Illinois's 10th congressional district

Summary

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. The district is currently represented by Democrat Brad Schneider.

Illinois's 10th congressional district
Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative
  Brad Schneider
DHighland Park
Area300 sq mi (780 km2)
Distribution
  • 99.7% urban
  • 0.3% rural
Population (2022)744,016
Median household
income
$98,057[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVID+11[2]

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.

The 10th is home to several Fortune 500 companies, including, but not limited to: CDW, Walgreens, Underwriters Laboratories, Caterpillar, Inc., Baxter Healthcare, AbbVie, Allstate Insurance, and Mondelez International. 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.[3]

Composition edit

2011 redistricting edit

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, Glencoe, Grayslake, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lake Villa, Lindenhurst, Libertyville, Morton Grove, Mundelein, North Chicago, Northbrook, Prospect Heights, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Wheeling, and Zion are included.[4] The boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013.

2021 redistricting edit

Composition
# County Seat Population
31 Cook Chicago 5,173,146
97 Lake Waukegan 711,239
111 McHenry Woodstock 311,122

Following the 2020 redistricting, this district will be primarily based in Lake County, bordering the state of Wisconsin, as well as northeast McHenry County and a part of northern Cook County.

The 10th district takes in the Cook County communities of Winnetka, Glencoe, Kenilworth, Northbrook, and Wheeling.

Lake County is split between this district, the 9th district, and the 11th district. They are partitioned by Buffalo Grove Golf Course, Buffalo Grove Rd, Arboretum Golf Club, W Half Day Rd, Promontory Ridge Trail, Port Clinton Rd, Mundelein Rd, Highland Pines Park, Diamond Lake Rd, Breckinridge Dr, N Midlothian Rd, Illinois Route 60, W Hawley St, N Chevy Chase Rd, Steeple Chase Golf Club, W Lakeview Parkway, N Gilmer Rd, Hawley St, W Ivanhoe Rd, N Fairfield Rd, W Chardon Rd, N Wilson Rd, W Townline Rd, N US Highway 12, W Brandenburg Rd, and Volo Bog State Natural Area. The 10th district takes in the municipalities of Antioch, Fox Lake, Lake Villa, Grayslake, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Highland Park, North Chicago, Park City, Lake Forest, Gurnee, Zion, Libertyville, Round Lake, and Round Lake Beach.

McHenry County is split between this district, the 11th district, and the 16th district. The 10th, 11th, and 16th districts are partitioned by Lily Lake Drain, W Rand Rd, Fox River, N Riverside Dr, Illinois Highway 31, Petersen Farm, Dutch Creek, McCullom Lake Rd, White Oak Ln, McCullom Lake, W Shore Dr, W Martin Rd, Bennington Ln, N Martin Rd, N Curran Rd, Old Draper Rd, Farmstead Dr, S Ridge Rd, N Valley Hill Rd, Barber Creek, Wonder Lake, Illinois Highway 120, Thompson Rd, Nusbaum Rd, Slough Creek, Johnson Rd, and Nicholas Rd. The 10th district takes in the municipalities of Spring Grove, Richmond, Hebron, Wonder Lake, and Johnsburg.

Presidential election results edit

This table indicates how the district has voted in U.S. presidential elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it was configured at the time of the election, not as it is configured today.
Year Office Results
2000 President Al Gore 51% - George W. Bush 47%
2004 President John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 47%
2008 President Barack Obama 63% - John McCain 36%
2012 President Barack Obama 58% - Mitt Romney 41%
2016 President Hillary Clinton 61% - Donald Trump 32%
2020 President Joe Biden 64% - Donald Trump 34%

Recent election results from statewide races edit

This table indicates how the district has voted in recent statewide elections; election results reflect voting in the district as it is currently configured, not necessarily as it was at the time of these elections.
Year Office Results
2016 President Hillary Clinton 57.7% – Donald Trump 34.9%
Senate Tammy Duckworth 50.5% – Mark Kirk 44.7%
2018 Governor J. B. Pritzker 52.0% – Bruce Rauner 43.1%
Attorney General Kwame Raoul 54.6% – Erika Harold 43.0%
Secretary of State Jesse White 69.0% – Jason Helland 28.7%
2020 President Joe Biden 62.0% – Donald Trump 36.1%
Senate Dick Durbin 57.5% – Mark Curran 38.5%
2022 Senate Tammy Duckworth 61.5% – Kathy Salvi 37.0%
Governor J. B. Pritzker 61.3% – Darren Bailey 35.5%
Attorney General Kwame Raoul 60.3% – Tom DeVore 37.8%
Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias 60.3% – Dan Brady 37.7%

List of members representing the district edit

Member Party Years Cong
ress
Electoral history District location
District created March 4, 1863
 
Anthony L. Knapp
(Jerseyville)
Democratic March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865
38th Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1862.
Retired.
 
Anthony Thornton
(Shelbyville)
Democratic March 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867
39th Elected in 1864.
Retired.
 
Albert G. Burr
(Carrollton)
Democratic March 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871
40th
41st
Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Retired.
 
