US Congress from Illinois
2016 Election Results
Although Illinois has historically been a Democratic state & voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 General Election, the
US Congress from Illinois is made up of 2 Senators and 18 Representatives as follows:
2 Senators (Both Democrats)
● Richard Durbin (D) - Term 2014 - 2020
● Tammy Duckworth (D) – Term 2016 - 2022
NOTE: A Senator's term of office is six years. Approximately one-third of the total membership of the Senate is
elected every two years.
18 Representatives (11 Democrats and 7 Republicans)
● Bobby Rush (D)
● Robin Kelly (D)
● Daniel Lipinski (D)
● Luis Gutiérrez (D)
● Mike Quigley (D)
● Peter Roskam (R) * - Naperville 6th District
● Danny Davis (D)
● Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
● Janice “Jan” Schakowsky (D)
● Bradley Schneider (D)
● Bill Foster (D) * - Naperville 11th District
● Mike Bost (R)
● Rodney Davis (R)
● Randy Hultgren (R)
● John Shimkus (R)
● Adam Kinzinger (R)
● Cheri Bustos (D)
● Darin LaHood (R)
Note: Members of the House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are considered for re-election every even
year.
More details at: ​Members of US Congress
2016 Election Results:
Presidential Race
Hillary Clinton (D) won Illinois with nearly 1M more votes than Trump:
However, Barack Obama had a much stronger win in 2008, as well as in 2012:
The President of the United States is elected indirectly through the Electoral College to a four-year​ ​term, with
a​ ​term​ ​limit of two terms (totaling eight years). The President can serve a maximum of ten years if he/she acted
as president for two years or less of another president's term.
The​ US ​Constitution​ ​gives three​ ​eligibility requirements​ ​to be president:
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must be 35 years of age
must be a resident "within the United States" for 14 years
must be a "natural born Citizen"
Senate Race
Tammy Duckworth (D) won Illinois with over 800K more votes than Kirk:
Note Senator Dick Durbin (D) won re-election in the 2014 midterm election, beating his Republican opponent, Jim
Oberweis, by a margin of 54% to 43%.
House of Representatives Race
Naperville residents are either in the 6th District (R) or the 11th
​ ​ District (D).
6th
​ ​ District (Northern Naperville): Peter Roskam (R) – Incumbent that won 65K more votes than his opponent.
11th
​ ​ District (Southern Naperville): Bill Foster (D) – Incumbent that won 58K more votes than his opponent.
10th
​ ​ District (Northeast Illinois): The only Illinois District to have a party change in 2016. The District went Red (R) to
Blue (D).
https://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/IL
http://www.cnn.com/election/results/states/illinois
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/data/ct-illinois-president-results-20161108-htmlstory.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_office