Illinois's 10th congressional district

Illinois's 10th congressional district
Illinois's 10th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Current Representative		Robert Dold (R–Kenilworth)
Area	300 mi2
Distribution	99.7% urban, 0.3% rural
Population (2011 est.)	705,564
Median income	$65,864
Ethnicity	78.6% White, 8.5% Black, 9.6% Asian, 20.6% Hispanic, 0.1% Native American, 4.4% other
Cook PVI	D+8

The 10th Congressional District of Illinois lies in the northeast corner of the state and mostly comprises northern suburbs of Chicago. It was created after the 1860 census. It is represented by Republican Robert Dold.

2011 redistricting

The district covers parts of Cook and Lake counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lindenhurst, Libertyville, Mundelein, North Chicago, Northbrook, Prospect Heights, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Wheeling and Zion are included. The representatives for these districts will be elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013.

District characteristics

Economy

The 10th is home to several Fortune 500 Companies, including but not limited to: CDW, Walgreens, Underwriters Laboratories, Baxter Healthcare, Abbott Laboratories, Allstate Insurance, and HSBC. It is also home to the world headquarters of the food giant Kraft Foods in Northfield.

Military

The Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago, hosting the United States Navy's only boot camp, trains 38,000 recruits each year. 5.2% of the district's inhabitants have performed military service.

History

The area of the district was originally represented by one of Abraham Lincoln's closest allies, Elihu B. Washburne (R-Waukegan). The district was created in 1982 redistricting out of districts represented by John Porter (R-Wilmette) and Robert McClory (R-Lake Bluff). On the retirement of McClory, the district was represented by Porter after winning the elections of 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1998. Following Porter's retirement, 11 Republicans and two Democrats ran to succeed him. Eventually 9 Republicans and one Democrat stood for election in the primary of March 2000. John Porter's former Chief of Staff, Mark Kirk, won the Republican primary over number two rival Shaun Donnely. Kirk then defeated State Representative Lauren Beth Gash (D-Highland Park) by 2% in the 2000 general election. Kirk remained in Congress until he decided to run for The United States Senate in the 2010 election. He was succeeded by Republican Robert Dold.

Elections

2006 election

Main article: Illinois's 10th congressional district election, 2006

Republican candidate for Governor, Judy Baar Topinka, and Cook County GOP candidate for President Tony Peraica both handily won the district in 2006, although both lost in the statewide count.

2008 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2008

Dan Seals, who had previously run against Mark Kirk in 2006, defeated Clinton Advisor Jay Footlik for the 2008 Democratic nomination. Dave Kalbfleisch received the Green Party nomination, but was removed from the ballot by the Illinois State Board of Elections. Independent candidate Allan Stevo was also nominated. Mark Kirk defeated Dan Seals in their rematch from 2006 by 54% to 46%, thus winning a fifth term in the House.

2010 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2010

The Republican Party nominee, Robert Dold, won against the Democratic Party nominee, Dan Seals.

2012 election

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012

Robert Dold no longer lives in the redrawn district, but has said he will move into the district if he wins re-election.

Candidates for the Democratic nomination were: Ilya Sheyman, a community organizer from Waukegan, Brad Schneider, a business consultant, John Tree, a business executive and Colonel in the Air Force Reserve, and Vivek Bavda, an intellectual property attorney.

In the March 20, 2012 primary, Brad Schneider won the Democratic nomination.

2014 Election

Brad Schneider, the incumbent, was selected to be the Democratic nominee and Robert Dold was once again selected to be the Republican Nominee. Dold won the election with just over 50% of the vote.

2016 Election

Robert Dold will be the Republican nominee and Brad Schneider will face off against Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering for the democratic nomination. Primaries will take place on March 15.

Recent election results

U.S. President

Year	Office	Winner
2000	President	Al Gore (D) 51 - 47%
2004	President	John Kerry (D) 52 - 47%
2008	President	Barack Obama (D) 63 - 36%
2012	President	Barack Obama (D) 58 - 41%

U.S. Representative

Year	Republican candidate	Republican percentage	Democratic candidate	Democratic percentage
2000	Kirk	51	Gash	49
2002	Kirk	69	Perritt	31
2004	Kirk	65	Goodman	35
2006	Kirk	53.4	Seals	46.6
2008	Kirk	52.6	Seals	47.4
2010	Dold	51.1	Seals	48.8
2012	Dold	49.5	Schneider	50.5
2014	Dold	52	Schneider	48

List of representatives

Representative	Party	Years	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1863
Anthony L. Knapp	Democratic	March 4, 1863 – March 4, 1865	Redistricted from the 6th district.
Anthony Thornton	Democratic	March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1867	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Albert G. Burr	Democratic	March 4, 1867 – March 4, 1871	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Edward Y. Rice	Democratic	March 4, 1871 – March 4, 1873	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
William H. Ray	Republican	March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
John C. Bagby	Democratic	March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Benjamin F. Marsh	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Nicholas E. Worthington	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1887	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Philip S. Post	Republican	March 4, 1887 – January 6, 1895	Died
Vacant		January 6, 1895 – December 2, 1895
George W. Prince	Republican	December 2, 1895 – March 4, 1903	Redistricted to the 15th district.
George E. Foss	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913	Redistricted from the 7th district.
Charles M. Thomson	Progressive	March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
George E. Foss	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Carl R. Chindblom	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 4, 1933	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
James Simpson, Jr.	Republican	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ralph E. Church	Republican	January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1941	First elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
George A. Paddock	Republican	January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Ralph E. Church	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	Elected again in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 13th district.
Richard W. Hoffman	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Harold R. Collier	Republican	January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1973	Redistricted to the 6th district.
Samuel H. Young	Republican	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975	Lost re-election.
Abner J. Mikva	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – September 26, 1979	Resigned to become judge of U.S. Court of Appeals
Vacant		September 26, 1979 – January 22, 1980
John Edward Porter	Republican	January 22, 1980 – January 3, 2001	[Data unknown/missing. You can help!] Retired.
Mark Kirk	Republican	January 3, 2001 – November 29, 2010	First elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Retired to run for run for U.S. Senate, and then resigned when elected.
Vacant		November 29, 2010 – January 3, 2011
Robert Dold	Republican	January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013	Elected in 2010. Lost re-election.
Brad Schneider	Democratic	January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 2012. Lost re-election.
Robert Dold	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014.

Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th congressional district

As of May 2015, four former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 10th congressional district are alive.

Representative	Term in office	Date of birth (and age)
Abner J. Mikva	1975 - 1979	(1926-01-21) January 21, 1926
John Porter	1980 - 2001	(1935-06-01) June 1, 1935
Mark Kirk	2001 - 2010	(1959-09-15) September 15, 1959
Brad Schneider	2013 - 2015	(1961-08-20) August 20, 1961

Historical district boundaries

2003 - 2013

See also

• Illinois's congressional districts
• List of United States congressional districts

References

• Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

External links

• Washington Post page on the 10th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 10th District Fact Sheet