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Illinois's 18th congressional district
Illinois's 18th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative	Vacant –Vacant
Area	10,516 sq mi (27,240 km)
Distribution	63.7% urban 36.3% rural
Population (2011 est.)	707,238
Median household income	54,571
Ethnicity	91.4% White 3.9% Black 2.4% Asian 2.3% Hispanic 1.4% Two or more races 0.6% other 0.2% Native American 0.0% Pacific Islander Americans
Cook PVI	R+11

Template:Historical information needed The 18th Congressional District of Illinois covers central and western Illinois, including the cities of Jacksonville, Peoria, Quincy, and Springfield. Republican Aaron Schock had represented the district since January 2009, but will resigned March 31, 2015. A special election will be called to select his replacement.

Although he represented the 7th district, Abraham Lincoln served much of the area that now lies within the 18th district.

The 18th district has been represented by a graduate of Bradley University, located in the district, since 1957.

2011 redistricting

The district covers parts of McLean, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark and Tazewell counties, and all of Adams, Brown, Cass, Hancock, Logan, Marshall, Mason, McDonough, Menard, Morgan, Pike, Schuyler, Scott and Woodford counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bloomington, Chatham, Jacksonville, Lincoln, Macomb, Morton, Normal, Peoria, Quincy and Springfield are included. The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
Isaac Clements	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	Lost re-election.
William Hartzell	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	Retired
John R. Thomas	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	Redistricted to the 20th district
William R. Morrison	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	Redistricted from the 17th district. Lost re-election.
Jehu Baker	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	Lost re-election.
William S. Forman	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	[data missing]
Frederick Remann	Republican	March 4, 1895 – July 14, 1895	Died.
Vacant		July 14, 1895 – December 2, 1895
William F. L. Hadley	Republican	December 2, 1895 – March 3, 1897	Elected to finish Remann's term. Lost re-election.
Thomas M. Jett	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	Retired.
Joseph G. Cannon	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	Redistricted from the 12th district. Lost re-election.
Frank T. O'Hair	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	Lost re-election.
Joseph G. Cannon	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	Retired.
William P. Holaday	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	Lost re-election.
James A. Meeks	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	Lost re-election.
Jessie Sumner	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	Retired.
Edward H. Jenison	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Harold H. Velde	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957	Retired.
Robert H. Michel	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1995	Retired.
Ray LaHood	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009	Retired.
Aaron Schock	Republican	January 3, 2009 – March 31, 2015	First elected in 2008.
Vacant		March 31, 2015 –

Election results

* Write-in and minor candidate notes: In 1994, write-ins received 955 votes. In 1998, write-ins received 2 votes. In 2008, Green Party candidate Sheldon Schafer received 9,857 votes. In 2010, Schafer received 11,256 votes.

2008

Ray LaHood decided not to seek re-election in 2008 and was chosen by Barack Obama to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Illinois State Representative Aaron Schock of Peoria won the seat for the Republicans in the November 4, 2008 election. His main opponent was Democrat Colleen Callahan, of Kickapoo, a radio and television broadcaster. Green Party candidate and educator Sheldon Schafer, of Peoria, was in a distant third place on the ballot.

2010

Presidential election results

Historical district boundaries

See also

• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

1. ^ Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 595–598. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
2. "Rep. Aaron Schock Plans to Resign in Wake of Spending Probe". Washington Post. Retrieved March 17, 2015.
3. Illinois Congressional District 18, Illinois Board of Elections
4. "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
5. "Elections". WEEK News 25 website. Granite Broadcasting. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-05. 100% of precincts reporting. Unframed data at .

• Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• 2006 election from The Washington Post
  • 18th District census profile, 2006
• 18th District Fact Sheet from the United States Census Bureau
• Template:PDFlink
• Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org

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• Congressional districts of Illinois
• Jacksonville, Illinois micropolitan area
• Peoria metropolitan area
• Springfield, Illinois metropolitan area