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- 2011 redistricting
- Elections 2012 election
- Voting
- List of representatives
- Historical district boundaries
- See also
- References
- External links
{{Infobox U.S. congressional district |state = Illinois |district number = 8 |image name = Illinois US Congressional District 8 (since 2013).tif |image width = 400 |image caption = Illinois's 8th congressional district - since January 3, 2013. |representative = Raja Krishnamoorthi |party = Democratic |residence = Schaumburg |english area =206 |metric area = |percent urban = 100.0 |percent rural = 0.0 |population = 724,644 |population year = 2011 est. |median income = $69,386[1] |percent white = 47.3 |percent black = 5.1 |percent asian = 12.7 |percent native american = 0.3 |percent native hawaiian = 0.0 |percent hispanic = 23.3 |percent other race = 9.4 |percent more than one race = 1.9 |cpvi = D+8[2][3] }}The 8th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi. 2011 redistrictingThe congressional district covers parts of Cook, DuPage, and Kane counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Addison, Barrington Hills, Bloomingdale, Carol Stream, Carpentersville, East Dundee, Elgin, Elk Grove Village, Glendale Heights, Hanover Park, Hoffman Estates, Lombard, Palatine, Roselle, Schaumburg, South Elgin, Streamwood, Villa Park and Wood Dale are included.[4] These boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013. Elections2012 election{{main|United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012}}Incumbent Representative Joe Walsh was drawn out of the district for 2012 by 2011 redistricting, although a candidate is not required to live in the district to be eligible to run for a seat in Congress.[5] Democrat Raja Krishnamoorthi of Hoffman Estates announced his candidacy for the seat in late May 2011. In July 2011, Democrat Tammy Duckworth also announced plans to run for the seat.[6] Duckworth won the Democratic nomination on March 20, 2012. Duckworth defeated Walsh in the general election on November 6, 2012. VotingElection results from presidential races |
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Year | Office | Results | 2016 | President | Clinton 58.1 - 36.4% | 2012 | President | Obama 58 - 41%[3] | 2008 | President | Obama 62 - 37%[3] | 2004 | President | Bush 55 - 44% | 2000 | President | Bush 55 - 42% |
List of representativesRepresentative | Party | Years | Notes | District created | March 4, 1853 | William H. Bissell | Independent Democrat | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Illinois|1|1st district}} | Vacant | March 4, 1855 – November 4, 1856 | James L. D. Morrison | Democratic | November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857 | filled vacancy caused by resignation of Rep-elect Lyman Trumbull | Robert Smith | Democratic | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Philip B. Fouke | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | John T. Stuart | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | Shelby M. Cullom | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871 | James C. Robinson | Democratic | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Illinois|12|12th district}} | Greenbury L. Fort | Republican | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881 | Lewis E. Payson | Republican | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Illinois|9|9th district}} | William Cullen | Republican | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Illinois|7|7th district}} | Ralph Plumb | Republican | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Charles A. Hill | Republican | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Lewis Steward | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Robert A. Childs | Republican | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Albert J. Hopkins | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903 | Illinois|5|5th district}} | William F. Mahoney | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – December 27, 1904 | Illinois|5|5th district}}, Died | Vacant | December 27, 1904 – March 4, 1905 | Charles McGavin | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909 | Thomas Gallagher | Democratic | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921 | Stanley H. Kunz | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931 | Peter C. Granata | Republican | March 4, 1931 – April 5, 1932 | Stanley H. Kunz | Democratic | April 5, 1932 – March 3, 1933 | Leo Kocialkowski | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | Thomas S. Gordon | Democratic | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | Dan Rostenkowski | Democratic | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1993 | Illinois|5|5th district}} | Phil Crane | Republican | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005 | Illinois|12|12th district}}, lost reelection | Melissa Bean | Democratic | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 | Joe Walsh | Republican | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Lost reelection | Tammy Duckworth | Democratic | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | Retired to become U.S. Senator | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Democratic | January 3, 2017 – Present |
Historical district boundaries{{clear}}See also- Illinois's congressional districts
- List of United States congressional districts
{{portal|United States|Illinois|Chicago}}{{clear}}References1. ^https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=17&cd=08 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://cookpolitical.com/file/Arranged_by_State_District.pdf|title=Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress|publisher=The Cook Political Report|date=April 7, 2017|accessdate=April 7, 2017}} 3. ^1 2 {{cite book |last=Barone |first=Michael |authorlink=Michael Barone (pundit) |first2=Chuck |last2=McCutcheon |title=The Almanac of American Politics 2014 |year=2013 |page=572 |publisher=University of Chicago Press |location=Chicago |isbn=978-0-226-10544-4}} Copyright National Journal. 4. ^Illinois Congressional District 8, Illinois Board of Elections 5. ^US Constitution, Article One, Section Two, Clause Two: Qualifications of Members of the House of Representatives Qualifications of Members 6. ^{{cite news|title=Tammy Duckworth running for Congress again, in redrawn 8th|url=http://www.suntimes.com/news/politics/6380418-418/tammy-duckworth-running-for-congress-again-in-redrawn-8th.html|accessdate=9 July 2011|newspaper=Chicago Sun Times|date=6 July 2011}}
- {{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1989|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =}}
- {{cite book|title = The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last = Martis|first = Kenneth C.|authorlink =|coauthors =|year = 1982|publisher = Macmillan Publishing Company|location = New York|id =}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]
External links - Washington Post page on the 8th District of Illinois
- U.S. Census Bureau - 8th District Fact Sheet
- OpenSecrets.org political contributions and spending
- CBS county-by-county return of 2006 votes
{{USCongDistStateIL}}{{coord|42|00|35|N|88|05|48|W|region:US_type:city_source:kolossus-eswiki|display=title}} 4 : Congressional districts of Illinois|Government of Cook County, Illinois|Constituencies established in 1853|1853 establishments in Illinois |