Illinois's 24th congressional district

Illinois's 24th congressional district
Illinois's 24th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1900
Eliminated	1980
Years active	1903-1983

Last updated May 26, 2025

The 24th congressional district of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. It was last represented by Paul Simon who was redistricted into the 22nd district.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created March 4, 1903
James R. Williams (Carmi)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1902. Lost re-election.
Pleasant T. Chapman (Vienna)	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election.
H. Robert Fowler (Elizabethtown)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	62nd 63rd	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Thomas S. Williams (Louisville)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – November 11, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Court of Claims.
Vacant		November 11, 1929 – November 4, 1930	71st
Claude V. Parsons (Golconda)	Democratic	November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1941	71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th	Elected to finish Williams's term. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
James V. Heidinger (Fairfield)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – March 22, 1945	77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Died.
Vacant		March 22, 1945 – November 6, 1945	79th
Roy Clippinger (Carmi)	Republican	November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th 80th	Elected to finish Heidinger's term. Re-elected in 1946. Retired.
Charles W. Vursell (Salem)	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 23rd district .
Melvin Price (East St. Louis)	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-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. Redistricted to the 23rd district .
Kenneth J. Gray (West Frankfort)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	93rd	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1972. Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975	93rd
Paul Simon (Carbondale)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 22nd district .
District inactive since January 3, 1983

Electoral history

1980 – 1972

1980 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (incumbent)	112,134	49.12	−16.51%
	Republican	John T. Anderson	110,176	48.26	+13.89%
	Constitution Party of Illinois	James H. Barrett	5,985	2.62	N/A
	Write-in		1	0.00	N/A
Total votes			228,296	100.0

1978 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (incumbent)	110,298	65.63	−1.75%
	Republican	John T. Anderson	57,763	34.37	+1.75%
Total votes			168,061	100.0

1976 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (incumbent)	152,344	67.38	+7.83%
	Republican	Peter G. Prineas	73,766	32.62	−7.83%
Total votes			226,110	100.0

1974 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon	108,417	59.55	−34.10%
	Republican	Val Oshel	73,634	40.45	N/A
Total votes			182,051	100.0

1972 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Gray	138,867	93.65	+19.43%
	Independent	Hugh Muldoon	9,398	6.34	N/A
	Write-in		13	0.01	N/A
Total votes			148,278	100.0

1970 – 1962

1970 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	88,637	74.22	+2.90%
	Republican	Scott R. Randolph	30,784	25.78	−2.90%
Total votes			119,421	100.0

1968 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	113,507	71.32	−0.16%
	Republican	John S. Guthrie	45,649	28.68	+0.16%
Total votes			159,156	100.0

1966 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	82,513	71.48	−4.24%
	Republican	John S. Guthrie	32,915	28.52	+4.24%
Total votes			115,428	100.0

1964 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	144,743	75.72	+1.97%
	Republican	G. S. (Kenneth) Mirza	46,419	24.28	−1.97%
Total votes			191,162	100.0

1962 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	95,522	73.75	+1.53%
	Republican	Kurt Glaser	33,993	26.25	−1.53%
Total votes			129,515	100.0

1960 – 1952

1960 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	144,560	72.22	−3.83%
	Republican	Phyllis Stewart Schlafly	55,620	27.78	+3.83%
Total votes			200,180	100.0

1958 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	94,231	76.05	+7.84%
	Republican	Alex Chouinard	29,670	23.95	−7.84%
Total votes			123,901	100.0

1956 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	121,381	68.21	−0.94%
	Republican	Waldo E. (Ernie) Schellenger	56,568	31.79	+0.94%
Total votes			177,949	100.0

1954 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	90,482	69.15	+4.35%
	Republican	John T. Thomas	40,358	30.85	−4.35%
Total votes			130,840	100.0

1952 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price	117,408	64.80	+20.12%
	Republican	Phyllis Stewart Schlafly	63,778	35.20	−20.12%
Total votes			181,186	100.0

1950 – 1942

1950 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles W. Vursell	62,692	55.32	+4.68%
	Democratic	John David Upchurch	50,638	44.68	−4.67%
Total votes			113,330	100.0

1948 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Charles W. Vursell	57,732	50.64	−8.23%
	Democratic	John David Upchurch	56,262	49.35	+8.22%
	Write-in		1	0.00	N/A
Total votes			113,995	100.0

1946 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roy Clippinger (incumbent)	37,909	58.87	−40.04%
	Democratic	Edward Hines	26,483	41.13	N/A
Total votes			64,392	100.0

1945 United States House of Representatives Special Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Roy Clippinger	5,617	98.91	+40.69%
	Write-in		62	1.09	N/A
Total votes			5,679	100.0

1944 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James V. Heidinger (incumbent)	42,927	58.22	−0.17%
	Democratic	Early C. Phelps	30,808	41.78	+0.17%
Total votes			73,735	100.0

1942 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James V. Heidinger (incumbent)	37,008	58.39	+4.79%
	Democratic	LeRoy Barham	26,377	41.61	−4.79%
Total votes			63,385	100.0

1940 – 1932

1940 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	James V. Heidinger	49,731	53.60	+4.70%
	Democratic	Claude V. Parsons (incumbent)	43,050	46.40	−4.70%
Total votes			92,781	100.0

