Illinois's 2nd House of Representatives district

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Illinois's 2nd State
House of Representatives
district
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Representative
  Elizabeth Hernandez
D – Cicero
since 2023
Demographics17.2%  White
3.2%  Black
50.7%  Hispanic
26.8%  Asian
0.1%  Native American
0.0%  Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.3% Other
1.58%  Multiracial
Population (2020)107,486
Created1983–present
1849–1873, 1957–1973
Notes

Illinois's 2nd House of Representatives district is a Representative district within the Illinois House of Representatives located in Cook County, Illinois. It has been represented by Democrat Elizabeth Hernandez since January 11, 2023. The district was previously represented by Democrat Theresa Mah from 2017 to 2023.

Contents

The district covers parts of Berwyn, Brookfield, Chicago, Cicero, Lyons, McCook, Riverside, Stickney, and Summit, and of Chicago's neighborhoods, it covers part of Garfield Ridge. [1] [2]

Representative district history

This section is an excerpt from Illinois's 1st House of Representatives district § Representative district history.[ edit ]
Prior to the ratification of the 1848 Illinois Constitution, counties (or two or more counties) were designated a certain number of Senators and Representatives. With the ratification of the 1848 Illinois Constitution, Legislative and Representative districts were numbered and called by name. Each district was still assigned a certain number of Senators and Representatives. After the passage of the 1872 Apportionment, only Legislative districts were drawn with Representatives elected cumulatively. The 1954 amendment to the 1870 Illinois Constitution established Representative districts as separate from Legislative districts (with representatives still elected cumulatively). The boundaries of Representative and Legislative districts would differ. [3] After the United States Supreme Court ruled in Reynolds v. Sims (1964) that "both houses of state legislatures must be apportioned according to districts of equal population," new districts were redrawn for the Illinois Senate and Illinois House of Representatives. While the Legislative districts were redrawn, the Governor and General Assembly failed to agree on Representative district boundaries. Under the 1954 amendment, "a 10-man bipartisan commission appointed by the governor from recommendations made by both parties" were directed to redraw boundaries but failed to do so in 1963. Because of this failure, and with no district boundaries redrawn, all Representative districts were temporarily merged into one at-large district with 177 representatives (the total number of representatives at the time). The 1964 Illinois House election had several candidates running for all 177 seats throughout the state. [4] In 1965, the Representative districts were redrawn by the Illinois Legislative Reapportionment Commission and elections held in 1966 were done with separate districts. [5] With the 1971 Apportionment (and adoption of the 1970 Illinois Constitution), Representative districts were abolished and representatives were once again elected cumulatively per Legislative district. [6] After the passage of the Cutback Amendment in 1980, the number of Representatives was reduced from 177 to 118 with Representative districts re-established and now electing a single representative.

List of representatives

1849 – 1873

Representative [7] PartyYears [a] General Assembly (GA)Electoral historyCounties represented
District established with 1848 Illinois Constitution
Wesley Sloan Independent [8] January 1, 1849 –
January 3, 1853		16th
17th
18th		Elected in 1848
Re-elected in 1850
Re-elected in 1852
Was not re-elected in 1854		 Hardin
Massac
Pope
Democratic [9] January 3, 1853 –
January 1, 1855
G. M. Gray Whig [10] January 1, 1855 –
January 5, 1857		19thElected in 1854
Was not re-elected in 1856
Wesley Sloan Democratic [11] January 5, 1857 –
January 3, 1859		20thElected back in 1856
Was not re-elected in 1858
William H. GreenJanuary 3, 1859 –
January 5, 1863		21st
22nd		Elected in 1858
Re-elected in 1860
Was not re-elected in 1862
Thomas B. HicksUnknownJanuary 5, 1863 –
January 2, 1865		23rdElected in 1862
Was not re-elected in 1864		 Johnson
Massac
Pope
William A. Looney National Union [12] January 2, 1865 –
January 7, 1867		24thElected in 1864
Was not re-elected in 1866
Phil. G. ClemensUnknownJanuary 7, 1867 –
January 4, 1869		25thElected in 1866
Was not re-elected in 1868
Jonathan C. Willis Republican [13] [14] January 4, 1869 –
January 4, 1871		26thElected in 1868
Was not re-elected in 1870
William R. BrownJanuary 4, 1871 –
January 8, 1873		27thElected in 1870
Was not re-elected in 1872		 Massac
Pulaski
District abolished with 1872 Reapportionment as 3 Representatives were now elected cumulatively from Legislative districts.

