Illinois's at-large congressional district | |
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Obsolete district | |
Created | 1818 1860 1890 1910 |
Eliminated | 1830 1870 1895 1949 |
Years active | 1818–1833 1863–1873 1893–1895 1913–1949 |
Illinois elected its United States Representative at-Large on a general ticket upon achieving statehood December 3, 1818. It last elected a US Representative in the Election of 1946. The district has been inactive since.
From statehood to 1833, Illinois had only one congressional district, and therefore it was at-large.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
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John McLean (Shawneetown) | Democratic-Republican | December 3, 1818 – March 3, 1819 | 15th | Elected in 1818. Lost re-election. |
Daniel P. Cook (Edwardsville) | Democratic-Republican [lower-alpha 1] | March 4, 1819 – March 3, 1825 | 16th 17th 18th 19th | Elected August 2, 1819. Re-elected August 7, 1820. Re-elected August 5, 1822. Re-elected August 2, 1824. Lost re-election. |
Anti-Jacksonian | March 4, 1825 – March 3, 1827 | |||
Joseph Duncan (Jacksonville) | Jacksonian | March 4, 1827 – March 3, 1833 | 20th 21st 22nd | Elected August 7, 1826. Re-elected August 4, 1828. Re-elected August 1, 1831. Moved to 3rd district . |
District inactive March 3, 1833 |
From 1863 to 1873 there was one at-large seat in addition to the districted seats.
Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
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James C. Allen (Palestine) | Democratic | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865 | 38th | Elected in 1862. Lost re-election. |
Samuel W. Moulton (Shelbyville) | Republican | March 4, 1865 – March 3, 1867 | 39th | Elected in 1864. Retired. |
John A. Logan (Carbondale) | Republican | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | 40th 41st | Elected in 1866. Re-elected in 1868. Re-elected in 1870, but resigned to become U.S. Senator. |
Vacant | March 4, 1871 – November 7, 1871 | 42nd | ||
John L. Beveridge (Evanston) | Republican | November 7, 1871 – January 4, 1873 | Elected to finish Logan's term. Resigned to become Lieutenant Governor. | |
Vacant | January 4, 1873 – March 3, 1873 |
From 1893 to 1895, there were two at-large seats in addition to the districted seats.
Years | Cong ress | Seat A | Seat B | ||||||
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Representative | Party | Electoral history | Representative | Party | Electoral history | ||||
March 4, 1893 – January 12, 1895 | 53rd | John C. Black (Chicago) | Democratic | Elected in 1892. Resigned to become U.S. Attorney. | Andrew J. Hunter (Paris) | Democratic | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election in the 19th district . | ||
January 12, 1895 – March 3, 1895 | Vacant |
Two at-large seats were re-established March 4, 1913. From that date to January 3, 1943, there were two at-large seats, which was reduced to one seat from 1943 to 1949. Representation by districts also continued during this period. The at-large seat was abolished effective January 3, 1949.
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