1938 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Claude V. Parsons (incumbent)	40,633	51.10	−0.58%
	Republican	R. R. Randolph	38,889	48.90	+0.58%
Total votes			79,522	100.0

1936 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Claude V. Parsons (incumbent)	45,740	51.68	+0.01%
	Republican	W. A. Spenoe	42,764	48.32	−0.01%
Total votes			88,504	100.0

1934 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Claude V. Parsons (incumbent)	39,442	51.67	−7.15%
	Republican	James V. Heidinger	36,891	48.33	+7.15%
Total votes			76,333	100.0

1932 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Claude V. Parsons (incumbent)	43,107	58.82	+8.64%
	Republican	Arthur A. Miles	30,175	41.18	−8.64%
Total votes			73,282	100.0

1930 – 1922

1930 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Claude V. Parsons	26,929	50.18	+8.62%
	Republican	James V. Heidinger	26,732	49.82	−8.62%
Total votes			53,661	100.0

1928 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas S. Williams (incumbent)	36,239	58.44	+2.38%
	Democratic	Val B. Campbell	25,773	41.56	−2.38%
Total votes			62,012	100.0

1926 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas S. Williams (incumbent)	26,295	56.06	+1.92%
	Democratic	John Marshall Karns	20,612	43.94	−1.92%
Total votes			46,907	100.0

1924 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas S. Williams (incumbent)	35,356	54.14	+3.37%
	Democratic	H. Robert Fowler	29,954	45.86	−3.36%
Total votes			65,310	100.0

1922 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas S. Williams (incumbent)	29,141	50.77	−10.14%
	Democratic	Dempsey T. Woodard	28,252	49.22	+14.36%
	Write-in		1	0.00	N/A
Total votes			57394	100.0

1920 – 1912

1920 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas S. Williams (incumbent)	38,472	60.91	+1.55%
	Democratic	Asher R. Cox	22,019	34.86	−4.56%
	Farmer–Labor	J. W. Bobinet	2,676	4.24	N/A
Total votes			63,167	100.0

1918 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas S. Williams (incumbent)	18,689	59.36	+4.37%
	Democratic	James R. Campbell	12,412	39.42	−3.47%
	Socialist	J. J. McGuinn	382	1.21	−0.91%
Total votes			31,483	100.0

1916 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas S. Williams (incumbent)	23,768	54.99	+5.08%
	Democratic	Louis W. Goetzman	18,540	42.89	−4.45%
	Socialist	Jno. H Evans	916	2.12	+2.09%
	Write-in		1	0.00	—
Total votes			43,225	100.0

1914 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Thomas S. Williams	18,311	49.91	+13.81%
	Democratic	H. Robert Fowler (incumbent)	17,369	47.34	−0.33%
	Progressive	A. J. Gibbons	995	2.71	−9.63%
	Socialist	Noah C. Bainum	12	0.03	−2.22%
	Write-in		1	0.00	N/A
Total votes			36,688	100.0

1912 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	H. Robert Fowler (incumbent)	19,811	47.67	−1.15%
	Republican	James B. Blackman	15,004	36.10	−11.82%
	Progressive	A. J. Gibbons	5,129	12.34	N/A
	Socialist	T. C. Mason	933	2.25	+0.77%
	Prohibition	T. J. Scott	682	1.64	−0.14%
Total votes			41,559	100.0

1910 – 1902

1910 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	H. Robert Fowler	17,235	48.82	+4.84%
	Republican	Pleasant T. Chapman (incumbent)	16,918	47.92	−4.46%
	Prohibition	T. J. Scott	630	1.78	−0.79%
	Socialist	M. S. Dickerson	521	1.48	+0.40%
Total votes			35,304	100.0

1908 United States House of Representatives General Election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pleasant T. Chapman (incumbent)	21,833	52.38	+1.21%
	Democratic	John Q. Ledbetter	18,333	43.98	−2.14%
	Prohibition	Charles R. Montgomery	1,070	2.57	−0.13%
	Socialist	John Snyder	448	1.08	N/A
Total votes			41,684	100.0

1906 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pleasant T. Chapman (incumbent)	18,020	51.17	+0.45%
	Democratic	James R. Williams	16,241	46.12	+0.07%
	Prohibition	George R. Leach	952	2.70	−0.34%
Total votes			35,213	100.0

1904 United States House of Representatives General Election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Pleasant T. Chapman	20,556	50.72	+1.96%
	Democratic	James R. Williams (incumbent)	18,664	46.05	−3.40%
	Prohibition	Wilbur A. Morgan	1,231	3.04	+1.25%
	Populist	Edward Turner	75	0.19	N/A
Total votes			40,526	100.0

1902 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James R. Williams	17,971	49.45
	Republican	Pleasant T. Chapman	17,719	48.76
	Prohibition	William T. Morris	651	1.79
Total votes			36,341	100.0

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 "Downloadable Vote Totals". Illinois State Board of Elections . Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 12, 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "IL District 24". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
↑ "IL District 24". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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

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[Results-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 "Downloadable Vote Totals". Illinois State Board of Elections . Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved April 12, 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

[2] "IL District 24". Our Campaigns. Retrieved April 7, 2022.

[3] "IL District 24". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 27, 2022.

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Illinois's 24th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1900
Eliminated	1980
Years active	1903-1983