness</a>; and part of <a href="/wiki/Mount_Prospect,_Illinois" title="Mount Prospect, Illinois">Mount Prospect</a> between Dempster St and W Lonnquist Blvd. </p><p>DuPage County is split between this district and the <a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 3rd congressional district">3rd district</a>. They are partitioned by Bartlett Rd, Old Wayne Golf Course, St Charles Rd, Fair Oaks Rd, Timber Ln, Woodcreek Ln N, Wayne Oaks Dam Reservoir, Morton Rd, Pawnee Dr, County Farm Rd, Highway 64, Gary Ave Della Ave, West St, Geneva Rd, Bloomingdale's Rd, Glendale Lakes Golf Club, President St, Gilberto St, Schubert Ave, Opal Ave, Stevenson Dr, Highway 4, Polo Club Dr, Canadian National Railway, East Branch Park, Army Trail Rd, Belmont Pl, Addison Trail High School, Woodland Ave, 7th Ave, Lake St, 3rd Ave, Eggerding Dr, Mill Rd, Highway 290, Addison Rd, Oak Meadows Golf & Banquets, Central Ave, Canadian Pacific Railway, Wood Dale Rd, Elmhurt St, and Lively Blvd. The 8th district takes in the communities of <a href="/wiki/Bloomingdale,_Illinois" title="Bloomingdale, Illinois">Bloomingdale</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schaumburg,_Illinois" title="Schaumburg, Illinois">Schaumburg</a> (shared with Cook County), <a href="/wiki/Roselle,_Illinois" title="Roselle, Illinois">Roselle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Itasca,_Illinois" title="Itasca, Illinois">Itasca</a>; most of <a href="/wiki/Carol_Stream,_Illinois" title="Carol Stream, Illinois">Carol Stream</a>; the majority of <a href="/wiki/Elk_Grove_Village,_Illinois" title="Elk Grove Village, Illinois">Elk Grove Village</a> west of Tome Rd (shared with DuPage County); part of <a href="/wiki/Hanover_Park,_Illinois" title="Hanover Park, Illinois">Hanover Park</a> (shared with Cook County); eastern <a href="/wiki/Bartlett,_Illinois" title="Bartlett, Illinois">Bartlett</a>; western <a href="/wiki/Wood_Dale,_Illinois" title="Wood Dale, Illinois">Wood Dale</a>; northwestern <a href="/wiki/Addison,_Illinois" title="Addison, Illinois">Addison</a>; part of <a href="/wiki/Glen_Ellyn,_Illinois" title="Glen Ellyn, Illinois">Glen Ellyn</a>; and part of northern <a href="/wiki/Glendale_Heights,_Illinois" title="Glendale Heights, Illinois">Glendale Heights</a>. </p><p>Kane County is split between this district and the <a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 11th congressional district">11th district</a>. They are partitioned by Illinois Highway 47, Regency Parkway, Farm Hill Dr, Del Webb Blvd, Jane Adams Memorial Tollway, Sandwald Rd, Ridgecrest Dr, Brier Hill Rd/Illinois Highway 47, Coombs Rd, Shadow Hill Dr, Campton Hills Dr, West Main St, South Tyler Rd, Division St, Fox River, North Washington Ave, Douglas Rd, Orion Rd, and East Fabyan Parkway. The 8th district takes in the communities of <a href="/wiki/East_Dundee,_Illinois" title="East Dundee, Illinois">East Dundee</a> (shared with Cook County), <a href="/wiki/West_Dundee,_Illinois" title="West Dundee, Illinois">West Dundee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carpentersville,_Illinois" title="Carpentersville, Illinois">Carpentersville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sleepy_Hollow,_Illinois" title="Sleepy Hollow, Illinois">Sleepy Hollow</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Elgin,_Illinois" title="South Elgin, Illinois">South Elgin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gilberts,_Illinois" title="Gilberts, Illinois">Gilberts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pingree_Grove,_Illinois" title="Pingree Grove, Illinois">Pingree Grove</a>; most of <a href="/wiki/Elgin,_Illinois" title="Elgin, Illinois">Elgin</a> (shared with Cook County); half of <a href="/wiki/St._Charles,_Illinois" title="St. Charles, Illinois">St. Charles</a>; southern <a href="/wiki/Algonquin,_Illinois" title="Algonquin, Illinois">Algonquin</a>; western <a href="/wiki/Wayne,_Illinois" title="Wayne, Illinois">Wayne</a> and <a href="/wiki/Barrington_Hills,_Illinois" title="Barrington Hills, Illinois">Barrington Hills</a>; eastern <a href="/wiki/Hampshire,_Illinois" title="Hampshire, Illinois">Hampshire</a>; southeastern <a href="/wiki/Huntley,_Illinois" title="Huntley, Illinois">Huntley</a>; a portion of <a href="/wiki/Geneva,_Illinois" title="Geneva, Illinois">Geneva</a> east of the Fox River; and part of <a href="/wiki/Batavia,_Illinois" title="Batavia, Illinois">Batavia</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Recent_election_results_from_statewide_races">Recent election results from statewide races</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Recent election results from statewide races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Year </th> <th>Office </th> <th>Results<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th></tr> <tr> <td>2008 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2008 United States presidential election in Illinois">President</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Obama</a> 59% - 40% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2012 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2012 United States presidential election in Illinois">President</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Obama</a> 55% - 45% </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2016 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2016 United States presidential election in Illinois">President</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Hillary_Clinton" title="Hillary Clinton">Clinton</a> 55% - 39% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" title="2016 United States Senate election in Illinois">Senate</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Duckworth</a> 52% - 42% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2016_Illinois_Comptroller_special_election" title="2016 Illinois Comptroller special election">Comptroller (Spec.)</a> </td> <td align="right" style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Leslie_Munger" title="Leslie Munger">Munger</a> 48% - 45% </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5">2018 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Illinois_gubernatorial_election" title="2018 Illinois gubernatorial election">Governor</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/JB_Pritzker" title="JB Pritzker">Pritzker</a> 51% - 43% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Illinois_Attorney_General_election" title="2018 Illinois Attorney General election">Attorney General</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Kwame_Raoul" title="Kwame Raoul">Raoul</a> 53% - 44% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Illinois_elections#Secretary_of_state" title="2018 Illinois elections">Secretary of State</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Jesse_White_(politician)" title="Jesse White (politician)">White</a> 66% - 31% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Illinois_elections#Comptroller" title="2018 Illinois elections">Comptroller</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Susana_Mendoza" title="Susana Mendoza">Mendoza</a> 58% - 39% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2018_Illinois_elections#Treasurer" title="2018 Illinois elections">Treasurer</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Frerichs" title="Mike Frerichs">Frerichs</a> 54% - 42% </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2020 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2020 United States presidential election in Illinois">President</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biden" title="Joe Biden">Biden</a> 57% - 41% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" title="2020 United States Senate election in Illinois">Senate</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Dick_Durbin" title="Dick Durbin">Durbin</a> 55% - 40% </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">2022 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" title="2022 United States Senate election in Illinois">Senate</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Duckworth</a> 56% - 42% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_gubernatorial_election" title="2022 Illinois gubernatorial election">Governor</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/JB_Pritzker" title="JB Pritzker">Pritzker</a> 55% - 42% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_Attorney_General_election" title="2022 Illinois Attorney General election">Attorney General</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Kwame_Raoul" title="Kwame Raoul">Raoul</a> 55% - 43% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_Secretary_of_State_election" title="2022 Illinois Secretary of State election">Secretary of State</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Alexi_Giannoulias" title="Alexi Giannoulias">Giannoulias</a> 55% - 43% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_elections#Comptroller" title="2022 Illinois elections">Comptroller</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Susana_Mendoza" title="Susana Mendoza">Mendoza</a> 56% - 42% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/2022_Illinois_elections#Treasurer" title="2022 Illinois elections">Treasurer</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Mike_Frerichs" title="Mike Frerichs">Frerichs</a> 53% - 44% </td></tr> <tr> <td>2024 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="2024 United States presidential election in Illinois">President</a> </td> <td align="right" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Kamala_Harris" title="Kamala Harris">Harris</a> 53% - 46% </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_members_representing_the_district">List of members representing the district</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: List of members representing the district"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Years </th> <th>Cong–<br />ress </th> <th>Electoral history </th> <th style="width:300px">Counties </th></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td colspan="6">District created March 4, 1853. