Illinois's 6th congressional district

Illinois's 6th congressional district
The 6th congressional district of Illinois since 2003
Current Representative Peter Roskam (R–Wheaton)
Distribution 99.98% urban, 0.02% rural
Population (2000) 653,647
Median income $62,640
Ethnicity 82.3% White, 2.7% Black, 8.1% Asian, 12.5% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American, 4.6% other
Cook PVI EVEN

The 6th congressional district of Illinois includes parts of DuPage and Cook counties, and has been represented by Republican Peter Roskam since January 2007.

Contents

Voting

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2008 President Obama 56 - 43%
2004 President Bush 53 - 46%
2000 President Bush 53 - 44%

List of representatives

Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created March 4, 1843
Joseph P. Hoge Democratic March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1847
Thomas J. Turner Democratic March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
Edward D. Baker Whig March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
Thompson Campbell Democratic March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853
Richard Yates Whig March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 Redistricted from the 7th district
Thomas L. Harris Democratic March 4, 1855 - November 24, 1858 Died
Vacant November 24, 1858 - January 4, 1859
Charles D. Hodges Democratic January 4, 1859 - March 3, 1859
Vacant March 4, 1859 - November 8, 1859
John A. McClernand Democratic November 8, 1859 - October 28, 1861 Resigned to accept commission as brigadier general of volunteers for service in the Civil War
Vacant October 28, 1861 - December 12, 1861
Anthony L. Knapp Democratic December 12, 1861 - March 3, 1863 Redistricted to the 10th district
Jesse O. Norton Republican March 4, 1863 - March 3, 1865
Burton C. Cook Republican March 4, 1865 - August 26, 1871 Resigned
Vacant August 26, 1871 - December 4, 1871
Henry Snapp Republican December 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873
John B. Hawley Republican March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 Redistricted from the 4th district
Thomas J. Henderson Republican March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883 Redistricted to the 7th district
Robert R. Hitt Republican March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1895 Redistricted from the 5th district, Redistricted to the 9th district
Edward D. Cooke Republican March 4, 1895 - June 24, 1897 Died
Vacant June 24, 1897 - November 23, 1897
Henry S. Boutell Republican November 23, 1897 - March 3, 1903 Redistricted to the 9th district
William Lorimer Republican March 4, 1903 - June 17, 1909 Resigned after being elected to US Senate
Vacant June 17, 1909 - November 23, 1909
William Moxley Republican November 23, 1909 - March 3, 1911
Edmund J. Stack Democratic March 4, 1911 - March 3, 1913
James McAndrews Democratic March 4, 1913 - March 3, 1921
John J. Gorman Republican March 4, 1921 - March 3, 1923
James R. Buckley Democratic March 4, 1923 - March 3, 1925
John J. Gorman Republican March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1927
James T. Igoe Democratic March 4, 1927 - March 3, 1933
Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic March 4, 1933 - January 3, 1939
A. F. Maciejewski Democratic January 3, 1939 - December 8, 1942 Resigned
Vacant December 8, 1942 - January 3, 1943
Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic January 3, 1943 - April 14, 1964 Died
Vacant April 14, 1964 - January 3, 1965
Daniel J. Ronan Democratic January 3, 1965 - August 13, 1969 Died
Vacant August 13, 1969 - November 3, 1970
George W. Collins Democratic November 3, 1970 - December 8, 1972 Died
Vacant December 8, 1972 - January 3, 1973
Harold R. Collier Republican January 3, 1973 - January 3, 1975 Redistricted from the 10th district
Henry Hyde Republican January 3, 1975 - January 3, 2007
Peter Roskam Republican January 3, 2007 - Present Incumbent

See also

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The 20th – 26th and At-large districts are obsolete.
See also: Illinois's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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