Population (2011 est.) 712,716 Cook PVI EVEN | Median income 44,915 Area 15,006 km² | |
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Current Representative Rodney L. Davis (R–Taylorville) Distribution 78.9% urban
21.1% rural Ethnicity 82.7% White
11.3% Black
3.5% Asian
3.1% Hispanic
0.1% Native American
0.5% other | ||
The 13th congressional district of Illinois is represented by Republican Rodney L. Davis.
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2011 redistricting
The congressional district covers parts of Bond, Champaign, Madison, McLean and Sangamon counties, and all of Christian, Calhoun, De Witt, Greene, Jersey, Macon, Macoupin, Montgomery and Piatt counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Bloomington, Champaign, Decatur, Godfrey, Taylorville and Urbana are included. The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.
2014 election
The Republican and Democratic primaries took place on March 18, 2014. In the Republican primary, incumbent Rodney L. Davis defeated fellow Republicans Erika Harold and Michael Firsching. In the Democratic primary, Ann Callis defeated George Gollin and David Green. Bill Byrnes had previously withdrawn from the Democratic primary. Josh Dill is running in the district as an Independent.
Voting
In the 2004 U.S. General Election, this district voted for George W. Bush with 55% to 45% for John Kerry. However, in 2008, the district flipped and voted for Barack Obama.
Living former Members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th congressional district
As of May 2015, two former members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 13th congressional district are alive. The most recent representative to die was Phil Crane (1969-1973) on November 8, 2014. The most recently serving representative to die was John N. Erlenborn (1983-1985) on October 30, 2005.