Illinois's 13th Senate district facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Illinois's 13th State Senate district
The 13th district since 2023.
Senator	Robert Peters D–Chicago
Demographics	23.5% White 55.0% Black 12.8% Hispanic 9.0% Asian 1.7% Native American 0.2% Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
Population (2020)  • Voting age  • Citizens of voting age	217,228 180,325 153,965

Illinois’ 13th Senate district is one of 59 districts in the Illinois Senate. The seat stretches along the southern shoreline of Lake Michigan, from Chicago’s Magnificent Mile to the Indiana border. The seat is home to several Chicago landmarks, including Navy Pier, Millennium Park, Grant Park, the Field Museum of Natural History, the Shedd Aquarium, Soldier Field, the Museum of Science and Industry, and the University of Chicago. Neighborhoods located within its boundaries include Streeterville and the South Side communities of Kenwood, Hyde Park, and South Chicago.

The 13th district is home to 119,000 Black residents, who comprise a majority of the seat’s 217,000 total inhabitants. In recent years, this has made the seat a launching pad for several Black elected officials in Illinois. Notable examples include former President Barack Obama, who springboarded from this seat to the U.S. Senate in 2004, and state Attorney General Kwame Raoul, who represented the district from 2004 to 2019.

Democrats have held this seat with ease for more than six decades. In 2020, Joe Biden (who spent eight years as Obama’s vice president) carried it by an 89%-10% margin over Donald Trump.

Legislative district history

This section is transcluded from Illinois's 1st House of Representatives district #Representative district history

Illinois's 1st House of Representatives district

Prominent legislators

Senators

Senator	Notes
John M. Palmer	Served as a Major General during the American Civil War (1861–1866) Appointed Military Governor of Kentucky (1865–1866) Elected the 15th Governor of Illinois (1869–1873) Elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois (1891–1897) National Democratic Party nominee in the 1896 United States presidential election
Dawn Clark Netsch	Elected the 4th Illinois Comptroller (1991–1995) Democratic Party nominee in the 1994 Illinois gubernatorial election
Richard H. Newhouse Jr.	First African American person to run for Mayor of Chicago in the 1975 Chicago mayoral election
Barack Obama	Elected to the U.S. Senate from Illinois (2005–2008) Elected the 44th President of the United States (2009–2017)
Kwame Raoul	Elected the 42nd Illinois Attorney General (2019–present)

Representatives

Representative	Notes
Lyman Beecher Ray	Elected the 25th Lieutenant Governor of Illinois (1889–1893)
Seymour Stedman	Vice-Presidential candidate for the Socialist Party of America during the 1920 United States presidential election
Gotthard A. Dahlberg	Served as the 46th Speaker of the Illinois House (1921–1923)
Stanley H. Kunz	Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th congressional district (1921–1931) Elected back to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 8th congressional district (1932–1933)
James Herbert Wilkerson	Appointed Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (1922–1948)
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg	Appointed Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (1953–1968)
Jesse White	Served as the 37th Illinois Secretary of State (1999–2023)

List of senators

1849 – 1871

Senator	Party	Years	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
Franklin Witt	Democratic	January 1, 1849 – ???	16th	Elected in 1848 Left the 17th General Assembly at an unknown time.	Calhoun Greene Jersey Macoupin
			17th
John M. Palmer		??? – January 1, 1855		Served in the 17th GA Redistricted to the 14th Legislative district and re-elected in 1854.
			18th
Hugh L. Sutphin		January 1, 1855 – January 3, 1859	19th 20th	Elected in 1854 Was not re-elected in 1858.	Calhoun Pike Scott
Chauncey L. Higbee		January 3, 1859 – January 5, 1863	21st 22nd	Elected in 1858 Was not re-elected in 1862.
Bryant T. Schofield		January 5, 1863 – January 7, 1867	23rd 24th	Elected in 1862 Was not re-elected in 1866.	Adams Hancock
Samuel R. Chittenden		January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1871	25th 26th	Elected in 1866 Was not re-elected in 1870.
Apportionment of 1870 gave the district two senators to elect cumulatively.

1871 – 1873

Senator	Party	Party Control	Years	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
Apportionment of 1870 gave the district two senators to elect cumulatively.
James H. Richardson	Democratic	2 Democrats	January 4, 1871 – January 8, 1873	27th	Elected in 1870 Was not re-elected in 1872.	Adams Hancock
Jesse C. Williams
Apportionment of 1872 now gives the district one senator and three representatives to elect.

