Illinois's 25th congressional district

Illinois's 25th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1900
Eliminated	1960
Years active	1903-1963

The 25th 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 1960 census. It was last represented by Kenneth J. Gray who was redistricted into the 21st district.

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903
George W. Smith (Murphysboro)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – November 30, 1907	58th 59th 60th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Died.
Vacant		November 30, 1907 – February 15, 1908	60th
Napoleon B. Thistlewood (Cairo)	Republican	February 15, 1908 – March 3, 1913	60th 61st 62nd	Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election.
Robert P. Hill (Marion)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Edward E. Denison (Marion)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1931	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. Lost re-election.
Kent E. Keller (Ava)	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1941	72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th	Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
C. W. Bishop (Carterville)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949	77th 78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 26th district .
Melvin Price (East St. Louis)	Democratic	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 24th district .
C. W. Bishop (Carterville)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955	83rd	Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1952. Lost re-election.
Kenneth J. Gray (West Frankfort)	Democratic	January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963	84th 85th 86th 87th	Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 21st district .
District eliminated January 3, 1963

Electoral history

1902

1902 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Smith	18,743	51.86
	Democratic	James Lingle	16,444	45.49
	Prohibition	Clark Braden	958	2.65
Total votes			36,145	100.0

1904

1904 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George W. Smith (incumbent)	22,527	55.59	+3.73%
	Democratic	Charles L. Otrich	14,668	36.20	−9.29%
	Prohibition	Charles F. Kiest	2,306	5.69	+3.04%
	Socialist	Daniel W. Boone	1,023	2.52	N/A
Total votes			40,524	100.0

1906

1906 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	George W. Smith (incumbent)	17,835	52.64	−2.95%
	Democratic	James M. Joplin	14,240	42.03	+5.83%
	Prohibition	Rebert H. Robertson	1,411	4.16	−1.53%
	Socialist	C. E. Ingraham	394	1.16	−1.36%
Total votes			33,880	100.0

1908 (special)

1908 United States House of Representatives Special Election ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Napoleon B. Thistlewood	12,263	47.17	−5.47%
	Democratic	William H. Warder	8,620	33.16	−8.87%
	Independent Republican	Samuel T. Brush	3,987	15.34	N/A
	Socialist	Daniel W. Boone	1,125	4.33	+3.17%
Total votes			25,995	100.0

1908 (regular)

1908 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Napoleon B. Thistlewood	12,263	47.17	−5.47%
	Democratic	William H. Warder	8,620	33.16	−8.87%
	Independent Republican	Samuel T. Brush	3,987	15.34	N/A
	Socialist	Daniel W. Boone	1,125	4.33	+3.17%
Total votes			25,995	100.0

1910

1910 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	N. B. Thistlewood (incumbent)	18,233	49.06	−2.57%
	Democratic	William D. Lyerle	16,442	44.24	+0.64%
	Socialist	Daniel Boone	1,815	4.88	+2.78%
	Prohibition	J. H. Davis	675	1.82	−0.86%
Total votes			37,165	100.0

1912

1912 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert P. Hill	19,992	43.31	−0.93%
	Republican	Napoleon B. Thistlewood (incumbent)	16,706	36.19	−12.87%
	Progressive	Robert T. Cook	6,545	14.18	N/A
	Socialist	Paul H. Castle	2,063	4.47	−0.41%
	Prohibition	Charles F. Stalker	859	1.86	+0.04%
Total votes			46,165	100.0

1914

1914 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	E. E. Denison	20,271	47.94	+11.75%
	Democratic	Robert P. Hill (incumbent)	17,922	42.38	−0.93%
	Progressive	George W. Dowell	2,468	5.84	−8.34%
	Socialist	Paul H. Castle	1,176	2.78	−1.69%
	Write-in		1	0.00	N/A
Total votes			42,288	100.0

1916

1916 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison (incumbent)	27,905	52.16	+4.22%
	Democratic	Andrew J. Rendleman	24,034	44.93	+2.55%
	Socialist	R. E. Baty	1,536	2.87	+0.09%
	Write-in		23	0.04	+0.04%
Total votes			53,498	100.0

1918

1918 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison (incumbent)	22,886	60.41	+8.25%
	Democratic	D. T. Woodard	15,000	39.59	−5.34%
	Write-in		1	0.00	-0.04%
Total votes			37,887	100.0