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William.H.Bissel.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/William.H.Bissel.jpg/100px-William.H.Bissel.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="125" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/William.H.Bissel.jpg/150px-William.H.Bissel.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/William.H.Bissel.jpg/200px-William.H.Bissel.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_Henry_Bissell" title="William Henry Bissell">William Henry Bissell</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois" title="Belleville, Illinois">Belleville</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background:#87CEFA"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Democrat" title="Independent Democrat">Independent<br />Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1853 –<br />March 3, 1855 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/33rd_United_States_Congress" title="33rd United States Congress">33rd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricted</a> from the <span data-sort-value="Illinois01 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 1st congressional district">1st district</a></span> and <a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">re-elected in 1852</a>.<br />Retired. </td> <td rowspan="5"><b>1853–1863</b><br /><span style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup (August 2021)">data missing</span></a></i>]</span> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td colspan="2"><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1855 –<br />November 4, 1856 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/34th_United_States_Congress" title="34th United States Congress">34th</a> </td> <td>Representative-elect <a href="/wiki/Lyman_Trumbull" title="Lyman Trumbull">Lyman Trumbull</a> was <a href="/wiki/1855_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1855 United States Senate election in Illinois">elected to the U.S. Senate</a> on February 8, 1855.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:James_L._D._Morrison_(Illinois_Congressman).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/James_L._D._Morrison_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-James_L._D._Morrison_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/James_L._D._Morrison_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/150px-James_L._D._Morrison_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/James_L._D._Morrison_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/200px-James_L._D._Morrison_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="626" data-file-height="738" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/James_L._D._Morrison" title="James L. D. Morrison">James L. D. Morrison</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/McLeansboro,_Illinois" title="McLeansboro, Illinois">McLeansboro</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">November 4, 1856 –<br />March 3, 1857 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/34th_United_States_Congress" title="34th United States Congress">34th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1856_Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1856 Illinois's 8th congressional district special election">Elected to finish Trumbull's term</a>.<br />Retired. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RobertSmithIL.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/RobertSmithIL.jpg/100px-RobertSmithIL.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/RobertSmithIL.jpg/150px-RobertSmithIL.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/RobertSmithIL.jpg/200px-RobertSmithIL.jpg 2x" data-file-width="539" data-file-height="709" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_Smith_(representative)" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert Smith (representative)">Robert Smith</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Alton,_Illinois" title="Alton, Illinois">Alton</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1857 –<br />March 3, 1859 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/35th_United_States_Congress" title="35th United States Congress">35th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1856 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1856</a>.<br />Lost renomination. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PhilipBFouke.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/PhilipBFouke.jpg/100px-PhilipBFouke.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="107" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/PhilipBFouke.jpg/150px-PhilipBFouke.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b2/PhilipBFouke.jpg 2x" data-file-width="155" data-file-height="166" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Philip_B._Fouke" title="Philip B. Fouke">Philip B. Fouke</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Belleville,_Illinois" title="Belleville, Illinois">Belleville</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1859 –<br />March 3, 1863 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/36th_United_States_Congress" title="36th United States Congress">36th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/37th_United_States_Congress" title="37th United States Congress">37th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1858_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1858 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1858</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1860 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1860</a>.<br />Retired. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_Todd_Stuart.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/John_Todd_Stuart.jpg/100px-John_Todd_Stuart.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/John_Todd_Stuart.jpg/150px-John_Todd_Stuart.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/John_Todd_Stuart.jpg/200px-John_Todd_Stuart.jpg 2x" data-file-width="290" data-file-height="432" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/John_T._Stuart" title="John T. Stuart">John T. Stuart</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1863 –<br />March 3, 1865 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/38th_United_States_Congress" title="38th United States Congress">38th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1862_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1862 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1862</a>.<br />Lost re-election. </td> <td rowspan="3"><b>1863–1873</b><br /><a href="/wiki/DeWitt_County,_Illinois" title="DeWitt County, Illinois">DeWitt</a>, <a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Livingston County, Illinois">Livingston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Logan_County,_Illinois" title="Logan County, Illinois">Logan</a>, <a href="/wiki/McLean_County,_Illinois" title="McLean County, Illinois">McLean</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sangamon_County,_Illinois" title="Sangamon County, Illinois">Sangamon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tazewell_County,_Illinois" title="Tazewell County, Illinois">Tazewell</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Woodford_County,_Illinois" title="Woodford County, Illinois">Woodford</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shelby_Moore_Cullom-cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Shelby_Moore_Cullom-cropped.jpg/100px-Shelby_Moore_Cullom-cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Shelby_Moore_Cullom-cropped.jpg/150px-Shelby_Moore_Cullom-cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/37/Shelby_Moore_Cullom-cropped.jpg/200px-Shelby_Moore_Cullom-cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1355" data-file-height="1533" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Shelby_Moore_Cullom" class="mw-redirect" title="Shelby Moore Cullom">Shelby Moore Cullom</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1865 –<br />March 3, 1871 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/39th_United_States_Congress" title="39th United States Congress">39th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/40th_United_States_Congress" title="40th United States Congress">40th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/41st_United_States_Congress" title="41st United States Congress">41st</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1864</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1866_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1866 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1866</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1868</a>.