Illinois's 13th congressional district

Illinois's 13th congressional district
Illinois's 13th congressional district
	Illinois's 13th congressional district – since January 3, 2013.
Representative
	Rodney L. Davis; R–Taylorville
Area	5,794 sq mi (15,010 km2)
Distribution	78.9% urban; 21.1% rural;
Population (2019)	698,830
Median household; income	$53,578
Ethnicity	79.0% White; 11.3% Black; 3.7% Asian; 3.2% Hispanic; 2.4% Two or more races; 0.4% other;
Cook PVI	R+4

The 13th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Republican Rodney L. Davis.

2011 redistricting[]

The district from 2003 to 2013

The congressional district covers parts of Bond, Champaign, Madison, McLean and Sangamon counties, and all of Christian, Calhoun, De Witt, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Montgomery and Piatt counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bloomington, Carlinville, Champaign, Decatur, Godfrey, Taylorville and Urbana are included.^[4] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

Elections[]

2012 election[]

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2012^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney L. Davis	137,034	46.6
	Democratic	David Gill	136,032	46.2
	Independent	John Hartman	21,319	7.2
Total votes			294,385	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 election[]

The Republican and Democratic primaries took place on March 18, 2014. In the Republican primary, incumbent Rodney L. Davis defeated fellow Republicans Erika Harold and Michael Firsching. In the Democratic primary, Ann Callis defeated George Gollin and David Green. had previously withdrawn from the Democratic primary. ran in the district as an Independent.^{[citation needed]}

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2014^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Davis (incumbent)	123,337	58.7
	Democratic	Ann Callis	86,935	41.3
Total votes			210,272	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 election[]

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2016 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Davis (incumbent)	187,583	59.7
	Democratic	Mark Wicklund	126,811	40.3
Total votes			314,394	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 election[]

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2018^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rodney Davis (incumbent)	136,516	50.4
	Democratic	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan	134,458	49.6
	Independent	Thomas J. Kuna (write-in)	7	0.0
Total votes			270,981	100.0
	Republican hold

2020 election[]

Illinois's 13th congressional district, 2020^[9]^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Rodney Davis (incumbent)	181,373	54.46	+4.08%
	Democratic	Betsy Dirksen Londrigan	151,648	45.54	-4.08%
Total votes			333,021	100.0
	Republican hold

Presidential elections[]

In the 2004 United States presidential election, this district voted for George W. Bush over John Kerry, 55% to 45%. However, in 2008 the district flipped and voted for Barack Obama in an almost reversed result from the previous election.

Election results from presidential races
Year	Office	Results
2020	President	Trump 50 – 47%
2016	President	Trump 50 – 44%
2012	President	Romney 49 – 49%
2008	President	Obama 54 – 45%
2004	President	Bush 55 – 45%
2000	President	Bush 55 – 42%

List of members representing the district[]

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1863
William J. Allen	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865	38th	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1862. [data unknown/missing]
Andrew J. Kuykendall	Republican	March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867	39th	Elected in 1864. [data unknown/missing]
Green B. Raum	Republican	March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869	40th	Elected in 1866. [data unknown/missing]
John M. Crebs	Democratic	March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873	41st 42nd	Elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870. [data unknown/missing]
John McNulta	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing]
Adlai E. Stevenson	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	Elected in 1874. [data unknown/missing]
Thomas F. Tipton	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879	45th	Elected in 1876. [data unknown/missing]
Adlai E. Stevenson	Democratic	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881	46th	Elected in 1878. [data unknown/missing]
Dietrich C. Smith	Republican	March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883	47th	Elected in 1880. [data unknown/missing]
William M. Springer	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1895	48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. [data unknown/missing]
Vespasian Warner	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 19th district.
Robert R. Hitt	Republican	March 4, 1903 – September 20, 1906	58th 59th	Redistricted from the 9th district and re-elected in 1902. Died.
Vacant		September 20, 1906 – November 6, 1906	59th
Frank O. Lowden	Republican	November 6, 1906 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	Elected to finish Hitt's term. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. [data unknown/missing]
John C. McKenzie	Republican	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1925	62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. [data unknown/missing]
William R. Johnson	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data unknown/missing]
Leo E. Allen	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1949	73rd 74th 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 16th district.
Ralph E. Church	Republican	January 3, 1949 – March 21, 1950	81st	Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1948. Died.
Vacant		March 21, 1950 – January 3, 1951	81st
Marguerite S. Church	Republican	January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1963	82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. [data unknown/missing]
Donald Rumsfeld	Republican	January 3, 1963 – May 25, 1969	88th 89th 90th 91st	Elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Resigned to become Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity.
Vacant		May 25, 1969 – November 25, 1969	91st
Phil Crane	Republican	November 25, 1969 – January 3, 1973	91st 92nd	Elected to finish Rumsfeld's term. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 12th district.
Robert McClory	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. [data unknown/missing]
John N. Erlenborn	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	98th	Redistricted from the 14th district and re-elected in 1982. [data unknown/missing]
Harris W. Fawell	Republican	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1999	99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd 104th 105th	Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. [data unknown/missing]
Judy Biggert	Republican	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2013	106th 107th 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 11th district. Lost re-election.
Rodney L. Davis	Republican	January 3, 2013 – present	113th 114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.

References[]

^ "My Congressional District".
^ "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
^ Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 583–585. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
^ Illinois Congressional District 13, Illinois Board of Elections
^ "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". Archived from the original on March 6, 2018.
^ "Illinois General Election 2016". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.
^ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

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[]

Coordinates: 39°30′56″N 89°31′11″W / 39.51556°N 89.51972°W / 39.51556; -89.51972

[1] "My Congressional District".

[Cook-2] "Introducing the 2021 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index". The Cook Political Report. April 15, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.

[Barone2014-3] Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 583–585. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.

[4] Illinois Congressional District 13, Illinois Board of Elections

[genelex-5] "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_2014-6] "Illinois General Election 2014". Archived from the original on March 6, 2018.

[Illinois_General_Election_2016-7] "Illinois General Election 2016". Archived from the original on March 27, 2019.

[Generalresults-8] "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".

[ILSBE-9] "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[STGeneral-10] "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.

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