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The district covers parts of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] county, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]]. All or parts of [[Des Plaines, Illinois|Des Plaines]], [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Glenview, Cook County, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Lincolnwood, Illinois|Lincolnwood]], [[Morton Grove, Illinois|Morton Grove]], [[Mount Prospect, Illinois|Mount Prospect]], [[Niles, Illinois|Niles]], [[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]], [[Prospect Heights, Illinois|Prospect Heights]], [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]] and [[Winnetka, Illinois|Winnetka]] are included.<ref>[http://elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/ |
The district covers parts of [[Cook County, Illinois|Cook]] county, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]]. All or parts of [[Des Plaines, Illinois|Des Plaines]], [[Evanston, Illinois|Evanston]], [[Glenview, Cook County, Illinois|Glenview]], [[Lincolnwood, Illinois|Lincolnwood]], [[Morton Grove, Illinois|Morton Grove]], [[Mount Prospect, Illinois|Mount Prospect]], [[Niles, Illinois|Niles]], [[Park Ridge, Illinois|Park Ridge]], [[Prospect Heights, Illinois|Prospect Heights]], [[Wilmette, Illinois|Wilmette]] and [[Winnetka, Illinois|Winnetka]] are included.<ref>[http://elections.il.gov/Downloads/VotingInformation/PDF/2011Districts/2011CongDist9.pdf 2011 Congressional District 9], Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 20, 2012.</ref> The representatives for these districts will be elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries will become effective on January 5, 2013. |
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Revision as of 01:43, 21 February 2012
| Illinois's 9th congressional district | |
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 The 9th congressional district of Illinois since 2003 | |
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| Distribution |
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| Population (2000) | 653,647 |
| Median household income | 46,531 |
| Ethnicity |
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| Cook PVI | D+20 |
Template:Histinfo The 9th Congressional District of Illinois consists of all of Evanston, Skokie, Niles, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Park Ridge and Norridge. It is also made up of parts of Wilmette, Northfield, Glenview, Golf, Rosemont and Des Plaines, as well as much of the North Side of City of Chicago. Democrat Jan Schakowsky has represented the district since January 1999.
2011 redistricting
The district covers parts of Cook county, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Des Plaines, Evanston, Glenview, Lincolnwood, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, Niles, Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Wilmette and Winnetka are included.[1] The representatives for these districts will be elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries will become effective on January 5, 2013.
Elections
2012 election
Voting
The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +20.
| Election results from presidential races | ||
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| Year | Office | Results |
| 2008 | President | Obama 72 - 26% |
| 2004 | President | Kerry 68 - 31% |
| 2000 | President | Gore 66 - 30% |
List of representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
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| District created March 4, 1853 | ||||
| Willis Allen | Democratic | March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 | Redistricted from the 2nd district | |
| Samuel S. Marshall | Democratic | March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859 | ||
| John A. Logan | Democratic | March 4, 1859 - April 2, 1862 | Resigned to accept commission as a brigadier general in the Union Army | |
| Vacant | April 2, 1862 - June 2, 1862 | |||
| William J. Allen | Democratic | June 2, 1862 - March 3, 1863 | Redistricted to the 13th district | |
| Lewis W. Ross | Democratic | March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1869 | ||
| Thompson W. McNeely | Democratic | March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1873 | ||
| Granville Barrere | Republican | March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 | ||
| Richard H. Whiting | Republican | March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 | ||
| Thomas A. Boyd | Republican | March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1881 | ||
| John H. Lewis | Republican | March 4, 1881 - March 3, 1883 | ||
| Lewis E. Payson | Republican | March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1891 | Redistricted from the 8th district | |
| Herman W. Snow | Democratic | March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 | ||
| Hamilton K. Wheeler | Republican | March 4, 1893 - March 3, 1895 | ||
| Robert R. Hitt | Republican | March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1903 | Redistricted from the 6th district, Redistricted to the 13th district | |
| Henry S. Boutell | Republican | March 4, 1903 - March 3, 1911 | Redistricted from the 6th district | |
| Lynden Evans | Democratic | March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913 | ||
| Frederick A. Britten | Republican | March 4, 1913 - January 3, 1935 | ||
| James McAndrews | Democratic | January 3, 1935 - January 3, 1941 | ||
| Charles S. Dewey | Republican | January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1945 | ||
| Alexander J. Resa | Democratic | January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1947 | ||
| Robert Twyman | Republican | January 3, 1947 - January 3, 1949 | ||
| Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1963 | ||
| Edward R. Finnegan | Democratic | January 3, 1963 - December 6, 1964 | Redistricted from the 12th district, resigned after being appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County, IL | |
| Vacant | December 6, 1964 - January 3, 1965 | |||
| Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | January 3, 1965 - January 3, 1999 | ||
| Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | January 3, 1999 - Present | Incumbent | |
In popular culture
In Jeffrey Archer's The Prodigal Daughter, Florentyna Kane is elected to the House from this district and reelected until she resigns to run (unsuccessfully) for the Senate.
References
- ^ 2011 Congressional District 9, Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved February 20, 2012.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
{{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present
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