<br />Retired. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JamesCarrollRobinson.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/JamesCarrollRobinson.jpg/100px-JamesCarrollRobinson.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="144" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/JamesCarrollRobinson.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="118" data-file-height="170" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/James_Carroll_Robinson" title="James Carroll Robinson">James Carroll Robinson</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Springfield,_Illinois" title="Springfield, Illinois">Springfield</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1871 –<br />March 3, 1873 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/42nd_United_States_Congress" title="42nd United States Congress">42nd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1870</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricted</a> to the <span data-sort-value="Illinois12 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 12th congressional district">12th district</a></span>. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greenbury_Lafayette_Fort.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Greenbury_Lafayette_Fort.jpg/100px-Greenbury_Lafayette_Fort.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="122" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Greenbury_Lafayette_Fort.jpg/150px-Greenbury_Lafayette_Fort.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Greenbury_Lafayette_Fort.jpg/200px-Greenbury_Lafayette_Fort.jpg 2x" data-file-width="261" data-file-height="319" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Greenbury_L._Fort" title="Greenbury L. Fort">Greenbury L. Fort</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Lacon,_Illinois" title="Lacon, Illinois">Lacon</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1873 –<br />March 3, 1881 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/43rd_United_States_Congress" title="43rd United States Congress">43rd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/44th_United_States_Congress" title="44th United States Congress">44th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/45th_United_States_Congress" title="45th United States Congress">45th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/46th_United_States_Congress" title="46th United States Congress">46th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1872</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1874</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1876</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1878</a>.<br />Retired. </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>1873–1883</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Ford_County,_Illinois" title="Ford County, Illinois">Ford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iroquois_County,_Illinois" title="Iroquois County, Illinois">Iroquois</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kankakee_County,_Illinois" title="Kankakee County, Illinois">Kankakee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Livingston_County,_Illinois" title="Livingston County, Illinois">Livingston</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marshall_County,_Illinois" title="Marshall County, Illinois">Marshall</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Woodford_County,_Illinois" title="Woodford County, Illinois">Woodford</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lewis_E._Payson_(Illinois_Congressman).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Lewis_E._Payson_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Lewis_E._Payson_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Lewis_E._Payson_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/150px-Lewis_E._Payson_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Lewis_E._Payson_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/200px-Lewis_E._Payson_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="307" data-file-height="483" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lewis_E._Payson" title="Lewis E. Payson">Lewis E. Payson</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Pontiac,_Illinois" title="Pontiac, Illinois">Pontiac</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1881 –<br />March 3, 1883 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/47th_United_States_Congress" title="47th United States Congress">47th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1880</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricted</a> to the <span data-sort-value="Illinois09 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 9th congressional district">9th district</a></span>. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamCullen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/WilliamCullen.jpg/100px-WilliamCullen.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/WilliamCullen.jpg/150px-WilliamCullen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/WilliamCullen.jpg/200px-WilliamCullen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="347" data-file-height="463" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_Cullen_(representative)" title="William Cullen (representative)">William Cullen</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Ottawa,_Illinois" title="Ottawa, Illinois">Ottawa</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1883 –<br />March 3, 1885 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/48th_United_States_Congress" title="48th United States Congress">48th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricted</a> from the <span data-sort-value="Illinois07 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 7th congressional district">7th district</a></span> and <a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">re-elected in 1882</a>.<br />Lost renomination. </td> <td rowspan="5"><b>1883–1895</b><br /><a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grundy_County,_Illinois" title="Grundy County, Illinois">Grundy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kendall_County,_Illinois" title="Kendall County, Illinois">Kendall</a>, <a href="/wiki/LaSalle_County,_Illinois" title="LaSalle County, Illinois">LaSalle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Will_County,_Illinois" title="Will County, Illinois">Will</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ralph_Plumb_(1816%E2%80%931903).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Ralph_Plumb_%281816%E2%80%931903%29.png/100px-Ralph_Plumb_%281816%E2%80%931903%29.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="102" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Ralph_Plumb_%281816%E2%80%931903%29.png/150px-Ralph_Plumb_%281816%E2%80%931903%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e2/Ralph_Plumb_%281816%E2%80%931903%29.png/200px-Ralph_Plumb_%281816%E2%80%931903%29.png 2x" data-file-width="435" data-file-height="442" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Plumb" title="Ralph Plumb">Ralph Plumb</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Streator,_Illinois" title="Streator, Illinois">Streator</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1885 –<br />March 3, 1889 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/49th_United_States_Congress" title="49th United States Congress">49th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/50th_United_States_Congress" title="50th United States Congress">50th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1884</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1886</a>.<br />Retired. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_A._Hill_(Illinois_Congressman).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Charles_A._Hill_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Charles_A._Hill_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="187" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Charles_A._Hill_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/150px-Charles_A._Hill_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Charles_A._Hill_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/200px-Charles_A._Hill_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="219" data-file-height="409" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Hill" title="Charles A. Hill">Charles A. Hill</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Joliet,_Illinois" title="Joliet, Illinois">Joliet</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1889 –<br />March 3, 1891 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/51st_United_States_Congress" title="51st United States Congress">51st</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1888</a>.<br />Lost re-election. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Lewis_Steward.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Lewis_Steward.jpg/100px-Lewis_Steward.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/Lewis_Steward.jpg/150px-Lewis_Steward.