Illinois's 14th congressional district

Illinois's 14th congressional district
Illinois's 14th congressional district since January 3, 2013
Representative	Lauren Underwood D–Naperville
Area	1,598 sq mi (4,140 km2)
Distribution	89.9% urban 10.1% rural
Population (2011 est.)	718,232
Median income	$92,461[1]
Ethnicity	85.8% white 12.2% Hispanic 5.4% other 3.8% Asian 2.9% black 1.9% Two or more races 0.2% Native American 0.0% Pacific Islands Americans
Cook PVI	R+5[2][3]

The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago.

2011 redistricting

After the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census, meaning from the 2012 election on, the congressional district covers parts of the counties of DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will. The district includes all or parts of the cities of Batavia, Campton Hills, Crystal Lake, Geneva, Huntley, McHenry, Naperville, St. Charles, North Aurora, Oswego, Plainfield, Plano, Sycamore, Warrenville, Wauconda, Woodstock, and Yorkville.^[4]

Elections

2012 election

Incumbent Randy Hultgren defeated Democratic challenger Dennis Anderson to keep his spot in the House of Representatives.

2014 election

This election was a repeat of the 2012 election, and Hultgren retained his seat.

2016 election

Hultgren wins again, this time against Democrat Jim Walz.

2018 election

Hultgren lost his releection bid to Democrat Lauren Underwood.

2020 election

The election will be held on November 3, 2020.

Results from recent statewide races

Representation

Joseph Gurney Cannon, who also served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives during four congresses and after which the Cannon House Office Building is named, represented the district early in his career (1873–83), although he was representing the 18th district when he was speaker from 1903-11.

The 14th district was represented from 1987 to 2007 by Republican Dennis Hastert, who served as Speaker of the House during the 106th through 109th congresses.

Hastert resigned from Congress in November 2007 and on March 8, 2008 the 2008 Illinois's 14th congressional district special election was held to fill the vacancy. Democrat Bill Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis by 52.5% to 47.5%. In the November 2008 regular election, Foster won a full two-year term, defeating Oberweis once again.

Foster failed to win re-election in 2010. Republican Randy Hultgren won the seat for the GOP and was sworn in when the 112th Congress convened. Hultgren was re-elected in the 2012 election, the 2014 election, and the 2016 election.

In the 2018 election, Democratic nominee Lauren Underwood defeated Hultgren, 52.5 to 47.5 percent, thus flipping the Cook Partisan Voting Index Republican+5 district to the Democratic Party.^[5]

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history	Location
District created		March 4, 1873
Joseph G. Cannon	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1883	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 15th district.	1873 – 1883 [data unknown/missing]
Jonathan H. Rowell	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891	48th 49th 50th 51st	[data unknown/missing]
Owen Scott	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	[data unknown/missing]
Benjamin F. Funk	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	[data unknown/missing]	1893 – 1901 Included Putnam, Marshall, Peoria, Tazewell and Mason counties.
Joseph V. Graff	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 16th district.
					1901 – 1947 Included Rock Island, Mercer, Warren, Henderson, Hancock and Mc Donough counties.
Benjamin F. Marsh	Republican	March 4, 1903 – June 2, 1905	58th 59th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		June 2, 1905 – November 7, 1905
James McKinney	Republican	November 7, 1905 – March 3, 1913	59th 60th 61st 62nd	Elected to finish Marsh's term. [data unknown/missing]
Clyde H. Tavenner	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	63rd 64th	[data unknown/missing]
William J. Graham	Republican	March 4, 1917 – June 7, 1924	65th 66th 67th 68th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned when appointed presiding judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals
Vacant		June 7, 1924 – March 3, 1925
John C. Allen	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	69th 70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]
Chester C. Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	[data unknown/missing]
Anton J. Johnson	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	[data unknown/missing]
					1947 – 1961 Included Kane, DuPage and McHenry counties.
Chauncey W. Reed	Republican	January 3, 1949 – February 9, 1956	81st 82nd 83rd 84th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		February 9, 1956 – January 3, 1957
Russell W. Keeney	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 11, 1958	85th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		January 11, 1958 – January 3, 1959
Elmer J. Hoffman	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965	86th 87th 88th	[data unknown/missing]
					1961 – 1963 [data unknown/missing]
					1963 – 1973 [data unknown/missing]
John N. Erlenborn	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1983	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 13th district.
					1973 – 1983 [data unknown/missing]
Tom Corcoran	Republican	January 3, 1983 – November 28, 1984	98th	Redistricted from the 15th district. Resigned to run for U.S. Senator.	1983 – 1993 [data unknown/missing]
Vacant		November 28, 1984 – January 3, 1985
John E. Grotberg	Republican	January 3, 1985 – November 15, 1986	99th	Elected to finish Corcoran's term. Died.
Vacant		November 15, 1986 – January 3, 1987
Dennis Hastert	Republican	January 3, 1987 – November 26, 2007	100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	[data unknown/missing] Resigned.
					1993 – 2003 [data unknown/missing]
					2003 – 2013
Vacant		November 26, 2007 – March 8, 2008
Bill Foster	Democratic	March 8, 2008 – January 3, 2011	110th 111th	Elected to finish Hastert's term. Lost re-election.
Randy Hultgren	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2010. Lost re-election.
					2013–present
Lauren Underwood	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th	Elected in 2018.

See also

• Illinois's 14th congressional district special election, 2008
• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Washington Post page on the 14th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 14th District Fact Sheet

This page was last edited on 18 July 2020, at 05:12