1873–present

Senator	Party	Years	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
Apportionment of 1872 now gives the district one senator and three representatives to elect.
Miles B. Castle	Republican	January 8, 1873 – January 8, 1879	28th 29th 30th	Elected in 1872 Re-elected in 1874 Was not re-elected in 1878.	DeKalb Grundy Kendall
John R. Marshall		January 8, 1879 – January 3, 1883	31st 32nd	Elected in 1878 Was not re-elected in 1882.
Millard B. Hereley	Democratic	January 3, 1883 – January 5, 1887	33rd 34th	Elected in 1882 Was not re-elected in 1886.	Cook
Michael F. Garrity	Republican	January 5, 1887 – January 7, 1891	35th 36th	Elected in 1886 Lost re-election in 1890.
John F. O'Malley	Democratic	January 7, 1891 – January 2, 1895	37th 38th	Elected in 1890 Was not re-elected in 1894.
Joseph P. Mahoney		January 2, 1895 – January 7, 1903	39th 40th 41st 42nd	Redistricted from the 5th Legislative district and re-elected in 1894 Re-elected in 1898 Was not re-elected in 1902.
Albert C. Clark	Republican	January 7, 1903 – January 6, 1915	43rd 44th 45th 46th 47th 48th	Elected in 1902 Re-elected in 1906 Re-elected in 1910 Retired.
John A. Swanson		January 6, 1915 – 1917	49th	Elected in 1914 Resigned to become a judge in 1917.
			50th
Vacant		1917 – April 1917
Albert C. Clark	Republican	April 1917 – January 5, 1927	50th 51st 52nd 53rd 54th	Elected back in 1917 special election Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1922 Retired.
Harry W. Starr		January 5, 1927 – January 7, 1931	55th 56th	Elected in 1926 Lost re-election in 1930.
Francis J. Loughran	Democratic	January 7, 1931 – January 6, 1943	57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd	Elected in 1930 Re-elected in 1934 Re-elected in 1938 Lost re-election in 1942.
Walker Butler	Republican	January 6, 1943 – 1953/1954	63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th	Elected in 1942 Re-elected in 1946 Re-elected in 1950 Resigned after being elected a judge of the Superior Court of Cook County in 1953.
Vacant		1953/1954 – January 5, 1955	68th
Daniel Dougherty	Democratic	January 5, 1955 – January 4, 1967	69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th	Elected in 1954 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1962 Re-districted to the 30th Legislative district and re-elected in 1966.
James P. Loukas		January 4, 1967 – January 13, 1971	75th 76th	Elected in 1966 Retired.
Ben E. Palmer		January 13, 1971 – January 10, 1973	77th	Elected in 1970 Redistricted to the 12th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972.
Dawn Clark Netsch		January 10, 1973 – January 12, 1983	78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1972 Re-elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1978 Redistricted to the 4th Legislative district and re-elected in 1982.
Richard H. Newhouse Jr.		January 12, 1983 – May 29, 1991	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th	Redistricted from the 24th Legislative district and re-elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 Re-elected in 1988 Resigned in 1991.
Vacant		May 29, 1991 – June 6, 1991	87th
Alice Palmer	Democratic	June 6, 1991 – January 8, 1997	87th 88th 89th	Appointed in 1991 Elected in 1992 Failed to qualify for nomination and lost renomination in 1996.
Barack Obama		January 8, 1997 – November 4, 2004	90th 91st 92nd 93rd	Elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Re-elected in 2002 Elected U.S. Senator from Illinois and resigned his state senate seat in 2004.
Vacant		November 4, 2004 – November 6, 2004	93rd
Kwame Raoul	Democratic	November 6, 2004 – January 5, 2019	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th	Appointed in 2004 Elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2016 Elected Illinois Attorney General in 2018.
Vacant		January 5, 2019 – January 6, 2019	100th
Robert Peters	Democratic	January 6, 2019 – present	100th 101st	Appointed in 2019 Elected in 2020

Senator election results

2020 – 2012

2020 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Peters (incumbent)	79,024	100.0
Total votes			79,024	100.0

2016 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kwame Raoul (incumbent)	78,792	100.0
Total votes			78,792	100.0

2012 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kwame Raoul (incumbent)	74,295	100.0
Total votes			74,295	100.0

2010 – 2002

2010 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kwame Raoul (incumbent)	52,254	100.0	+10.37%
Total votes			52,254	100.0

2006 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kwame Raoul (incumbent)	49,616	89.63	-10.37
	Republican	Charles Kinzer	5,743	10.37	N/A
Total votes			55,359	100.0

2002 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama (incumbent)	48,717	100.0	+10.83%
Total votes			48,717	100.0

2000 – 1992

1998 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama (incumbent)	45,486	89.17	+7.01%
	Republican	Yesse B. Yehudah	5526	10.83	+5.60%
Total votes			51,012	100.0

1996 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Barack Obama	48,592	82.16	-17.84%
	Harold Washington	David Whitehead	7,461	12.61	N/A
	Republican	Rosette Caldwell Peyton	3,091	5.23	N/A
Total votes			59,144	100.0

1992 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alice J. Palmer (incumbent)	69,989	100.0
Total votes			69,989	100.0

1990 – 1982

1988 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard H. Newhouse Jr. (incumbent)	64,328	100.0
Total votes			64,328	100.0

1984 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard H. Newhouse Jr. (incumbent)	66,427	100.0	+0.01%
	Write-in		3	0.00	-0.01%
Total votes			66,430	100.0

1982 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Richard H. Newhouse Jr.	61,158	99.99	+28.62%
	Write-in		9	0.01	N/A
Total votes			61,167	100.0

1980 – 1972

1978 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dawn Clark Netsch (incumbent)	33,583	71.37	-7.19%
	Republican	Robert K. Hall	13,470	28.63	+7.19%
Total votes			47,053	100.0

