U.S. House district for Illinois
Illinois's 8th congressional district Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative Area 291.5 sq mi (755 km2 ) Distribution Population (2022) 749,823 Median household income $91,317
[1] Ethnicity
Cook PVI D+6
[2]
The 8th congressional district of Illinois is a
congressional district in the
U.S. state of
Illinois that has been represented by
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi since 2017.
Composition
2011 redistricting
The congressional district covers parts of
Cook County ,
DuPage County and
Kane County , as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the
2010 United States census . All or parts of
Addison ,
Arlington Heights ,
Barrington Hills ,
Bloomingdale ,
Carol Stream ,
Carpentersville ,
East Dundee ,
Elgin ,
Elk Grove Village ,
Glendale Heights ,
Hanover Park ,
Hoffman Estates ,
Lombard ,
Palatine ,
Rolling Meadows ,
Roselle ,
Schaumburg ,
South Elgin ,
Streamwood ,
Villa Park and
Wood Dale are included.
[3] These boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013.
2023 redistricting
As of the 2020 redistricting, this district will still be based partially in northern
Cook County, and now parts of northern
DuPage County and northeast
Kane County, as well as part of the
Chicago neighborhood of
O'Hare .
The 8th district takes in the
Cook County municipalities of
Schaumburg ,
Rosemont ,
Rolling Meadows ,
South Barrington , and
Streamwood ; most of
Hoffman Estates ; half of
Des Plaines and
Streamwood ; the majority of
Elk Grove Village west of Tome Rd; part of
Palatine ; and part of
Mt Prospect between Dempster St and W Lonnquist Blvd.
DuPage County is split between this district and the
3rd district . 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 municipalities of
Bloomingdale and
Carol Stream ; and part of northern
Glendale Heights .
Kane County is split between this district and the
11th district . 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 municipalities of
East Dundee ,
West Dundee ,
Elgin ,
Carpentersville , and
Sleepy Hollow ; most of
Elgin ; half of
St. Charles ; southern
Algonquin ; a portion of
Geneva east of the Fox River; and part of
Gilberts .
Presidential election results
This table indicates how the district has voted in
U.S. presidential elections ; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
Recent election results from statewide races
This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
List of members representing the district
Name
Party
Years
Cong– ress
Electoral history
Counties
District created March 4, 1853.
William Henry Bissell (
Belleville )
Independent Democratic
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
33rd
Redistricted from the
1st district and
re-elected in 1852 . Retired.
1853–1863 [
data missing ]
Vacant
March 4, 1855 – November 4, 1856
34th
Representative-elect
Lyman Trumbull was
elected to the U.S. Senate on February 8, 1855.
[4]
James L. D. Morrison (
McLeansboro )
Democratic
November 4, 1856 – March 3, 1857
34th
Elected to finish Trumbull's term . Retired.
Robert Smith (
Alton )
Democratic
March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859
35th
Elected in 1856 . Lost renomination.
Philip B. Fouke (
Belleville )
Democratic
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863
36th
37th
Elected in 1858 .
Re-elected in 1860 . Retired.
John T. Stuart (
Springfield )
Democratic
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
38th
Elected in 1862 . Lost re-election.
1863–1873
DeWitt ,
Livingston ,
Logan ,
McLean ,
Sangamon ,
Tazewell , and
Woodford
Shelby Moore Cullom (
Springfield )
Republican
March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1871
39th
40th
41st
Elected in 1864 .
Re-elected in 1866 .
Re-elected in 1868 . Retired.
James Carroll Robinson (
Springfield )
Democratic
March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873
42nd
Elected in 1870 .
Redistricted to the
12th district .
Greenbury L. Fort (
Lacon )
Republican
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1881
43rd
44th
45th
46th
Elected in 1872 .
Re-elected in 1874 .
Re-elected in 1876 .
Re-elected in 1878 . Retired.
1873–1883
Ford ,
Iroquois ,
Kankakee ,
Livingston ,
Marshall , and
Woodford
Lewis E. Payson (
Pontiac )
Republican
March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883
47th
Elected in 1880 .
Redistricted to the
9th district .
William Cullen (
Ottawa )
Republican
March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885
48th
Redistricted from the
7th district and
re-elected in 1882 . Lost renomination.
1883–1895
DuPage ,
Grundy ,
Kendall ,
LaSalle , and
Will
Ralph Plumb (
Streator )
Republican
March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889
49th
50th
Elected in 1884 .
Re-elected in 1886 . Retired.
Charles A. Hill (
Joliet )
Republican
March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891
51st
Elected in 1888 . Lost re-election.
Lewis Steward (
Plano )
Democratic
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
52nd
Elected in 1890 . Lost re-election.
Robert A. Childs (
Hinsdale )
Republican
March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
53rd
Elected in 1892 . Retired.
Albert J. Hopkins (
Aurora )
Republican
March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903
54th
55th
56th
57th
Redistricted from the
5th district and
re-elected in 1894 .
Re-elected in 1896 .
Re-elected in 1898 .
Re-elected in 1900 . Retired to
run for U.S. senator .
1895–1903
DeKalb ,
DuPage ,
Grundy ,
Kane ,
Kendall , and
McHenry
William F. Mahoney (
Chicago )
Democratic
March 4, 1903 – December 27, 1904
58th
Redistricted from the
5th district and
re-elected in 1902 . Died.