1957 – 1973

Representative [7] PartyParty ControlYears [a] [b] General Assembly (GA)Electoral historyCounties represented
2nd Representative district established in 1957.
Terrel E. Clarke Republican 2 Republicans
1 Democrat		January 9, 1957 –
January 6, 1965		70th
71st
72nd
73rd		Elected in 1956
Re-elected in 1958
Re-elected in 1960
Re-elected in 1962
Re-elected to At-large district		 Cook County
Harold A. HooverJanuary 9, 1957 –
March 8, 1962		70th
71st
72nd		Elected in 1956
Re-elected in 1958
Re-elected in 1960
Passed away on March 8, 1962 [15]
Frank X. Downey Democratic January 9, 1957 –
January 6, 1965		70th
71st
72nd
73rd		Elected in 1956
Re-elected in 1958
Re-elected in 1960
Re-elected in 1962
Re-elected to At-large district
1 Vacancy1 Republican
1 Democrat		March 8, 1962 –
???		72nd
Don A. Moore Republican 2 Republicans
1 Democrat		January 9, 1963 –
January 6, 1965		73rdElected in 1962
Re-elected to At-large district
The district was temporarily abolished from 1965 to 1967 due to the Redistricting Commission in 1963 failing to reach an agreement. An at-large election was held electing 177 Representatives from across the state.
Richard A. Walsh Republican 2 Republicans
1 Democrat		January 4, 1967 –
January 10, 1973		75th
76th
77th		Elected in 1966
Re-elected in 1968
Re-elected in 1970
Re-districted to the 5th district		 Cook County
Edward Bluthardt January 4, 1967 –
January 10, 1973		Elected in 1966
Re-elected in 1968
Re-elected in 1970
Re-districted to the 5th Legislative district and won re-election in 1972
James Kirie Democratic January 4, 1967 –
January 13, 1971		75th
76th		Re-districted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966
Re-elected in 1968
Retired and served as commissioner for the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Raymond J. Welsh, Jr.January 13, 1971 –
January 10, 1973		77thElected in 1970
Ran for Illinois Senate 21st district in 1972 and won
District abolished with 1971 Reapportionment as Representatives were once again elected from Legislative districts.

1983 – present

Representative [7] PartyYears [b] General Assembly (GA)Electoral historyCounties represented
Representatives were now elected one per district with the passage of the Cutback Amendment
William Laurino Democratic January 12, 1983 –
January 13, 1993		83rd
84th
85th
86th
87th		Redistricted from 15th district and won re-election in 1982
Re-elected in 1984
Re-elected in 1986
Re-elected in 1988
Re-elected in 1990
Redistricted to 15th district and won re-election in 1992.		 Cook
Benjamin A. "Ben" MartinezJanuary 13, 1993 –
???		88th
89th		Redistricted from 20th district and won re-election in 1992
Re-elected in 1994
Out of office before 1996 election
Edward Acevedo January 8, 1997 –
January 10, 2017		90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th
98th
99th		Elected in 1996
Re-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
Re-elected in 2012
Re-elected in 2014
Retired
Theresa Mah January 10, 2017 –
January 11, 2023		100th
101st
102nd		Elected in 2016
Re-elected in 2018
Re-elected in 2020
Re-districted to the 24th district and won re-election in 2022.
Elizabeth Hernandez January 11, 2023 –
present		103rdRedistricted from the 24th district and elected in 2022

Historic district boundaries

YearsCountyMunicipalities/TownshipsNotes
2023 – present Cook Berwyn, Brookfield, Chicago (Garfield Ridge), Cicero, Lyons, McCook, Riverside, Stickney, Summit [1] [2]
2013 – 2023 Chicago (Armour Square, Bridgeport, Brighton Park, Lower West Side, McKinley Park, Near South Side, Near West Side, and New City) [16] [2]
2003 – 2013 Chicago [17]
1993 – 2003 Chicago [18]
1983 – 1993 Chicago [19]
1967 – 1973 Leyden Township, Norwood Park Township, parts of Oak Park Township, River Forest Township [20]
1957 – 1965 Bremen Township, Lemont Township, Lyons Township, Orland Township, Palos Township, parts of Stickney Township, Worth Township [21]
1871 – 1873 Massac
Pulaski 		Ash Ridge, Brooklyn, Burkeville, Fort Massac, Grand Chain (New Grand Chain), Hickory Grove, Hillerman, Junction, Metropolis, New Columbia, Mound City, North Caledonia, Pellonia, Pulaski, Ullin, Unionville, Villa Ridge, Wetaug [22] [23]
1863 – 1871 Johnson
Massac
Pope 		Bay City, Big Bay, Brooklin, Georges Creek, Golconda, Hamletsburg, Hillerman, Metropolis, Morgantown, New Liberty, Oakstown, Reynoldsburg, Rock Quarry, Stonefort, Vienna, Webster [22] [24] [25] [26] [27]
1849 – 1863 Hardin
Massac
Pope 		Belgrade, Bay City, Bay (Big Bay), Cave-In-Rock, Elizabethtown, Georges Creek, Golconda, Hillerman, Marthas, Massac, McCormick Settlement (McCormick), Metropolis, New Liberty, Oakton, Pond Slough, Rock Quarry, Rosiclare, Twitchell's Mill, [22] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [24]