1974 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dawn Clark Netsch (incumbent)	35,057	78.56	+11.07%
	Republican	Walter K. Pyle	9,569	21.44	-10.96%
Total votes			44,626	100.0

1972 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Dawn Clark Netsch	49,899	67.49	+4.76%
	Republican	Donald Frank Schroud	23,954	32.40	-4.87%
	Write-in		87	0.12	N/A
Total votes			73,940	100.0

1970 – 1962

1970 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ben E. Palmer	35,554	62.73	+10.20%
	Republican	Alon Jeffrey	21,127	37.27	-10.20%
Total votes			56,681	100.0

1966 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James P. Loukas	35,540	52.53	-9.44%
	Republican	Irma S. Levin	32,114	47.47	+9.44%
Total votes			67,654	100.0

1962 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daniel Dougherty (incumbent)	20,521	61.97	-14.54%
	Republican	Edwin W. Smolik	12,591	38.03	+14.54%
Total votes			33,112	100.0

1960 – 1952

1958 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daniel Dougherty (incumbent)	22,679	76.51	+24.50%
	Republican	Loretta Dunlop	6,964	23.49	-24.50%
Total votes			29,643	100.0

1954 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Daniel Dougherty	83,433	52.01	+8.35%
	Republican	Nicholas J. Bouling	76,979	47.99	-8.35%
Total votes			160,412	100.0

1950 – 1942

1950 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Walker Butler (incumbent)	102,321	56.34	+0.41%
	Democratic	Daniel Dougherty	79,277	43.66	-0.41%
Total votes			181,598	100.0

1946 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Walker Butler (incumbent)	109,098	55.93	+4.74%
	Democratic	Frank J. (Spike) McAdams	85,973	44.07	-4.74%
Total votes			195,071	100.0

1942 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Walker Butler	71,568	51.19	+4.04%
	Democratic	Francis J. Loughran (incumbent)	68,241	48.81	-4.04%
Total votes			139,809	100.0

1940 – 1932

1938 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Francis J. Loughran (incumbent)	77,631	52.85	-4.41%
	Republican	Grenville Beardsley	69,256	47.15	+5.53%
Total votes			146,887	100.0

1934 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Francis J. Loughran (incumbent)	65,811	57.26	-0.42%
	Republican	Grenville Beardsley	47,841	41.62	-0.59%
	Independent	H. W. Reed	900	0.78	N/A
	Independent	Joseph R. Burda	384	0.33	N/A
Total votes			114,936	100.0

1930 – 1922

1930 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Francis J. Loughran	51,158	57.68	+13.48%
	Republican	Harry W. Starr (incumbent)	37,437	42.21	-13.36%
	Independent	John Edward Saff	94	0.11	N/A
Total votes			88,689	100.0

1926 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Harry W. Starr	36,606	55.57	+2.28%
	Democratic	John Prystalski	29,117	44.20	+1.97%
	Progressive	John C. Flora	147	0.22	N/A
Total votes			65,870	100.0

1922 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Albert C. Clark (incumbent)	28,544	53.29	+0.10%
	Democratic	John W. Riley	22,621	42.23	+1.26%
	Socialist	George Kohler	2,403	4.49	-1.36%
Total votes			53,568	100.0

1920 – 1912

1918 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Albert C. Clark (incumbent)	15,827	53.19	+11.80%
	Democratic	James J. Mulcahey	12,191	40.97	+5.53%
	Socialist	Zephiere Pepin	1,740	5.85	-3.99%
Total votes			29,758	100.0

1914 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John A. Swanson	9,555	41.39	-1.01%
	Democratic	John W. Riley	8,183	35.44	-3.75%
	Progressive	Cecil C. Erickson	3,078	13.33	N/A
	Socialist	Charles V. Johnson	2,271	9.84	+0.47%
Total votes			23,087	100.0

1910 – 1902

1910 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Albert C. Clark (incumbent)	9,358	42.40	-6.88%
	Democratic	James Kirby	8,649	39.19	+14.75%
	Socialist	Nels Anderson	2,069	9.37	-3.44%
	Independent Republican	Frank E. Paulson	1,537	6.96	N/A
	Prohibition	Perry Kim	458	2.08	N/A
Total votes			22,071	100.0

1906 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Albert C. Clark (incumbent)	9,123	49.28	-2.88%
	Democratic	William H. Suffield	4,525	24.44	-9.21%
	Socialist	Matt Whalen	2,372	12.81	+1.01%
	Independence	Frank E. Campbell	2,170	11.72	N/A
	Independent	John C. Grantham	324	1.75	N/A
Total votes			18,514	100.0

1902 Illinois Senate election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Albert C. Clark	8,996	52.16	N/A
	Democratic	W. R. Bowes	5,803	33.65	-13.55%
	Socialist	T. J. Vind	2,036	11.80	N/A
	Prohibition	Robert Johns	321	1.86	N/A
	Single Tax	John M. Bryen	91	0.53	N/A
Total votes			17,247	100.0

1900 – 1892

1898 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph P. Mahoney	5,873	47.20
	Unknown	William J. Cooke	5771	46.38
	Unknown	John Pecha	798	6.41
Total votes			12,442	100.0