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/Lewis_Steward.jpg 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="297" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Lewis_Steward" title="Lewis Steward">Lewis Steward</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Plano,_Illinois" title="Plano, Illinois">Plano</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1891 –<br />March 3, 1893 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/52nd_United_States_Congress" title="52nd United States Congress">52nd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1890</a>.<br />Lost re-election. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_A._Childs_(Illinois_Congressman).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Robert_A._Childs_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Robert_A._Childs_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="113" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Robert_A._Childs_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/150px-Robert_A._Childs_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4a/Robert_A._Childs_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/200px-Robert_A._Childs_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="422" data-file-height="477" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Childs" title="Robert A. Childs">Robert A. Childs</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hinsdale,_Illinois" title="Hinsdale, Illinois">Hinsdale</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1893 –<br />March 3, 1895 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/53rd_United_States_Congress" title="53rd United States Congress">53rd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1892</a>.<br />Retired. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_J._Hopkins.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Albert_J._Hopkins.jpg/100px-Albert_J._Hopkins.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Albert_J._Hopkins.jpg/150px-Albert_J._Hopkins.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Albert_J._Hopkins.jpg/200px-Albert_J._Hopkins.jpg 2x" data-file-width="720" data-file-height="948" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Albert_J._Hopkins" title="Albert J. Hopkins">Albert J. Hopkins</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Aurora,_Illinois" title="Aurora, Illinois">Aurora</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1895 –<br />March 3, 1903 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/54th_United_States_Congress" title="54th United States Congress">54th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/55th_United_States_Congress" title="55th United States Congress">55th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/56th_United_States_Congress" title="56th United States Congress">56th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/57th_United_States_Congress" title="57th United States Congress">57th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricted</a> from the <span data-sort-value="Illinois05 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 5th congressional district">5th district</a></span> and <a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">re-elected in 1894</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1896</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1898</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1900</a>.<br />Retired to <a href="/wiki/1903_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1903 United States Senate election in Illinois">run for U.S. senator</a>. </td> <td><b>1895–1903</b><br /><a href="/wiki/DeKalb_County,_Illinois" title="DeKalb County, Illinois">DeKalb</a>, <a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grundy_County,_Illinois" title="Grundy County, Illinois">Grundy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kane_County,_Illinois" title="Kane County, Illinois">Kane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kendall_County,_Illinois" title="Kendall County, Illinois">Kendall</a>, and <a href="/wiki/McHenry_County,_Illinois" title="McHenry County, Illinois">McHenry</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:WilliamFMahoney.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/WilliamFMahoney.jpg/100px-WilliamFMahoney.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/43/WilliamFMahoney.jpg/150px-WilliamFMahoney.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/43/WilliamFMahoney.jpg 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="242" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/William_F._Mahoney" title="William F. Mahoney">William F. Mahoney</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1903 –<br />December 27, 1904 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/58th_United_States_Congress" title="58th United States Congress">58th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricted</a> from the <span data-sort-value="Illinois05 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 5th congressional district">5th district</a></span> and <a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">re-elected in 1902</a>.<br />Died. </td> <td rowspan="4"><b>1903–1913</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td colspan="2"><i>Vacant</i> </td> <td nowrap="">December 27, 1904 –<br />March 3, 1905 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/58th_United_States_Congress" title="58th United States Congress">58th</a> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_McGavin_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Charles_McGavin_%28cropped%29.jpg/100px-Charles_McGavin_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Charles_McGavin_%28cropped%29.jpg/150px-Charles_McGavin_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Charles_McGavin_%28cropped%29.jpg/200px-Charles_McGavin_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="421" data-file-height="562" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Charles_McGavin" title="Charles McGavin">Charles McGavin</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1905 –<br />March 3, 1909 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/59th_United_States_Congress" title="59th United States Congress">59th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/60th_United_States_Congress" title="60th United States Congress">60th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1904</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1906</a>.<br />Retired. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td rowspan="2" align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ThomasGallagherIL.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/ThomasGallagherIL.jpg/100px-ThomasGallagherIL.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="135" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/ThomasGallagherIL.jpg/150px-ThomasGallagherIL.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/ThomasGallagherIL.jpg/200px-ThomasGallagherIL.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1496" data-file-height="2020" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Gallagher_(Illinois_politician)" title="Thomas Gallagher (Illinois politician)">Thomas Gallagher</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" nowrap="">March 4, 1909 –<br />March 3, 1921 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/61st_United_States_Congress" title="61st United States Congress">61st</a><br /><a href="/wiki/62nd_United_States_Congress" title="62nd United States Congress">62nd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/63rd_United_States_Congress" title="63rd United States Congress">63rd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/64th_United_States_Congress" title="64th United States Congress">64th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/65th_United_States_Congress" title="65th United States Congress">65th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/66th_United_States_Congress" title="66th United States Congress">66th</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1908</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1910</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1912</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1914</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1916</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1918</a>.<br />Retired. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td rowspan="6"><b>1913–1949</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:StanleyHKunz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/StanleyHKunz.jpg/100px-StanleyHKunz.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/StanleyHKunz.jpg/150px-StanleyHKunz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/StanleyHKunz.jpg/200px-StanleyHKunz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1870" data-file-height="2169" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Stanley_H._Kunz" title="Stanley H. Kunz">Stanley H. Kunz</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1921 –<br />March 3, 1931 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/67th_United_States_Congress" title="67th United States Congress">67th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/68th_United_States_Congress" title="68th United States Congress">68th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/69th_United_States_Congress" title="69th United States Congress">69th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/70th_United_States_Congress" title="70th United States Congress">70th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/71st_United_States_Congress" title="71st United States Congress">71st</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1920</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1922</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1924</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1926</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1928</a>.