1903–1913
Cook
Vacant
December 27, 1904 – March 3, 1905
58th
Charles McGavin (
Chicago )
Republican
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1909
59th
60th
Elected in 1904 .
Re-elected in 1906 . Retired.
Thomas Gallagher (
Chicago )
Democratic
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1921
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th
Elected in 1908 .
Re-elected in 1910 .
Re-elected in 1912 .
Re-elected in 1914 .
Re-elected in 1916 .
Re-elected in 1918 . Retired.
1913–1949
Cook
Stanley H. Kunz (
Chicago )
Democratic
March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1931
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
Elected in 1920 .
Re-elected in 1922 .
Re-elected in 1924 .
Re-elected in 1926 .
Re-elected in 1928 . Lost re-election.
Peter C. Granata (
Chicago )
Republican
March 4, 1931 – April 5, 1932
72nd
Lost contested election.
Stanley H. Kunz (
Chicago )
Democratic
April 5, 1932 – March 3, 1933
72nd
Won contested election . Lost renomination.
Leo Kocialkowski (
Chicago )
Democratic
March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943
73rd
74th
75th
76th
77th
Elected in 1932 .
Re-elected in 1934 .
Re-elected in 1936 .
Re-elected in 1938 .
Re-elected in 1940 . Lost renomination.
Thomas S. Gordon (
Chicago )
Democratic
January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th
Elected in 1942 .
Re-elected in 1944 .
Re-elected in 1946 .
Re-elected in 1948 .
Re-elected in 1950 .
Re-elected in 1952 .
Re-elected in 1954 .
Re-elected in 1956 . Retired.
1949–1953
Cook
1953–1963
Cook
Dan Rostenkowski (
Chicago )
Democratic
January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1993
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
Elected in 1958 .
Re-elected in 1960 .
Re-elected in 1962 .
Re-elected in 1964 .
Re-elected in 1966 .
Re-elected in 1968 .
Re-elected in 1970 .
Re-elected in 1972 .
Re-elected in 1974 .
Re-elected in 1976 .
Re-elected in 1978 .
Re-elected in 1980 .
Re-elected in 1982 .
Re-elected in 1984 .
Re-elected in 1986 .
Re-elected in 1988 .
Re-elected in 1990 .
Redistricted to the
5th district .
1963–1967
Cook
1967–1973
Cook
1973–1983
Cook
1983–1993
Cook
Phil Crane (
Wauconda )
Republican
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 2005
103rd
104th
105th
106th
107th
108th
Redistricted from the
12th district and
re-elected in 1992 .
Re-elected in 1994 .
Re-elected in 1996 .
Re-elected in 1998 .
Re-elected in 2000 .
Re-elected in 2002 . Lost re-election.
1993–2003
Cook and
Lake
2003–2013
Cook ,
Lake , and
McHenry
Melissa Bean (
Palatine Township )
Democratic
January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011
109th
110th
111th
Elected in 2004 .
Re-elected in 2006 .
Re-elected in 2008 . Lost re-election.
Joe Walsh (
McHenry )
Republican
January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013
112th
Elected in 2010 . Lost re-election.
Tammy Duckworth (
Hoffman Estates )
Democratic
January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017
113th
114th
Elected in 2012 .
Re-elected in 2014 . Retired to
run for U.S. senator .
2013–2023
Cook ,
DuPage , and
Kane
Raja Krishnamoorthi (
Schaumburg )
Democratic
January 3, 2017 – present
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2016 .
Re-elected in 2018 .
Re-elected in 2020 .
Re-elected in 2022 .
2023–present
Cook ,
DuPage , and
Kane
Elections
2012 election
Incumbent Representative Joe Walsh was drawn out of the district for 2012 by 2011 redistricting, although a candidate is not required to live in the district to be eligible to run for a seat in Congress.
[5]
Democrat
Raja Krishnamoorthi of Hoffman Estates announced his candidacy for the seat in late May 2011. In July 2011, Democrat
Tammy Duckworth also announced plans to run for the seat.
[6] Duckworth won the Democratic nomination on March 20, 2012. Duckworth defeated Walsh in the general election on November 6, 2012.
2014
2016
2018
2020
2022
Historical district boundaries
2003–2013
2013–2023
See also
References
^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau.
"My Congressional District" . www.census.gov .
^
"2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List" . Cook Political Report . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
^
Illinois Congressional District 8 , Illinois Board of Elections
^
Journal of the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, 1855 . Springfield, IL: Lanphier & Walker, Printers. 1855.
^ US Constitution, Article One, Section Two, Clause Two: Qualifications of Members of the House of Representatives
Article One of the United States Constitution#Clause 2: Qualifications of Members
^
"Tammy Duckworth running for Congress again, in redrawn 8th" .
Chicago Sun Times . July 6, 2011. Archived from
the original on November 18, 2012. Retrieved July 9, 2011 .
^
"2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF) . Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from
the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012 .
^
"Illinois General Election 2014" . Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014 .
^
"Illinois General Election 2016" . Illinois State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from
the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2016 .
^
"2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book" .
^
"Illinois 2020 Election Results" .
Chicago Sun-Times . November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020 .
Sources
External links
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