1890 – 1882

1886 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Unknown	Michael F. Garrity	2,296	38.27
	Democratic	John F. O'Malley	2,086	34.77
	Unknown	M. Lucie	1617	26.95
Total votes			5,999	100.0

1882 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Unknown	Millard B. Hereley	3,514	58.44
	Unknown	Peter Kiolbassa	2416	40.18
	Unknown	John Fossell	83	1.38
Total votes			6,013	100.0

1880 – 1872

1878 Illinois Senate election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Unknown	John R. Marshall	5,088	56.70
	Unknown	Chauncey Ellwood	3883	43.27
	Unknown	—— Wells	2	0.02
Total votes			8,973	100.0

Historical list of representatives

1873 – 1957

Representative	Party	Party Control	Years	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
Apportionment of 1872 now gives the district one senator and three representatives to elect.
Perry A. Armstrong	Democratic	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 8, 1873 – January 6, 1875	28th	Elected in 1872 Was not re-elected in 1874.	DeKalb Grundy Kendall
George M. Hollenback	Republican
Lyman Beecher Ray
D. B. Bailey		2 Independents 1 Republican	January 6, 1875 – January 3, 1877	29th	Elected in 1874 Was not re-elected in 1876.
Philip Collins	Independent
Joshua McGrath
William M. Byers	Republican	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 3, 1877 – January 5, 1881	30th 31st	Elected in 1876 Re-elected in 1878 Was not re-elected in 1880.
Amos D. Clover	Democratic		January 3, 1877 – January 8, 1879	30th	Elected in 1876 Was not re-elected in 1878.
Peter S. Lott	Republican
Robert M. Brigham		2 Republicans 1 Greenback	January 8, 1879 – January 5, 1881	31st	Elected in 1878 Was not re-elected in 1880.
Alonzo B. Smith	Greenback
John C. Clark	Democratic	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 5, 1881 – January 3, 1883	32nd	Served during the 32nd GA Was not re-elected in 1882.
Hiram Loucks	Republican
Henry Wood					Served during the 32nd GA Redistricted to the 17th Legislative district and re-elected in 1882.
Benton F. Kleeman	Unknown	Unknown			Served during the 32nd GA Was not re-elected in 1882.
John F. Dugan	Democratic	2 Democrats 1 Republican	January 3, 1883 – January 7, 1885	33rd	Elected in 1882 Was not re-elected in 1884.	Cook
Gregory A. Klupp					Elected in 1882 Lost re-election.
Peter Sundelius	Republican		January 3, 1883 – January 5, 1887	33rd 34th	Elected in 1882 Re-elected in 1884 Was not re-elected in 1886.
Barney Brachtendorf	Democratic		January 7, 1885 – January 5, 1887	34th	Elected in 1884 Lost re-election.
Thomas F. Mulheran					Elected in 1884 Was not re-elected in 1886.
Victor Carlowski	Socialist	1 Democrat 1 Republican 1 Socialist	January 5, 1887 – January 9, 1889	35th	Elected in 1886 Was not re-elected in 1888.
J. J. Furlong	Democratic
Frank E. Schoenwald	Republican
Stanley H. Kunz	Democratic	2 Democrats 1 Republican	January 9, 1889 – January 7, 1891	36th	Elected in 1888 Was not re-elected in 1890.
William H. Lyman			January 9, 1889 – January 4, 1893	36th 37th	Elected in 1888 Re-elected in 1890
Peter Sundelius	Republican		January 9, 1889 – January 7, 1891	36th	Elected back in 1888 Was not re-elected in 1890.
Samuel E. Erickson			January 7, 1891 – January 4, 1893	37th	Elected in 1890
John A. Kwasigroch	Democratic
Samuel E. Erickson	Republican		January 4, 1893 – January 9, 1895	38th	Re-elected in 1892 Was not re-elected in 1894.
John A. Kwasigroch	Democratic
William H. Lyman					Re-elected in 1892 Redistricted to the 23rd Legislative district and re-elected in 1894.
James P. Cavanagh	Republican		January 9, 1895 – January 7, 1903	39th 40th 41st 42nd	Elected in 1894 Re-elected in 1896 Re-elected in 1898 Re-elected in 1900 Redistricted to the 15th Legislative district and re-elected in 1902.
Edward J. Novak	Democratic		January 9, 1895 – January 4, 1899	39th 40th	Redistricted from the 5th Legislative district and re-elected in 1894 Re-elected in 1896 Was not re-elected in 1898.
Simon Shaffer			January 9, 1895 – January 6, 1897	39th	Elected in 1894 Lost re-election in 1896.
William Carmody			January 6, 1897 – January 7, 1903	40th 41st 42nd	Elected in 1896 Re-elected in 1898 Re-elected in 1900 Was not re-elected in 1902.
John Churan			January 4, 1899 – January 9, 1901	41st	Elected in 1898 Was not re-elected in 1900.
Cyril R. Jandus			January 9, 1901 – January 7, 1903	42nd	Elected in 1900 Elected state Senator from the 15th Legislative district in 1902.
Henry V. Meeteren		2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 7, 1903 – January 4, 1905	43rd	Elected in 1902 Was not re-elected in 1904.