Edward Y. Rice
(Hillsboro)
Democratic March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873
42nd Elected in 1870.
Lost renomination.
 
William H. Ray
(Rushville)
Republican March 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875
43rd Elected in 1872.
Retired.
 
John C. Bagby
(Rushville)
Democratic March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877
44th Elected in 1874.
Retired.
 
Benjamin F. Marsh
(Warsaw)
Republican March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883
45th
46th
47th
Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
 
Nicholas E. Worthington
(Peoria)
Democratic March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887
48th
49th
Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
 
Philip S. Post
(Galesburg)
Republican March 4, 1887 –
January 6, 1895
50th
51st
52nd
53rd
54th
Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Died.
Vacant January 6, 1895 –
December 2, 1895
54th
 
George W. Prince
(Galesburg)
Republican December 2, 1895 –
March 3, 1903
54th
55th
56th
57th
Elected to finish Post's term.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 15th district.
 
George E. Foss
(Chicago)
Republican March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.
 
Charles M. Thomson
(Chicago)
Progressive March 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915
63rd Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
 
George E. Foss
(Chicago)
Republican March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919
64th
65th
Elected again in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
 
Carl R. Chindblom
(Evanston)
Republican March 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933
66th
67th
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
Elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Lost renomination.
 
James Simpson Jr.
(Wadsworth)
Republican March 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935
73rd Elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.
 
Ralph E. Church
(Evanston)
Republican January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1941
74th
75th
76th
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
 
George A. Paddock
(Evanston)
Republican January 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943
77th Elected in 1940.
Lost renomination.
 
Ralph E. Church
(Evanston)
Republican January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949
78th
79th
80th
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Redistricted to the 13th district.
 
Richard W. Hoffman
(Riverside)
Republican January 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1957
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Retired.
 
Harold R. Collier
(Western Springs)
Republican January 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1973
85th
86th
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
Elected in 1956.
Re-elected in 1958.
Re-elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Redistricted to the 6th district.
 
Samuel H. Young
(Glenview)
Republican January 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975
93rd Elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.
 
Abner Mikva
(Evanston)
Democratic January 3, 1975 –
September 26, 1979
94th
95th
96th
Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Resigned to become judge of U.S. Court of Appeals.
Vacant September 26, 1979 –
January 22, 1980
96th
 
John Edward Porter
(Wilmette)
Republican January 22, 1980 –
January 3, 2001
96th
97th
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th
105th
106th
Elected to finish Mikva's term.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Re-elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Retired.
 
Mark Kirk
(Highland Park)
Republican January 3, 2001 –
November 29, 2010
107th
108th
109th
110th
111th
Elected in 2000.
Re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Re-elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Retired to run for U.S. senator, and then resigned when elected.
2003–2013
 
Vacant November 29, 2010 –
January 3, 2011
111th
 
Bob Dold
(Kenilworth)
Republican January 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013
112th Elected in 2010.
Lost re-election.
 
Brad Schneider
(Deerfield)
Democratic January 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015
113th Elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.
2013–2023
 
 
Bob Dold
(Kenilworth)
Republican January 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017
114th Elected in 2014.
Lost re-election.
 
Brad Schneider
(Highland Park)
Democratic January 3, 2017 –
present
115th
116th
117th
118th
Elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
2023–present
 

Recent election results edit

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 Seals 47
2008 Kirk 53 Seals 47
2010 Dold 51 Seals 49
2012 Dold 49 Schneider 51
2014 Dold 51 Schneider 49
2016 Dold 47 Schneider 53
2018 Bennett 34 Schneider 66
2020 Mukherjee 36 Schneider 64

2006 edit

Republican candidate for Governor, Judy Baar Topinka, and GOP candidate for Cook County Board President Tony Peraica both handily won the district in 2006, although both lost in the state- and countywide (respectively) count.

2006 Illinois's 10th congressional district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Kirk (incumbent) 107,929 53.38
Democratic Dan Seals 94,278 46.62
Total votes 202,207 100.00
Republican hold

2008 edit

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.[5][6] Independent candidate Allan Stevo was also nominated.[7] Mark Kirk defeated Dan Seals in their rematch from 2006 by 54% to 46%, thus winning a fifth term in the House.

Illinois's 10th congressional district election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mark Kirk (incumbent) 153,082 52.56
Democratic Dan Seals 138,176 47.44
Total votes 291,258 100.00
Republican hold

2010 edit

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

Illinois's 10th district general election, November 2, 2010[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Dold 109,941 51.08
Democratic Dan Seals 105,290 48.92
Write-In Author C. Brumfield 1 0.00
Total votes 215,232 100.00
Republican hold

2012 edit

Robert Dold no longer lives in the redrawn district,[9] but said he would move into the district if he won re-election.[10]

Candidates for the Democratic nomination were: Ilya Sheyman, a community organizer from Waukegan,[11] Brad Schneider, a business consultant,[12] John Tree, a business executive and Colonel in the Air Force Reserve,[13] and Vivek Bavda, an intellectual property attorney.[14]

In the March 20, 2012, primary, Brad Schneider won the Democratic nomination.[15] Schneider defeated Dold in the general election in November.