<br />Lost re-election. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><b><a href="/wiki/Peter_C._Granata" title="Peter C. Granata">Peter C. Granata</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1931 –<br />April 5, 1932 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/72nd_United_States_Congress" title="72nd United States Congress">72nd</a> </td> <td>Lost contested election. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:StanleyHKunz.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/StanleyHKunz.jpg/100px-StanleyHKunz.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/StanleyHKunz.jpg/150px-StanleyHKunz.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/StanleyHKunz.jpg/200px-StanleyHKunz.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1870" data-file-height="2169" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Stanley_H._Kunz" title="Stanley H. Kunz">Stanley H. Kunz</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">April 5, 1932 –<br />March 3, 1933 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/72nd_United_States_Congress" title="72nd United States Congress">72nd</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Won contested election</a>.<br />Lost renomination. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leo_Kocialkowski_(Illinois_Congressman).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Leo_Kocialkowski_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/100px-Leo_Kocialkowski_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/Leo_Kocialkowski_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg/150px-Leo_Kocialkowski_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bb/Leo_Kocialkowski_%28Illinois_Congressman%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="274" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Leo_Kocialkowski" title="Leo Kocialkowski">Leo Kocialkowski</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">March 4, 1933 –<br />January 3, 1943 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/73rd_United_States_Congress" title="73rd United States Congress">73rd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/74th_United_States_Congress" title="74th United States Congress">74th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/75th_United_States_Congress" title="75th United States Congress">75th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/76th_United_States_Congress" title="76th United States Congress">76th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/77th_United_States_Congress" title="77th United States Congress">77th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1932</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1934</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1936</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1938</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1940</a>.<br />Lost renomination. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td rowspan="3" align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ThomasSGordon.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/ThomasSGordon.jpg/100px-ThomasSGordon.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="153" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/ThomasSGordon.jpg/150px-ThomasSGordon.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/72/ThomasSGordon.jpg 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="268" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Gordon" title="Thomas S. Gordon">Thomas S. Gordon</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td rowspan="3" nowrap="">January 3, 1943 –<br />January 3, 1959 </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/78th_United_States_Congress" title="78th United States Congress">78th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/79th_United_States_Congress" title="79th United States Congress">79th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/80th_United_States_Congress" title="80th United States Congress">80th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/81st_United_States_Congress" title="81st United States Congress">81st</a><br /><a href="/wiki/82nd_United_States_Congress" title="82nd United States Congress">82nd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/83rd_United_States_Congress" title="83rd United States Congress">83rd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/84th_United_States_Congress" title="84th United States Congress">84th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/85th_United_States_Congress" title="85th United States Congress">85th</a> </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1942</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1944</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1946</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1948</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1950</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1952</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1954</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1956</a>.<br />Retired. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td><b>1949–1953</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td rowspan="2"><b>1953–1963</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td rowspan="5" align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rostenkowski,dan.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Rostenkowski%2Cdan.jpg/100px-Rostenkowski%2Cdan.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="118" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Rostenkowski%2Cdan.jpg/150px-Rostenkowski%2Cdan.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Rostenkowski%2Cdan.jpg 2x" data-file-width="200" data-file-height="236" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Dan_Rostenkowski" title="Dan Rostenkowski">Dan Rostenkowski</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago</a>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td rowspan="5" nowrap="">January 3, 1959 –<br />January 3, 1993 </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/86th_United_States_Congress" title="86th United States Congress">86th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/87th_United_States_Congress" title="87th United States Congress">87th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/88th_United_States_Congress" title="88th United States Congress">88th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/89th_United_States_Congress" title="89th United States Congress">89th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/90th_United_States_Congress" title="90th United States Congress">90th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/91st_United_States_Congress" title="91st United States Congress">91st</a><br /><a href="/wiki/92nd_United_States_Congress" title="92nd United States Congress">92nd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/93rd_United_States_Congress" title="93rd United States Congress">93rd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/94th_United_States_Congress" title="94th United States Congress">94th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/95th_United_States_Congress" title="95th United States Congress">95th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/96th_United_States_Congress" title="96th United States Congress">96th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/97th_United_States_Congress" title="97th United States Congress">97th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/98th_United_States_Congress" title="98th United States Congress">98th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/99th_United_States_Congress" title="99th United States Congress">99th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/100th_United_States_Congress" title="100th United States Congress">100th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/101st_United_States_Congress" title="101st United States Congress">101st</a><br /><a href="/wiki/102nd_United_States_Congress" title="102nd United States Congress">102nd</a> </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 1958</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1960</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1962</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1964</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1966</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1968</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1970</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1972</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1974</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1976</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1978</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1980</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1982</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1984</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1986</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1988</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1990</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricted</a> to the <span data-sort-value="Illinois05 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 5th congressional district">5th district</a></span>. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td><b>1963–1967</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td><b>1967–1973</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td><b>1973–1983</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td><b>1983–1993</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td rowspan="2" align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:PhilCrane.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/PhilCrane.jpg/100px-PhilCrane.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/PhilCrane.jpg/150px-PhilCrane.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/PhilCrane.jpg 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="241" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Phil_Crane" title="Phil Crane">Phil Crane</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Wauconda,_Illinois" title="Wauconda, Illinois">Wauconda</a>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" nowrap="">January 3, 1993 –<br />January 3, 2005 </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/103rd_United_States_Congress" title="103rd United States Congress">103rd</a><br /><a href="/wiki/104th_United_States_Congress" title="104th United States Congress">104th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/105th_United_States_Congress" title="105th United States Congress">105th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/106th_United_States_Congress" title="106th United States Congress">106th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/107th_United_States_Congress" title="107th United States Congress">107th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/108th_United_States_Congress" title="108th United States Congress">108th</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Redistricting" title="Redistricting">Redistricted</a> from the <span data-sort-value="Illinois12 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 12th congressional district">12th district</a></span> and <a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">re-elected in 1992</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1994</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1996</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 1998</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2000</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2002</a>.<br />Lost re-election. </td> <td><b>1993–2003</b><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_Illinois" title="Lake County, Illinois">Lake</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td rowspan="3"><b>2003–2013</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:United_States_House_of_Representatives,_Illinois_District_8_map.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_Illinois_District_8_map.gif/300px-United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_Illinois_District_8_map.gif" decoding="async" width="300" height="179" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_Illinois_District_8_map.gif/450px-United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_Illinois_District_8_map.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_Illinois_District_8_map.gif/600px-United_States_House_of_Representatives%2C_Illinois_District_8_map.gif 2x" data-file-width="635" data-file-height="379" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lake_County,_Illinois" title="Lake County, Illinois">Lake</a>, and <a href="/wiki/McHenry_County,_Illinois" title="McHenry County, Illinois">McHenry</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Melissa_Bean_Official.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Melissa_Bean_Official.jpg/100px-Melissa_Bean_Official.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Melissa_Bean_Official.jpg/150px-Melissa_Bean_Official.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Melissa_Bean_Official.jpg/200px-Melissa_Bean_Official.jpg 2x" data-file-width="332" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Melissa_Bean" title="Melissa Bean">Melissa Bean</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Barrington,_Illinois" title="Barrington, Illinois">Barrington</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">January 3, 2005 –<br />January 3, 2011 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/109th_United_States_Congress" title="109th United States Congress">109th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/110th_United_States_Congress" title="110th United States Congress">110th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/111th_United_States_Congress" title="111th United States Congress">111th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 2004</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2006</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2008</a>.<br />Lost re-election. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Rep_Joe_Walsh.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Rep_Joe_Walsh.jpg/100px-Rep_Joe_Walsh.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Rep_Joe_Walsh.jpg/150px-Rep_Joe_Walsh.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/Rep_Joe_Walsh.jpg/200px-Rep_Joe_Walsh.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2832" data-file-height="4256" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Walsh_(Illinois_politician)" title="Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)">Joe Walsh</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/McHenry,_Illinois" title="McHenry, Illinois">McHenry</a>)</span> </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td nowrap="">January 3, 2011 –<br />January 3, 2013 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/112th_United_States_Congress" title="112th United States Congress">112th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 2010</a>.<br />Lost re-election. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tammy_Duckworth,_official_portrait,_113th_Congress.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Tammy_Duckworth%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg/100px-Tammy_Duckworth%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Tammy_Duckworth%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg/150px-Tammy_Duckworth%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Tammy_Duckworth%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg/200px-Tammy_Duckworth%2C_official_portrait%2C_113th_Congress.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1363" data-file-height="2048" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Tammy Duckworth</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Hoffman_Estates,_Illinois" title="Hoffman Estates, Illinois">Hoffman Estates</a>)</span> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td nowrap="">January 3, 2013 –<br />January 3, 2017 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/113th_United_States_Congress" title="113th United States Congress">113th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/114th_United_States_Congress" title="114th United States Congress">114th</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 2012</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2014</a>.<br />Retired to <a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois" title="2016 United States Senate election in Illinois">run for U.S. senator</a>. </td> <td rowspan="2"><b>2013–2023</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois_US_Congressional_District_8_(since_2013).tif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Illinois_US_Congressional_District_8_%28since_2013%29.tif/lossless-page1-300px-Illinois_US_Congressional_District_8_%28since_2013%29.tif.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Illinois_US_Congressional_District_8_%28since_2013%29.tif/lossless-page1-450px-Illinois_US_Congressional_District_8_%28since_2013%29.tif.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f4/Illinois_US_Congressional_District_8_%28since_2013%29.tif/lossless-page1-600px-Illinois_US_Congressional_District_8_%28since_2013%29.tif.png 2x" data-file-width="1948" data-file-height="1008" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a>, <a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kane_County,_Illinois" title="Kane County, Illinois">Kane</a> </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td rowspan="2" align="left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Raja_Krishnamoorthi_official_photo.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Raja_Krishnamoorthi_official_photo.jpg/100px-Raja_Krishnamoorthi_official_photo.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Raja_Krishnamoorthi_official_photo.jpg/150px-Raja_Krishnamoorthi_official_photo.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Raja_Krishnamoorthi_official_photo.jpg/200px-Raja_Krishnamoorthi_official_photo.