Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
District created March 4, 1873 |
Samuel S. Marshall (McLeansboro) | Democratic | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 43rd | Redistricted from the 11th district and re-elected in 1872. Lost re-election. |
William B. Anderson (Elk Prairie) | Independent | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Lost re-election. |
Richard W. Townshend (Shawneetown) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 9, 1889 | 45th 46th 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Re-elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Died. |
Vacant | March 9, 1889 – December 2, 1889 | 51st | |
James R. Williams (Carmi) | Democratic | December 2, 1889 – March 3, 1895 | 51st 52nd 53rd | Elected in 1889 to finish Townshend's term. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Redistricted to the 20th district and lost re-election there. |
Benson Wood (Effingham) | Republican | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | 54th | Elected in 1894. Lost re-election. |
Andrew J. Hunter (Paris) | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | 55th | Elected in 1896. Retired. |
Joseph B. Crowley (Robinson) | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1903 | 56th 57th | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
Vespasian Warner (Clinton) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | 58th | Redistricted from the 13th district and re-elected in 1902. Retired to run for Governor of Illinois. |
William B. McKinley (Champaign) | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1913 | 59th 60th 61st 62nd | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election. |
Charles M. Borchers (Decatur) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 63rd | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
William B. McKinley (Champaign) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Allen F. Moore (Monticello) | Republican | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1925 | 67th 68th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Retired. |
Charles Adkins (Decatur) | Republican | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | 69th 70th 71st 72nd | Elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Lost re-election. |
Donald C. Dobbins (Champaign) | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | 73rd 74th | Elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Retired. |
Hugh M. Rigney (Arthur) | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1939 | 75th | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election. |
William H. Wheat (Rantoul) | Republican | January 3, 1939 – January 16, 1944 | 76th 77th 78th | Elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Died. |
Vacant | January 16, 1944 – June 13, 1944 | 78th | |
Rolla C. McMillen (Decatur) | Republican | June 13, 1944 – January 3, 1949 | 78th 79th 80th | Elected in 1944 to finish Wheat's term. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
Robert B. Chiperfield (Canton) | Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1963 | 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Retired. |
Robert T. McLoskey (Monmouth) | Republican | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | 88th | Elected in 1962. Lost re-election. |
Gale Schisler (London Mills) | Democratic | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | 89th | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election. |
Tom Railsback (Moline) | Republican | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1983 | 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 17th district and lost renomination there. |
Dan Crane (Danville) | Republican | January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1985 | 98th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1982. Lost re-election. |
Terry L. Bruce (Olney) | Democratic | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | 99th 100th 101st 102nd | Elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Lost renomination. |
Glenn Poshard (Marion) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1999 | 103rd 104th 105th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Re-elected in 1996. Retired to run for Governor of Illinois. |
David D. Phelps (Eldorado) | Democratic | January 3, 1999 – January 3, 2003 | 106th 107th | Elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Lost re-election. |
John Shimkus (Collinsville) | Republican | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th | Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Re-elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Redistricted to the 15th district. |
District eliminated January 3, 2013 |