Illinois's 14th congressional district

The 14th congressional district of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Aurora, Elgin, DeKalb, and Dixon, and parts of Henry, Whiteside, Lee, DeKalb, Kane, Kendall, DuPage and Bureau counties. It is represented by Republican Randy Hultgren.

Voting

Cities in the District

Algonquin* - Amboy – Annawan – Ashton – Atkinson – Aurora* – Bartlett* – Batavia – Big Rock – Binghampton – Bristol – Burlington – Cambridge – Carpentersville – Central – Compton – Cortland – Deer Grove – DeKalb – Dixon – Dundee – East Dundee - Elburn – Eldena – Elgin* – Elva – Fox – Franklin Grove – Gap Grove – Geneseo – Geneva – Gilberts – Hampshire – Harmon – Helmar – Hinckley – Hooppole – Huntley – Joliet* - Kaneville – LaFox – Lee – Lee Center – Lily Lake – Lisbon - Little Rock – Maple Park – Maytown – McGirr – Millbrook – Millington – Minooka – Montgomery – Mooseheart – Nachusa – Nelson – Newark – New Bedford – Normandy – North Aurora – Orion – Osco – Oswego – Paw Paw – Pingree Grove – Plano – Plato Center – Plattville – Portland – Prairieville – Prophetstown – Rock Falls – Rollo – Sandwich – Scarboro – Shabbona – Shabbona Grove – Shaw – Sleepy Hollow – Somonauk – South Elgin – Spring Hill – St. Charles – Starks – Steward – Sublette – Sugar Grove – Sunny Hill – Sycamore – Tampico – Udine – Ulah – Valley View – Virgil – Walton – Warrenville – Wasco – Waterman – Wayne – West Brooklyn – West Chicago – West Dundee – Wheaton* - Winfield* - Yorktown – Yorkville

• Towns marked with an asterisk are not entirely contained in the 14th District.

Representation

The 14th district was represented by Republican Dennis Hastert, who was the longest serving Republican Speaker of the House in U.S. history. The previous holder of this GOP record, Joseph Gurney Cannon represented the district in his early career from 1873-1883 (although he wasn't Speaker until he represented the 18th district). A special election was held on March 8, 2008. Democrat Bill Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis by 52.5% to 47.5%.

However, Foster failed to win re-election in 2010. Republican Randy Hultgren won back the seat for the GOP and was sworn in when the 112th Congress convened.

Historical maps of boundaries

List of representatives

See also

• Illinois's 14th congressional district special election, 2008

References

• 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

• Washington Post page on the 14th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 14th District Fact Sheet