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2012[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Schneider 133,890 50.6
Republican Bob Dold (incumbent) 130,564 49.4
Total votes 264,454 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2014 edit

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.

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2014[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bob Dold 95,992 51.3
Democratic Brad Schneider (incumbent) 91,136 48.7
Total votes 187,128 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic


2016 edit

Brad Schneider defeated Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering for the Democratic nomination on March 15.[18] Democrat Brad Schneider defeated Republican Robert Dold by nearly 5% (14,000 votes), the largest victory margin in Illinois's 10th Congressional district since redistricting.

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2016[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Schneider 150,435 52.6
Republican Bob Dold (incumbent) 135,535 47.4
Independent Joseph William Kopsick (write-in) 26 0.0
Total votes 285,996 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican

2018 edit

Brad Schneider, the incumbent, defeated his republican challenger Douglas R. Bennett with 65.6% of the vote.[20] There were three Republican candidates who ran in the primary: Bennett of Deerfield, who is a computer consultant and vice chairman of the West Deerfield Township Republican Organization, Libertyville physician and business owner Sapan Shah, and Jeremy Wynes of Highland Park.[21]

Robert Dold declined to run for a fifth time. [22]

On March 20, Douglas Bennett narrowly beat Wynes and Shah in the primary.[23]

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2018[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Schneider (incumbent) 156,540 65.6
Republican Douglas Bennett 82,124 34.4
Total votes 238,664 100.0
Democratic hold

2020 edit

Incumbent representative Brad Schneider faced two Democratic primary challengers in 2020. Progressive activist Andrew Wang was the first to announce a challenge to Schneider,[25] followed shortly by fellow progressive Adam Broad. After Wang dropped out and threw his support to Broad,[26] Broad fell short of qualifying for the ballot and mounted a write-in campaign.[27] Broad ultimately received less than 1% of the primary vote.[28]

In the general election, which was held on November 3, 2020, Schneider defeated Republican challenger Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee, earning nearly two-thirds of the vote.[29]

Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2020[30][31]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brad Schneider (incumbent) 202,402 63.87 -1.72%
Republican Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee 114,442 36.12 +1.71%
Write-in 30 0.01 N/A
Total votes 316,874 100.0
Democratic hold

2022 edit


Illinois's 10th congressional district, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brad Schneider (incumbent) 152,566 63.00
Republican Joseph Severino 89,599 37.00
Total votes 242,165 100.0
Democratic hold

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 577–578. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
  4. ^ Illinois Congressional District 10 Archived January 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Illinois Board of Elections
  5. ^ "David J. Kalbfleisch for U.S. House, IL-10 in 2010". Archived from the original on August 20, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090813090041/http://www.pioneerlocal.com/evanston/news/1001476%2Cpp-greenparty-061208-s1.article. Archived from the original on August 13, 2009. Retrieved January 20, 2008. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ "Allan Stevo for Congress". Archived from the original on October 20, 2008. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  8. ^ "General Election of November 2, 2010" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 6, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  9. ^ McKinney, Dave; Sweet, Lynn; Pallasch, Abdon M. (May 28, 2011). "Illinois Democrats target GOP with redrawing of congressional map". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  10. ^ Sadin, Steve (June 2, 2011). "Dold Will Run in Remapped 10th". Libertyville Patch. Retrieved June 26, 2011.
  11. ^ "Waukegan Dem announces bid for congressional seat". WALS-TV. April 28, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2011.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Sweet, Lynn (May 25, 2011). "Brad Schneider running in Illinois 10 Democratic primary". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on June 2, 2011. Retrieved May 25, 2011.
  13. ^ "Long Grove man enters 10th Democratic race". Daily Herald. November 10, 2011. Retrieved November 11, 2011.
  14. ^ "Third democrat enters 10th congressional race". Buffalo Grove Patch. September 19, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  15. ^ Schneider survives in 10th district Dem primary, Chicago Sun-Times, March 20, 2012.
  16. ^ "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  17. ^ "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  18. ^ "Illinois' 10th Congressional District election, 2016". Ballotpedia. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  19. ^ "Illinois General Election 2016". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  20. ^ The Washington Post
  21. ^ "Daily Herald - Suburban Chicago's Information Source". Daily Herald. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  22. ^ Pearson, Rick (May 9, 2017). "Republican Dold won't seek 4th rematch for Congress with Democrat Schneider". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
  23. ^ Times, The New York (March 20, 2018). "Illinois Primary Election Results". Retrieved January 17, 2019 – via NYTimes.com.
  24. ^ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
  25. ^ "Schneider has commanding fundraising lead in 10th District congressional race". October 20, 2019.
  26. ^ Wang, Andrew [@WangCongress] (December 2, 2019). ".@rlissau @adambroad2020" (Tweet). Retrieved December 3, 2019 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "Primary challenger to U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider now plans to run as a write-in following challenge to his nominating petition". Chicago Tribune. January 9, 2020.
  28. ^ "Error Display".[permanent dead link]
  29. ^ "Illinois Election Results: 10th Congressional District". The New York Times. November 3, 2020.
  30. ^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  31. ^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  • 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 edit

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

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