Benton F. Kleeman	Republican		January 7, 1903 – January 9, 1907	43rd 44th	Elected in 1902 Re-elected in 1904 Was not re-elected in 1906.
James Herbert Wilkerson			January 7, 1903 – January 4, 1905	43rd	Elected in 1902 Was not re-elected in 1904.
William T. Monroe			January 4, 1905 – January 9, 1907	44th	Elected in 1904 Was not re-elected in 1906.
John J. Poulton	Democratic		January 4, 1905 – January 4, 1911	44th 45th 46th	Elected in 1904 Re-elected in 1906 Re-elected in 1908 Was not re-elected in 1910.
Edward C. Fitch	Republican		January 9, 1907 – January 6, 1909	45th	Elected in 1906 Was not re-elected in 1908.
Cornelius J. Ton			January 9, 1907 – January 4, 1911	45th 46th	Elected in 1906 Re-elected in 1908 Was not re-elected in 1910.
Benton F. Kleeman			January 6, 1909 – January 6, 1915	46th 47th 48th	Elected back in 1908 Re-elected in 1910 Re-elected in 1912 Was not re-elected in 1914.
John A. Swanson			January 4, 1911 – January 8, 1913	47th	Elected in 1910 Lost re-election in 1912.
Timothy Dunne	Democratic
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg	Progressive	1 Progressive 1 Republican 1 Socialist	January 8, 1913 – January 6, 1915	48th	Elected in 1912 Was not re-elected in 1914.
Seymour Stedman	Socialist
James W. Ryan	Democratic	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 6, 1915 – January 3, 1923	49th 50th 51st 52nd	Elected in 1914 Re-elected in 1916 Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920 Was not re-elected in 1922.
Gotthard A. Dahlberg	Republican		January 6, 1915 – January 7, 1925	49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd	Elected in 1914 Re-elected in 1916 Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920 Re-elected in 1922 Was not re-elected in 1924.
C. A. Young			January 6, 1915 – January 3, 1923	49th 50th 51st 52nd	Elected in 1914 Re-elected in 1916 Re-elected in 1918 Re-elected in 1920 Lost renomination in 1922.
William W. Powers	Democratic		January 3, 1923 – January 4, 1939	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th	Elected in 1922 Re-elected in 1924 Re-elected in 1926 Re-elected in 1928 Re-elected in 1930 Re-elected in 1932 Re-elected in 1934 Re-elected in 1936 Retired.
Elmer Jacob Schnackenberg	Republican		January 3, 1923 – January 3, 1945	53rd 54th 55th 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd	Elected back in 1922 Re-elected in 1924 Re-elected in 1926 Re-elected in 1928 Re-elected in 1930 Re-elected in 1932 Re-elected in 1934 Re-elected in 1936 Re-elected in 1938 Re-elected in 1940 Re-elected in 1942 Retired.
Theo D. Smith			January 7, 1925 – January 5, 1927	54th	Elected in 1924 Lost re-election in 1926.
John C. Garriott, Jr.	Democratic	2 Democrats 1 Republican	January 5, 1927 – January 4, 1933	55th	Elected in 1926 Re-elected in 1928 Re-elected in 1930 Retired.
	Republican	2 Republicans 1 Democrat		56th 57th
John G. Ryan	Democratic	2 Democrats 1 Republican	January 4, 1933 – January 9, 1957	58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	Elected in 1932 Re-elected in 1934 Re-elected in 1936 Re-elected in 1938 Re-elected in 1940 Re-elected in 1942 Re-elected in 1944 Re-elected in 1946 Re-elected in 1948 Re-elected in 1950 Re-elected in 1952 Re-elected in 1954 Redistricted to the 25th Representative district and re-elected in 1956.
Adam S. Mioduski			January 4, 1939 – January 6, 1943	61st 62nd	Elected in 1938 Re-elected in 1940 Lost re-election.
Ragnar G. Nelson	Republican	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 6, 1943 – January 5, 1949	63rd 64th 65th	Elected in 1942 Re-elected in 1944 Re-elected in 1946 Lost re-election.
Adam S. Mioduski	Democratic	2 Democrats 1 Republican	January 3, 1945 – January 8, 1947	64th	Elected back in 1944 Lost re-election.
Edward Schneider	Republican	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 8, 1947 – January 9, 1957	65th 66th 67th 68th 69th	Elected in 1946 Re-elected in 1948 Re-elected in 1950 Re-elected in 1952 Re-elected in 1954 Redistricted to the 25th Representative district and re-elected in 1956.
Adam S. Mioduski	Democratic	2 Democrats 1 Republican	January 5, 1949 – January 3, 1951	66th	Elected back in 1948 Lost re-election.
Marie H. Suthers	Republican	2 Republicans 1 Democrat	January 3, 1951 – January 7, 1953	67th	Elected in 1950 Lost re-election.
Henry M. Lenard	Democratic	2 Democrats 1 Republican	January 7, 1953 – January 9, 1957	68th 69th	Elected in 1952 Re-elected in 1954 Redistricted to the 24th Representative district and re-elected in 1956.
Representative districts re-established in 1957

