Illinois's 18th congressional district

Illinois's 18th congressional district
Illinois's 18th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1870
Eliminated	2020
Years active	1873–2023

Last updated April 19, 2024

The 18th congressional district of Illinois covered central and western Illinois, including all of Jacksonville and Quincy and parts of Bloomington, Peoria, and Springfield. It covered much of the territory represented by Abraham Lincoln during his single term in the House.

2011 redistricting

The district covered 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.^[3] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

Future

Due to Illinois losing population in the 2020 United States census, the district was eliminated in January 2023.^[4]

Recent statewide election results

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 54 – 43%
2004	President	Bush 58 – 42%
2008	President	McCain 54 – 44%
2012	President	Romney 61 – 37%
2016	President	Trump 61 – 33%
2020	President	Trump 60 – 36%

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
Isaac Clements (Carbondale)	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Elected in 1872. Lost re-election.
William Hartzell (Chester)	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879	44th 45th	Elected in 1874. Re-elected in 1876. Retired.
John R. Thomas (Metropolis)	Republican	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883	46th 47th	Elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Redistricted to the 20th district .
William R. Morrison (Waterloo)	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887	48th 49th	Redistricted from the 17th district and re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Lost re-election.
Jehu Baker (Belleville)	Republican	March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889	50th	Elected in 1886. Lost re-election.
William S. Forman (Nashville)	Democratic	March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1895	51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Retired.
Frederick Remann (Vandalia)	Republican	March 4, 1895 – July 14, 1895	54th	Elected in 1894. Died.
Vacant		July 14, 1895 – December 2, 1895
William F. L. Hadley (Edwardsville)	Republican	December 2, 1895 – March 3, 1897		Elected to finish Remann's term. Lost re-election.
Thomas M. Jett (Hillsboro)	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1903	55th 56th 57th	Elected in 1896. Re-elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Retired.
Joseph G. Cannon (Danville)	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1913	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	Redistricted from the 12th district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election.
Frank T. O'Hair (Paris)	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	Elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Joseph G. Cannon (Danville)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923	64th 65th 66th 67th	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Retired.
William P. Holaday (Georgetown)	Republican	March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election.
James A. Meeks (Danville)	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939	73rd 74th 75th	Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Lost re-election.
Jessie Sumner (Milford)	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1947	76th 77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Retired.
Edward H. Jenison (Paris)	Republican	January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949	80th	Elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 23rd district .
Harold H. Velde (Pekin)	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957	81st 82nd 83rd 84th	Elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Retired.
Robert H. Michel (Peoria)	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1995	85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd 103rd	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. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Re-elected in 1992. Retired.
Ray LaHood (Peoria)	Republican	January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2009	104th 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th	Elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.^[5]
Aaron Schock (Peoria)	Republican	January 3, 2009 – March 31, 2015	111th 112th 113th 114th	Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Resigned.^[6]
Vacant		March 31, 2015 – September 10, 2015	114th
Darin LaHood (Peoria)	Republican	September 10, 2015 – January 3, 2023	114th 115th 116th 117th	Elected to finish Schock's term. Re-elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Redistricted to the 16th district.
District eliminated January 3, 2023

Recent election results

Illinois's 18th congressional district : Results 1994–2015^[7]
Year	Democrat	Votes	Pct	Republican	Votes	Pct
1994	G. Douglas Stephens	78,332	39%	Ray LaHood	119,838	60%	*
1996	Mike Curran	98,413	41%	Ray LaHood	143,110	59%
1998	(no candidate)			Ray LaHood	158,175	100%	*
2000	Joyce Harant	85,317	33%	Ray LaHood	173,706	67%
2002	(no candidate)			Ray LaHood	192,567	100%
2004	Steve Waterworth	91,548	30%	Ray LaHood	216,047	70%
2006	Steve Waterworth	73,052	33%	Ray LaHood	150,194	67%
2008	Colleen Callahan	117,642	38%	Aaron Schock	182,589	59%	*
2010	Deirdre "D.K." Hirner	57,046	26%	Aaron Schock	152,868	69%	*
2012	Steve Waterworth	85,164	26%	Aaron Schock	244,467	74%
2014	Darrel Miller	62,377	25%	Aaron Schock	184,363	75%
2015 (special)	Rob Mellon	15,840	31%	Darin LaHood	34,907	69%
2016	Junius Rodriguez	96,770	27.86%	Darin LaHood	250,506	72.13%
2018	Junius Rodriguez	95,486	32.8%	Darin LaHood	195,927	67.2%
2020	George Petrilli	110,039	29.59%	Darin LaHood	261,840	70.41%

* 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.^[8]