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="601" /></a></span><br /><b><a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a></b><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Schaumburg,_Illinois" title="Schaumburg, Illinois">Schaumburg</a>)</span> </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td rowspan="2" nowrap="">January 3, 2017 –<br />present </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/115th_United_States_Congress" title="115th United States Congress">115th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/116th_United_States_Congress" title="116th United States Congress">116th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/117th_United_States_Congress" title="117th United States Congress">117th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/118th_United_States_Congress" title="118th United States Congress">118th</a><br /><a href="/wiki/119th_United_States_Congress" title="119th United States Congress">119th</a> </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Elected in 2016</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2018</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2020</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2022</a>.<br /><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois#District_8" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">Re-elected in 2024</a>. </td></tr> <tr style="height:3em"> <td><b>2023–present</b><br /><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district_(since_2023)_(new_version).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district_%28since_2023%29_%28new_version%29.svg/300px-Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district_%28since_2023%29_%28new_version%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district_%28since_2023%29_%28new_version%29.svg/450px-Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district_%28since_2023%29_%28new_version%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district_%28since_2023%29_%28new_version%29.svg/600px-Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district_%28since_2023%29_%28new_version%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1067" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook</a>, <a href="/wiki/DuPage_County,_Illinois" title="DuPage County, Illinois">DuPage</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kane_County,_Illinois" title="Kane County, Illinois">Kane</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Elections">Elections</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Elections"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012_election">2012 election</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 2012 election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois</a></div> <p>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.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Democrat <a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a> of Hoffman Estates announced his candidacy for the seat in late May 2011. In July 2011, Democrat <a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Tammy Duckworth</a> also announced plans to run for the seat.<sup id="cite_ref-ST110706_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ST110706-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Duckworth won the Democratic nomination on March 20, 2012. Duckworth defeated Walsh in the general election on November 6, 2012. </p> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2012<sup id="cite_ref-genelex_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-genelex-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Tammy Duckworth</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>123,206 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>54.7 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Walsh_(Illinois_politician)" title="Joe Walsh (Illinois politician)">Joe Walsh</a> (incumbent) </td> <td style="text-align:right">101,860 </td> <td style="text-align:right">45.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>225,066 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color: #F6F6F6;"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#3333FF;"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>gain</b> from <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014">2014</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 2014"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2014<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Duckworth" title="Tammy Duckworth">Tammy Duckworth</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>84,178 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>55.7 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Larry Kaifesh </td> <td style="text-align:right">66,878 </td> <td style="text-align:right">44.3 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>151,056 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016">2016</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 2016"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2016<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a> </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>144,954 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>58.3 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Pete DiCianni </td> <td style="text-align:right">103,617 </td> <td style="text-align:right">41.7 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>248,571 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018">2018</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 2018"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-Generalresults_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Generalresults-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>130,054 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>66.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Jitendra "JD" Diganvker </td> <td style="text-align:right">67,073 </td> <td style="text-align:right">34.0 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>197,127 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020">2020</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: 2020"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2020<sup id="cite_ref-STGeneral_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-STGeneral-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>186,251 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>73.16 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+7.19% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #FED105; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Libertarian_Party_(United_States)" title="Libertarian Party (United States)">Libertarian</a> </td> <td class="fn">Preston Gabriel Nelson </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">68,327 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">26.84 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">N/A </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>254,578 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #3333FF;"> </td> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022">2022</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 2022"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="; margin-right:1em; font-size:95%"> <caption>Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2022 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 15em">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF;width:5px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>117,880 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;margin-right:0.5em"><b>56.89 </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#E81B23;width:2px"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Chris Dargis </td> <td style="text-align:right">89,335 </td> <td style="text-align:right">43.11 </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>207,215 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F6F6F6"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#3333FF"> </td> <td colspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024">2024</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Illinois%27s_8th_congressional_district&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 2024"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders"> <caption>Illinois's 8th congressional district, 2024 </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" colspan="2" style="width: 130px">Party </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 17em">Candidate </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 5em">Votes </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em">% </th> <th scope="col" style="width: 3.5em"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1038841319" /><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Change in percentage value since previous election">±%</span> </th></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit;background-color:#3333FF; width:5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width:130px"><b><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a></b> </td> <td class="fn"><b><a href="/wiki/Raja_Krishnamoorthi" title="Raja Krishnamoorthi">Raja Krishnamoorthi</a> (incumbent) </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>172,920 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>57.06 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right; margin-right:0.5em"><b>+0.17% </b> </td></tr> <tr class="vcard"> <td style="color:inherit; background-color: #E81B23; width: 5px;"> </td> <td class="org" style="width: 130px"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td class="fn">Mark Rice </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">130,153 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">42.94 </td> <td style="text-align: right; margin-right: 0.5em">−0.17% </td></tr> <tr> <th colspan="3" style="text-align:right;">Total votes </th> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>303,073 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><b>100.0 </b> </td> <td style="text-align:right;"> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="color:inherit;background-color: #3333FF;"> </td> <td colspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> <b>hold</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Historical_district_boundaries">Historical district boundaries</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 4th congressional district">4th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois05 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 5th congressional district">5th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois06 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 6th congressional district">6th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois07 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 7th congressional district">7th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois08 !"