1973 – 1983

Representative	Party	Party Control	Years	General Assembly (GA)	Electoral History	Counties Represented
Apportionment of 1971 reallocates three representatives to Legislative districts.
James Houlihan	Democratic	2 Democrats 1 Republican	January 10, 1973 – January 10, 1979	78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1972 Re-elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976 Lost renomination in 1978.	Cook
Robert L. Thompson			January 10, 1973 – January 8, 1975	78th	Redistricted from the 12th Representative district and re-elected in 1972 Retired.
Paul J. Randolph	Republican		January 10, 1973 – January 12, 1977	78th 79th	Redistricted from the 12th Representative district and re-elected in 1972 Re-elected in 1974 Retired.
Jesse White	Democratic		January 8, 1975 – January 12, 1983	79th	Elected in 1974 Retired.
Daniel P. O'Brien			January 12, 1977 – January 12, 1983	80th 81st 82nd	Elected in 1976 Re-elected in 1978 Re-elected in 1980 Retired.
Elroy C. Sandquist, Jr.	Republican				Elected in 1976 Re-elected in 1978 Re-elected in 1980 Redistricted to the 8th Representative district and lost re-election.
Jesse White	Democratic		January 10, 1979 – January 12, 1983	81st 82nd	Elected back in 1978 Re-elected in 1980 Redistricted to the 8th Representative district and won re-election.
Representative districts re-established with approval of the Cutback Amendment.

Representative election results

1980 – 1972

1980 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel P. O'Brien (incumbent)	68,802	35.14
	Democratic	Jesse C. White, Jr. (incumbent)	53,603	27.38
	Republican	Elroy C. Sandquist, Jr. (incumbent)	41,877.5	21.39
	Republican	Raymond H. Schumacher	24,408.5	12.47
	Libertarian	Jim Peron	3,498.5	1.79
	Libertarian	Celeste M. Webb	1,940.5	0.99
	Libertarian	William W. Hall	1,663.5	0.85
	Write-in		7	0.00
Total votes			195,800.5	100.0

1978 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel P. O'Brien (incumbent)	45,721	34.00
	Democratic	Jesse C. White, Jr.	38,905.5	28.93
	Republican	Elroy C. Sandquist, Jr. (incumbent)	33,933	25.24
	Republican	Raymond H. Schumacher	15,894.5	11.82
	Write-in		11	0.01
Total votes			134,465	100.0

1978 Illinois House of Representatives Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jesse C. White, Jr.	27,612	35.01
	Democratic	Daniel P. O'Brien (incumbent)	25,291	32.07
	Democratic	James M. Houlihan (incumbent)	20,112	25.50
	Democratic	Gary Nepon	5,859	7.43
Total votes			78,874	100.0

1976 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Daniel P. O'Brien	62,032.5	30.27
	Democratic	James M. Houlihan (incumbent)	54,444	26.57
	Republican	Elroy C. Sandquist, Jr.	46,127	22.51
	Republican	Tom (Thomas E.) McNamara	42,306.5	20.65
	Write-in		2	0.00
Total votes			204,912	100.0

1974 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James M. Houlihan (incumbent)	53,844	41.41
	Democratic	Jesse C. White, Jr.	34,851	26.80
	Republican	Paul J. Randolph (incumbent)	22,702.5	17.46
	Republican	Tom McNamara	18,625	14.32
Total votes			130,022.5	100.0

1972 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James M. Houlihan	90,286.5	42.77
	Democratic	Robert L. Thompson	44,528	21.09
	Republican	Paul J. Randolph	43,624	20.67
	Republican	Hawley H. Stodder	32,641.5	15.46
	Write-in		4	0.00
Total votes			211,084	100.0

1954 – 1952

1954 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	135,139.5	28.52
	Democratic	Henry M. Lenard (incumbent)	131,948	27.85
	Republican	Edward Schneider (incumbent)	102,382.5	21.61
	Republican	Armand Chiappori	101,217	21.36
	Independent	Kelly J. Laphen	3,124	0.66
Total votes			473,811	100.0

1952 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry M. Lenard	168,245	25.55
	Republican	Edward Schneider (incumbent)	167,407	25.42
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	162,324	24.65
	Republican	Marie H. Suthers (incumbent)	160,633.5	24.39
Total votes			658,609.5	100.0

1950 – 1942

1950 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Schneider (incumbent)	150,566.5	27.93
	Republican	Marie H. Suthers	140,173.5	26.01
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	125,660.5	23.31
	Democratic	Adam S. Mioduski (incumbent)	122,572	22.74
Total votes			538,972.5	100.0

1948 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	167,205.5	27.58
	Democratic	Adam S. Mioduski	163,419	26.96
	Republican	Edward Schneider (incumbent)	141,459.5	23.34
	Republican	Ragnar G. Nelson (incumbent)	134,103.5	22.12
Total votes			606,187.5	100.0

1946 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward Schneider	161,232	27.74
	Republican	Ragnar G. Nelson (incumbent)	159,401.5	27.42
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	130,728.5	22.49
	Democratic	Adam S. Mioduski (incumbent)	129,881	22.35
Total votes			581,243	100.0