1920

1920 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison (incumbent)	49,145	58.18	−2.23%
	Democratic	J. Herman Clayton	28,444	33.67	−5.92%
	Farmer–Labor	John H. Reed	5,690	6.74	N/A
	Socialist	Daniel Weldy	1,198	1.42	N/A
Total votes			84,477	100.0

1922

1922 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison (incumbent)	37,907	54.37	−3.81%
	Democratic	A. S. Caldwell	28,697	41.16	+7.49%
	Farmer–Labor	James McCollum	1,943	2.79	−3.95%
	Socialist	Norman M. Harris	1,170	1.68	+0.26%
Total votes			69,717	100.0

1924

1924 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison (incumbent)	47,080	58.11	+3.74%
	Democratic	Philip N. Lewis	33,638	41.52	+0.36%
	Socialist	David W. Kennedy	304	0.38	−1.30%
Total votes			81,022	100.0

1926

1926 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison (incumbent)	36,644	59.59	+1.48%
	Democratic	A. F. Gourley	24,849	40.41	−1.11%
Total votes			61,493	100.0

1928

1928 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison (incumbent)	51,025	54.38	−5.21%
	Democratic	A. F. Gourley	42,799	45.62	+5.21%
Total votes			93,824	100.0

1930

1930 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kent E. Keller	38,796	52.62	+7.00%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison (incumbent)	34,927	47.38	−7.00%
Total votes			73,723	100.0

1932

1932 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kent E. Keller (incumbent)	64,286	59.60	+6.98%
	Republican	Edward E. Denison	43,580	40.40	−6.98%
Total votes			107,866	100.0

1934

1934 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kent E. Keller (incumbent)	55,824	54.84	−4.76%
	Republican	J. Lester Buford	45,955	45.15	+4.75%
	Write-in		15	0.01	N/A
Total votes			101,794	100.0

1936

1936 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kent E. Keller (incumbent)	68,995	53.86	−0.98%
	Republican	J. Lester Buford	59,101	46.14	+0.99%
Total votes			128,096	100.0

1938

1938 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kent E. Keller (incumbent)	59,203	52.30	−1.56%
	Republican	R. G. Crisenberry	53,999	47.70	+1.56%
Total votes			113,202	100.0

1940=

1940 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. W. (Runt) Bishop	69,165	50.46	+2.76%
	Democratic	Kent E. Keller (incumbent)	67,891	49.54	−2.76%
Total votes			137,056	100.0

1942

1942 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. W. (Runt) Bishop (incumbent)	49,965	55.07	+4.61%
	Democratic	Kent E. Keller	40,762	44.93	−4.61%
Total votes			90,727	100.0

1944

1944 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. W. (Runt) Bishop (incumbent)	57,672	53.49	−1.58%
	Democratic	Kent E. Keller	50,140	46.51	+1.58%
Total votes			107,812	100.0

1946

1946 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. W. (Runt) Bishop (incumbent)	53,831	59.78	+6.29%
	Democratic	Sherman S. Carr	36,217	40.22	−6.29%
Total votes			90,048	100.0

1948

1948 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price	101,927	69.50	+29.28%
	Republican	Russell H. Classen	44,728	30.50	−29.28%
Total votes			146,655	100.0

1950

1950 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	78,812	64.86	−4.64%
	Republican	Roger D. Jones	42,696	35.14	+4.64%
Total votes			121,508	100.0

1952

1952 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	C. W. "Runt" Bishop	88,810	56.19	+21.05%
	Democratic	C. Edwin Hair	69,245	43.81	−21.05%
Total votes			158,055	100.0

1954

1954 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Gray	69,562	52.61	+8.80%
	Republican	C. W. "Runt" Bishop (incumbent)	62,659	47.39	−8.80%
Total votes			132,221	100.0

1956

1956 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Gray (incumbent)	82,845	53.83	+1.22%
	Republican	Samuel J. Scott	71,048	46.17	−1.22%
Total votes			153,893	100.0

1958

1958 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Gray (incumbent)	78,385	58.22	+4.39%
	Republican	Carl D. Sneed	56,257	41.78	−4.39%
Total votes			134,642	100.0

1960 =

1960 United States House of Representatives General Election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Gray (incumbent)	92,227	57.90	−0.32%
	Republican	Gordon E. Kerr	67,067	42.10	+0.32%
Total votes			159,294	100.0

References

1. "Downloadable Vote Totals". Illinois State Board of Elections . Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved March 15, 2022.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "IL District 25". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
3. "IL District 25 Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
4. "IL District 25". Our Campaigns. Retrieved March 15, 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