Electoral history

2030 — 2022

2022 Illinois House of Representatives election [33]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez 16,412 100.0
Total votes16,412 100.0

2020 – 2012

2020 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Theresa Mah (incumbent) 25,771 100.0 N/A
Total votes25,771 100.0
2018 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Theresa Mah (incumbent) 20,455 100.0 N/A
Total votes20,455 100.0
2016 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Theresa Mah 23,813 100.0 N/A
Total votes23,813 100.0
2014 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 12,081 100.0 +0.05%
Total votes12,081 100.0
2012 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 18,559 99.95 −0.05%
Write-in 100.05N/A
Total votes18,569 100.0

2010 – 2002

2010 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 10,711 100.0 +17.12%
Total votes10,711 100.0
2008 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 16,327 82.88 −17.12%
Green Ante "Tony" Marijan337217.12N/A
Total votes19,699 100.0
2006 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 12,001 100.0 N/A
Total votes12,001 100.0
2004 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 14,462 100.0 +16.81%
Total votes14,462 100.0
2002 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 11,052 83.19 −16.81%
Republican George J. Preski223416.81N/A
Total votes13,286 100.0

2000 – 1992

2000 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 11,489 100.0 N/A
Total votes11,489 100.0
1998 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward J. Acevedo (incumbent) 7,019 100.0 +16.42%
Total votes7,019 100.0
1996 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Edward Acevedo 10,274 83.58 +8.61%
Republican Nancy Mercado201716.41−8.61%
Total votes12,291 100.0
1994 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Benjamin A. "Ben" Martinez (incumbent) 5,950 74.97 −1.70%
Republican George J. Preski198625.02+1.70%
Total votes7,936 100.0
1992 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Benjamin A. "Ben" Martinez (incumbent) 10,262 76.67 −23.33%
Republican George J. Preski312223.32N/A
Total votes13,384 100.0

1990 – 1982

1990 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William J. Laurino (incumbent) 17,620 100.0 +32.85%
Total votes17,620 100.0
1988 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William J. Laurino (incumbent) 22,661 67.15 −5.17%
Republican Anthony J. Barango, Jr.11,08332.84+5.17%
Total votes33,744 100.0
1986 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William J. Laurino (incumbent) 19,249 72.32 +9.69%
Republican Fawn V. Hurst7,36527.67−9.70%
Total votes26,614 100.0
1984 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic William J. Laurino (incumbent) 22,824 62.63 −37.36%
Republican Kenneth R. Hurst13,61837.37N/A
Total votes36,442 100.0
1982 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William J. Laurino (incumbent) 26,095 99.99
Write-in 20.01
Total votes26,097 100.0

1970 – 1962

1970 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Edward E. Bluthardt (incumbent) 57,715 35.80
Democratic Raymond J. Welsh, Jr. 55,289 34.29
Republican Richard A. Walsh (incumbent) 48,211.5 29.90
Democratic Ray Willas34,93721.67
Write-in 70.00
Total votes161,222.5 100.0
1968 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard A. Walsh (incumbent) 79,507.5 32.12
Republican Edward E. Bluthardt (incumbent) 63,746.5 25.75
Democratic James C. Kirie (incumbent) 59,619.5 24.09
Democratic Robert F. Martwick [Sr.]44,642.518.04
Total votes247,516 100.0
1966 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard A. Walsh 70,792 33.44
Republican Edward E. Bluthardt 60,378.5 28.52
Democratic James C. Kirie (incumbent) 46,350 21.89
Democratic Raymond J. Welsh, Jr.34,20016.15
Total votes211,720.5 100.0
1962 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terrel E. Clarke (incumbent) 94,400.5 31.05
Republican Don A. Moore 86,773.5 28.54
Democratic Frank X. Downey (incumbent) 63,643.5 20.93
Democratic Harold W. Mance59,188.519.47
Total votes304,006 100.0

1960 – 1956

1960 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terrell E. Clarke [sic] (incumbent) 112,854 29.28
Republican Harold A. Hoover (incumbent) 98,703 25.61
Democratic Frank X. Downey (incumbent) 94,169.5 24.43
Democratic John P. Dohm79,71420.68
Total votes385,440.5 100.0
1958 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terrel E. Clarke (incumbent) 65,860 28.94
Democratic Frank X. Downey (incumbent) 57,888 25.44
Republican Harold A. Hoover (incumbent) 57,185.5 25.13
Democratic Clara C. Smollen55,65024.45
Total votes227,583.5 100.0
1956 Illinois House of Representatives election [34]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Terrel E. Clarke 93,427.5 32.15
Republican Harold A. Hoover 88,282.5 30.38
Democratic Frank X. Downey 58,337 20.07
Democratic Galvin Kennedy50,590.517.41
Total votes290,637.5 100.0

Notes

  1. 1 2 From 1870 to 1970, the GA met for a new session on the Wednesday after the first Monday of January.
  2. 1 2 Since 1970, the GA meets on the second Wednesday of January for a new session.

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