1944 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Adam S. Mioduski	164,413.5	27.59
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	155,764	26.14
	Republican	Ragnar G. Nelson (incumbent)	139,373.5	23.39
	Republican	Edward Schneider	136,358	22.88
Total votes			595,909	100.0

1942 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	115,920.5	27.55
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	105,735	25.13
	Republican	Ragnar G. Nelson	100,437	23.87
	Democratic	Adam S. Mioduski (incumbent)	98,719	23.46
	Write-in		1	0.00
Total votes			420,812.5	100.0

1940 – 1932

1940 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	155,191.5	27.40
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	151,743.5	26.79
	Democratic	Adam S. Mioduski (incumbent)	134,495.5	23.75
	Republican	Ragnar G. Nelson	124,948.5	22.06
Total votes			566,379	100.0

1938 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	121,001	27.22
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	118,093.5	26.56
	Democratic	Adam S. Mioduski	112,508	25.31
	Republican	William C. Henry	92,949	20.91
Total votes			444,551.5	100.0

1936 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Powers (incumbent)	153,786	29.03
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	148,613	28.06
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	120,688	22.79
	Republican	George R. Hillstrom	106,492.5	20.11
	Write-in		1	0.00
Total votes			529,580.5	100.0

1934 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	132,668	40.17
	Democratic	William W. Powers (incumbent)	100,816.5	30.52
	Democratic	John G. Ryan (incumbent)	91,936	27.83
	Independent	George A. Meade	1,856.5	0.56
	Independent	Edgar D. Cressy	1,100	0.33
	Independent	Charles V. Johnson	1,037.5	0.31
	Independent	Victor Murray	888.5	0.27
Total votes			330,303	100.0

1932 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	115,826	27.33
	Democratic	William W. Powers (incumbent)	112,629	26.58
	Democratic	John G. Ryan	102,434	24.17
	Republican	John R. Hillstrom	92,921	21.92
	Write-in		3	0.00
Total votes			423,813	100.0

1930 – 1922

1930 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Powers (incumbent)	131,733.5	52.29
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	68,079.5	27.03
	Republican	John C. Garriott, Jr. (incumbent)	50,777	20.16
	Independent	George J. Avery	1,004.5	0.40
	Independent	Frank Hoskins	315	0.13
Total votes			251,909.5	100.0

1928 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Powers (incumbent)	146,977	42.34
	Republican	John C. Garriott, Jr. (incumbent)	103,704	29.88
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	96,439.5	27.78
Total votes			347,120.5	100.0

1926 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Powers (incumbent)	71,929.5	37.11
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	45,735.5	23.60
	Democratic	John C. Garriott, Jr.	39,099.5	20.17
	Republican	Theo D. Smith (incumbent)	36,657.5	18.91
	Progressive	Chas. F. Lowrie	399.5	0.21
Total votes			193,821.5	100.0

1924 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	80,927	37.16
	Republican	Theo D. Smith	74,913.5	34.40
	Democratic	William W. Powers (incumbent)	59,473.5	27.31
	Socialist	Harry O. Forsberg	2,461	1.13
Total votes			217,775	100.0

1922 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William W. Powers	57,403.5	40.86
	Republican	Gotthard A. Dahlberg (incumbent)	41,819.5	29.77
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg	35,231	25.08
	Socialist	Harold O. Forsberg	6,042.5	4.30
Total votes			140,496.5	100.0

1922 Illinois House of Representatives Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gotthard A. Dahlberg (incumbent)	18,896	36.23
	Republican	Elmer J. Schnackenberg	15,670	30.05
	Republican	C. A. Young (incumbent)	13,826.5	26.51
	Republican	W. C. Thomas	3,756	7.20
Total votes			52,148.5	100.0

1920 – 1912

1920 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gotthard A. Dahlberg (incumbent)	59,644.5	35.16
	Republican	C. A. Young (incumbent)	56,390	33.25
	Democratic	James W. Ryan (incumbent)	43,915	25.89
	Socialist	Harold O. Forsberg	9,668.5	5.70
Total votes			169,618	100.0

1918 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James W. Ryan (incumbent)	34,206	40.66
	Republican	C. A. Young (incumbent)	24,350	28.94
	Republican	Gotthard A. Dahlberg (incumbent)	21,009	24.97
	Socialist	Joseph A. Gajeski	4,571.5	5.43
Total votes			84,136.5	100.0

1916 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James W. Ryan (incumbent)	37,364	35.39
	Republican	Gotthard A. Dahlberg (incumbent)	28,905	27.38
	Republican	C. A. Young (incumbent)	26,422	25.03
	Socialist	Theodore J. Vind	12,888.5	12.21
Total votes			105,579.5	100.0

1914 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James W. Ryan	21,867	32.80
	Republican	Gotthard A. Dahlberg	13,832	20.75
	Republican	C. A. Young	12,008.5	18.01
	Progressive	Elmer J. Schnackenberg (incumbent)	10,086.5	15.13
	Socialist	Seymour Stedman (incumbent)	8,878.5	13.32
Total votes			66,672.5	100.0