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">8th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois09 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 9th congressional district">9th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois10 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 10th congressional district">10th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois11 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 11th congressional district">11th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois12 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 12th congressional district">12th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois13 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_13th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 13th congressional district">13th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois14 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_14th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 14th congressional district">14th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois15 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_15th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 15th congressional district">15th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois16 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_16th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 16th congressional district">16th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois17 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_17th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 17th congressional district">17th</a></span></dd></dl> </div> <div class="wrap"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold">All districts</span></dt> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois TerritoryAL !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_Territory%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Illinois Territory's at-large congressional district">Territory</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="IllinoisAL !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_at-large_congressional_district" title="Illinois's at-large congressional district">At-large</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois01 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_1st_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 1st congressional district">1st</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois02 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 2nd congressional district">2nd</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois03 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 3rd congressional district">3rd</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois04 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 4th congressional district">4th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois05 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 5th congressional district">5th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois06 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 6th congressional district">6th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois07 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_7th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 7th congressional district">7th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois08 !"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">8th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois09 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_9th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 9th congressional district">9th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois10 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_10th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 10th congressional district">10th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois11 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_11th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 11th congressional district">11th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois12 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_12th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 12th congressional district">12th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois13 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_13th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 13th congressional district">13th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois14 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_14th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 14th congressional district">14th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois15 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_15th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 15th congressional district">15th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois16 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_16th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 16th congressional district">16th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois17 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_17th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 17th congressional district">17th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois18 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_18th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 18th congressional district">18th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois19 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_19th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 19th congressional district">19th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois20 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_20th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 20th congressional district">20th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois21 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_21st_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 21st congressional district">21st</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois22 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_22nd_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 22nd congressional district">22nd</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois23 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_23rd_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 23rd congressional district">23rd</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois24 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_24th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 24th congressional district">24th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois25 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_25th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 25th congressional district">25th</a></span></dd> <dd><span data-sort-value="Illinois26 !"><a href="/wiki/Illinois%27s_26th_congressional_district" title="Illinois's 26th congressional district">26th</a></span></dd></dl> </div> <ul><li><i>The 18th–26th and at-large districts are obsolete.</i></li></ul> <dl><dt>See also</dt> <dd>Illinois's past and present <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_representatives_from_Illinois" title="List of United States representatives from Illinois">representatives</a>, <a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Illinois" title="List of United States senators from Illinois">senators</a>, and <a href="/wiki/United_States_congressional_delegations_from_Illinois" title="United States congressional delegations from Illinois">delegations</a></dd></dl> <ul><li>Recent U.S. House elections in Illinois: <a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">2006</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Illinois" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois">2008</a>, <a 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