Illinois's 19th congressional district

The 19th congressional district of Illinois was a congressional district in Illinois. It was eliminated as a result of the 2010 US Census, as population growth in Illinois was slower compared to other states. The district became obsolete for 2013's 113th Congress. It was last represented by Republican John Shimkus, who was redistricted to the 15th district.

The district from 2003 to 2013

In its last incarnation, the district encompassed a large stretch of rural Southern Illinois, part of Springfield and a portion of the "Metro-East" area (the Illinois side of the Greater St. Louis, Missouri region).

List of members representing the district

Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1873
Samuel S. Marshall	Democratic	March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875	43rd	Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1872. [data unknown/missing]
William B. Anderson	Independent	March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877	44th	[data unknown/missing]
Richard W. Townshend	Democratic	March 4, 1877 – March 9, 1889	45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		March 9, 1889 – December 2, 1889	51st
James R. Williams	Democratic	December 2, 1889 – March 3, 1895	51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1889 to finish Townshend's term. [data unknown/missing]
Benson Wood	Republican	March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897	54th	[data unknown/missing]
Andrew J. Hunter	Democratic	March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899	55th	[data unknown/missing]
Joseph B. Crowley	Democratic	March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903	56th 57th	[data unknown/missing] Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Vespasian Warner	Republican	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1902. [data unknown/missing]
William B. McKinley	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913	59th 60th 61st 62nd	[data unknown/missing]
Charles M. Borchers	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915	63rd	[data unknown/missing]
William B. McKinley	Republican	March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921	64th 65th 66th	[data unknown/missing]
Allen F. Moore	Republican	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925	67th 68th	[data unknown/missing]
Charles Adkins	Republican	March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933	69th 70th 71st 72nd	[data unknown/missing]
Donald C. Dobbins	Democratic	March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937	73rd 74th	[data unknown/missing]
Hugh M. Rigney	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939	75th	[data unknown/missing]
William H. Wheat	Republican	January 3, 1939 – January 16, 1944	76th 77th 78th	[data unknown/missing] Died.
Vacant		January 16, 1944 – June 13, 1944	78th
Rolla C. McMillen	Republican	June 13, 1944 – January 3, 1949	78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1944 to finish Wheat's term. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
Robert B. Chiperfield	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963	81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1948. [data unknown/missing]
Robert T. McLoskey	Republican	January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965	88th	[data unknown/missing]
Gale Schisler	Democratic	January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967	89th	[data unknown/missing]
Tom Railsback	Republican	January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983	90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	[data unknown/missing]
Dan Crane	Republican	January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985	98th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1982. [data unknown/missing]
Terry L. Bruce	Democratic	January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993	99th 100th 101st 102nd	[data unknown/missing]
Glenn Poshard	Democratic	January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999	103rd 104th 105th	Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1992. [data unknown/missing]
David D. Phelps	Democratic	January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003	106th 107th	[data unknown/missing]
John Shimkus	Republican	January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013	108th 109th 110th 111th 112th	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 2002. Redistricted to the 15th district.
District inactive January 3, 2013

Recent election results in statewide races

The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of "R+9."

Year	Office	Results
2000	President	Bush 55 – 41%
2004	President	Bush 61 – 39%
2008	President	McCain 54 – 44%

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 19th District of Illinois
• U.S. Census Bureau - 19th District Fact Sheet