Illinois's 18th congressional district election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Schock	182,589	58.88
	Democratic	Colleen Callahan	117,642	37.94
	Green	Sheldon Schafer	9,857	3.18
Total votes			310,088	100.00
	Republican hold

2010

Illinois's 18th district general election, November 2, 2010^[9]^: 50
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Schock (incumbent)	152,868	69.12
	Democratic	Deirdre "DK" Hirner	57,046	25.79
	Green	Sheldon Schafer	11,256	5.09
Total votes			221,170	100.00
	Republican hold

2012

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2012^[10]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Schock (incumbent)	244,467	74.2
	Democratic	Steve Waterworth	85,164	25.8
Total votes			329,631	100.0
	Republican hold

2014

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2014^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aaron Schock (Incumbent)	184,363	74.7
	Democratic	Darrel Miller	62,377	25.3
Total votes			246,740	100.0
	Republican hold

2015 special election

Illinois's 18th congressional district special election, 2015^[12]^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darin LaHood	35,329	68.8
	Democratic	Rob Mellon	15,979	31.1
	Write-In	Constant "Conner" Vlakancic	7	>0.0
	Write-In	Roger K. Davis	4	>0.0
Total votes			51,319	100
	Republican hold

2016

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2016 ^[14]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	250,506	72.1
	Democratic	Junius Rodriguez	96,770	27.9
	Independent	Don Vance (write-in)	7	0.0
Total votes			347,283	100.0
	Republican hold

2018

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2018^[15]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	195,927	67.2
	Democratic	Junius Rodriguez	95,486	32.8
Total votes			291,413	100.0
	Republican hold

2020

Illinois's 18th congressional district, 2020^[16]^[17]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Darin LaHood (incumbent)	261,840	70.41	+3.18%
	Democratic	George Petrilli	110,039	29.59	-3.18%
Total votes			371,879	100.0
	Republican hold

Historical district boundaries

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References

Specific

↑ "Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock". Chicago Tribune . September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
↑ "Rep. Aaron Schock Plans to Resign in Wake of Spending Probe". The Washington Post . Retrieved March 17, 2015.
↑ Illinois Congressional District 18, Illinois Board of Elections
↑ Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
↑ Retirement Announcement of Rep. Ray LaHood (Part 1 of 3). YouTube. August 11, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
↑ Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Bresnahan, John (March 17, 2015). "Aaron Schock resigns after new questions about mileage expenses". Politico.com . Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved April 17, 2015.
↑ "Election Statistics". Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. Archived from the original on July 25, 2007. Retrieved October 6, 2011.
↑ "Elections". WEEK News 25 website . Granite Broadcasting. November 5, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008. 100% of precincts reporting. Unframed data at "WEEK News 25". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2011..
↑ "General Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
↑ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
↑ "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
↑ "Election Results – Special General Election - 9/10/2015". elections.il.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
↑ Kaergard, Chris (September 10, 2015). "State Sen. Darin LaHood wins special election to replace Aaron Schock". Journal Star. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
↑ "Illinois General Election 2016". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
↑ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
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General

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

External links

2006 election from The Washington Post
- 18th District census profile, 2006
18th District Fact Sheet from the United States Census Bureau
"U.S. Census Bureau - 18th District map" (PDF). (6.29 MiB)
Campaign contributions from OpenSecrets.org

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[1] "Darin LaHood wins special election to replace ex-U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock". Chicago Tribune . September 10, 2015. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

[2] "Rep. Aaron Schock Plans to Resign in Wake of Spending Probe". The Washington Post . Retrieved March 17, 2015.

[3] Illinois Congressional District 18, Illinois Board of Elections

[4] Merica, Dan; Stark, Liz (April 26, 2021). "Census Bureau announces 331 million people in US, Texas will add two congressional seats". CNN. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[5] Retirement Announcement of Rep. Ray LaHood (Part 1 of 3). YouTube. August 11, 2007. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

[6] Sherman, Jake; Palmer, Anna; Bresnahan, John (March 17, 2015). "Aaron Schock resigns after new questions about mileage expenses". Politico.com . Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved April 17, 2015.

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[8] "Elections". WEEK News 25 website . Granite Broadcasting. November 5, 2008. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved November 5, 2008. 100% of precincts reporting. Unframed data at "WEEK News 25". Archived from the original on April 13, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2011..

[results-9] "General Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2014.

[genelex-10] "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.

[11] "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.

[12] "Election Results – Special General Election - 9/10/2015". elections.il.gov. Retrieved January 9, 2017.

[13] Kaergard, Chris (September 10, 2015). "State Sen. Darin LaHood wins special election to replace Aaron Schock". Journal Star. Retrieved September 11, 2015.

[14] "Illinois General Election 2016". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[Generalresults-15] "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".

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