1912 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Progressive	Elmer J. Schnackenberg	20,260	23.81
	Socialist	Seymour Stedman	13,051.5	15.34
	Republican	Benton F. Kleeman (incumbent)	10,257.5	12.06
	Republican	John A. Swanson (incumbent)	10,022.5	11.78
	Democratic	Timothy Dunne (incumbent)	9,362.5	11.00
	Democratic	John W. Riley	9,033.5	10.62
	Democratic	Fred C. Lockwood	8,937	10.50
	Independent	Albert C. Moses	3,779.5	4.44
	Prohibition	Chas. H. Doolittle	375.5	0.44
Total votes			85,079.5	100.0

1910 – 1902

1910 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John A. Swanson	15,383	23.94
	Republican	Benton F. Kleeman (incumbent)	14,248.5	22.18
	Democratic	Timothy Dunne	14,054	21.87
	Democratic	James J. Mulcahey	13,277	20.66
	Socialist	Bernard Berlyn	5,570.5	8.67
	Prohibition	George A. Cressey	1,720	2.68
	Write-in		1.5	0.00
Total votes			64,254.5	100.0

1908 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Poulton (incumbent)	22,720	31.06
	Republican	Benton F. Kleeman	20,527	28.06
	Republican	Cornelius J. Ton (incumbent)	19,899.5	27.20
	Socialist	Harold J. LeCren	4,426.5	6.05
	Prohibition	G. A. Dahlberg	3,902.5	5.33
	Independent	Warren McIntire	1,680	2.30
Total votes			73,155.5	100.0

1906 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John J. Poulton (incumbent)	14,293.5	26.22
	Republican	Cornelius J. Ton	13,416	24.61
	Republican	Edward C. Fitch	12,806.5	23.49
	Socialist	Theodore J. Vind	7,377	13.53
	Independence	Charles J. Phillips	5,792.5	10.63
	Independent	Otis A. Corner	828.5	1.52
Total votes			54,514	100.0

1904 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William T. Monroe	18,182.5	26.29
	Republican	Benton F. Kleeman (incumbent)	18,003.5	26.03
	Democratic	John J. Poulton	17,185	24.85
	Socialist	T. J. Vind	11,549.5	16.70
	Prohibition	Eric Sandell	4,236.5	6.13
Total votes			69,157	100.0

1902 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Henry V. Meeteren	15,497	30.71
	Republican	Benton F. Kleeman	13,412	26.58
	Republican	James H. Wilkerson	12,441.5	24.66
	Socialist	Seymour Steadman	5,780.5	11.46
	Independent	Oscar Wolf	1,574.5	3.12
	Prohibition	Frederick D. Peters	767	1.52
	Independent Democrat	John Gohring	557.5	1.10
	Single Tax	Amosa E. Conrow	331.5	0.66
	Independent Republican	Luloff Wilson	93.5	0.19
Total votes			50,455	100.0

1900 – 1892

1898 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James P. Cavanagh (incumbent)	11,046.5	30.41
	Democratic	John Churan	9,707.5	26.73
	Democratic	William Carmody (incumbent)	8,350.5	22.99
	Unknown	Simon Shaffer	4394	12.10
	Unknown	James Kozisek	1597	4.40
	Unknown	Philip Rosenberg	679	1.87
	Unknown	A. Woloshem	545	1.50
Total votes			36,319.5	100.0

1896 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James P. Cavanaugh (incumbent)	15,328	34.63
	Democratic	Edward J. Novak (incumbent)	10,890	24.60
	Democratic	William Carmody	7,420	16.76
	Democratic	Simon Shaeffer (incumbent)	6,897	15.58
	Unknown	Michael E. Clare	1243	2.81
	Unknown	James Kozisek	1111	2.51
	Unknown	Harry Goldstine	715	1.62
	Unknown	Isaac Levin	523	1.18
	Unknown	Niles Johnson	139	0.31
Total votes			44,266	100.0

1890 – 1882

1886 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Unknown	Frank E. Schoenewald	4,991.5	28.22
	Unknown	Victor Karlowski	4,968	28.08
	Unknown	J. J. Furlong	4,531.5	25.62
	Unknown	Barney Brachtendorf (incumbent)	3045	17.21
	Unknown	A. J. Kerr	124	0.70
	Unknown	John Miller	30	0.17
Total votes			17,690	100.0

1884 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Unknown	Barney Brachtendorf	5,912.5	22.57
	Unknown	Peter A. Sundelius (incumbent)	5,736.5	21.90
	Unknown	Thomas F. Mulhearn	5,230.5	19.96
	Unknown	Gregory A. Klupp (incumbent)	5174	19.75
	Unknown	Patrick T. Pendergast	2447	9.34
	Unknown	Christopher Dahnke	1606	6.13
	Unknown	Geo. Vogel	93	0.35
Total votes			26,199.5	100.0

1882 Illinois House of Representatives election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Unknown	John F. Dugan	4,972	28.49
	Unknown	George A. Klupp	4,807	27.55
	Unknown	Peter Sundelius	4,104	23.52
	Unknown	B. Janssens	2506.5	14.36
	Unknown	Lars P. Nelson	1060	6.07
Total votes			17,449.5	100.0