Illinois's 14th congressional district

Illinois's 14th congressional district
Illinois's 14th congressional district
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Representative
	Lauren Underwood; D–Naperville
Area	1,598 sq mi (4,140 km2)
Distribution	89.9% urban; 10.1% rural;
Population (2019)	727,525
Median household; income	$100,011
Ethnicity	79.3% White; 11.6% Hispanic; 4.3% Asian; 3.2% Black; 1.5% Two or more races; 0.2% other;
Cook PVI	R+2

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 Aurora, 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.

Illinois's 14th congressional district, 2012^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	177,603	58.8
	Democratic	Dennis Anderson	124,351	41.2
Total votes			301,954	100.0
	Republican hold

2014 election[]

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

Illinois's 14th congressional district, 2014^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	145,369	65.4
	Democratic	Dennis Anderson	76,861	34.6
Total votes			222,230	100.0
	Republican hold

2016 election[]

Hultgren wins again, this time against Democrat Jim Walz.

Illinois's 14th congressional district, 2016 ^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (incumbent)	200,508	59.3
	Democratic	Jim Walz	137,589	40.7
Total votes			338,097	100.0
	Republican hold

2018 election[]

Hultgren lost his releection bid to Democrat Lauren Underwood.

United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2018^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lauren Underwood	156,035	52.5
	Republican	Randy Hultgren (Incumbent)	141,164	47.5
Total votes			297,199	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

2020 election[]

United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2020^[9]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lauren Underwood (Incumbent)	203,209	50.7
	Republican	Jim Oberweis	197,835	49.3
Total votes			401,052	100.0
	Democratic hold

Results from recent statewide races[]

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 54 – 42%
2004	President	Bush 55 – 44%
2008	President	Obama 50 – 49%
2012	President	Romney 54 – 44%
2016	President	Trump 49 – 45%
2016	Senate	Kirk 51 – 43%
2018	Governor	Rauner 51 – 43%
2018	Attorney General	Harold 52 – 45%
2020	President	Biden 50 – 48%
2020	Senate	Curran 48 – 47%

Representation[]

Joseph Gurney Cannon, who also served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives during four congresses and after whom 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 to 1911.

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.^[10]

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	Elected in 1872. Re-elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 15th district.	1873 – 1883 [data unknown/missing]
Jonathan H. Rowell	Republican	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891	48th 49th 50th 51st	Elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. [data unknown/missing]
Owen Scott	Democratic	March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893	52nd	Elected in 1890. [data unknown/missing]
Benjamin F. Funk	Republican	March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895	53rd	Elected in 1892. [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	Elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 16th district.
Joseph V. Graff	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1903	54th 55th 56th 57th		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	Elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. 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. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. [data unknown/missing]
Clyde H. Tavenner	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1917	63rd 64th	Elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. [data unknown/missing]
William J. Graham	Republican	March 4, 1917 – June 7, 1924	65th 66th 67th 68th	Elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. 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	Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. [data unknown/missing]
Chester C. Thompson	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. [data unknown/missing]
Anton J. Johnson	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. [data unknown/missing]
Anton J. Johnson	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1949	76th 77th 78th 79th 80th		1947 – 1961 Included Kane, DuPage and McHenry counties.
Chauncey W. Reed	Republican	January 3, 1949 – February 9, 1956	81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Died.
Vacant		February 9, 1956 – January 3, 1957
Russell W. Keeney	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 11, 1958	85th	Elected in 1956. Died.
Vacant		January 11, 1958 – January 3, 1959
Elmer J. Hoffman	Republican	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1965	86th 87th 88th	Elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. [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	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. Redistricted to the 13th district.	1963 – 1973 [data unknown/missing]
John N. Erlenborn	Republican	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1983	89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th		1973 – 1983 [data unknown/missing]
Tom Corcoran	Republican	January 3, 1983 – November 28, 1984	98th	Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. 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. Unable to run for a second 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	Elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. 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. Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.
Randy Hultgren	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th	Elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Re-elected in 2016. Lost re-election.
Randy Hultgren	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019	112th 113th 114th 115th		2013–present
Lauren Underwood	Democratic	January 3, 2019 – present	116th 117th	Elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.	2013–present

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. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
^ Illinois Congressional District 14, 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 State Board of Elections (November 4, 2014). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.
^ Illinois State Board of Elections (November 8, 2016). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.
^ Illinois State Board of Elections (November 6, 2018). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.
^ Illinois State Board of Elections (November 3, 2020). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.
^ CNN Politics: Illinois House

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[]

U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Georgia's 6th congressional district	Home district of the Speaker January 6, 1999 – January 3, 2003	Succeeded by California's 8th congressional district

[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. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.

[4] Illinois Congressional District 14, 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.

[6] Illinois State Board of Elections (November 4, 2014). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.

[7] Illinois State Board of Elections (November 8, 2016). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.

[8] Illinois State Board of Elections (November 6, 2018). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.

[9] Illinois State Board of Elections (November 3, 2020). "Official Canvass General Election" (PDF). Downloadable Vote Totals. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 10, 2021.

[10] CNN Politics: Illinois House

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