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1 Composition  



1.1  2011 redistricting  





1.2  2021 redistricting  







2 Presidential election results  





3 Recent election results from statewide races  





4 List of members representing the district  





5 Elections  



5.1  2012  





5.2  2014  





5.3  2016  





5.4  2018  





5.5  2020  





5.6  2022  







6 See also  





7 References  





8 Sources  





9 External links  














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Coordinates: 38°00N 89°15W / 38.000°N 89.250°W / 38.000; -89.250
 

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Illinois's 12th congressional district

Map
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Representative

Mike Bost
RMurphysboro

Area14,296.2 sq mi (37,027 km2)
Distribution
  • 75.4% urban
  • 24.6% rural
  • Population (2022)748,293
    Median household
    income
    $62,253[1]
    Ethnicity
  • 4.9% Black
  • 3.9% Two or more races
  • 2.8% Hispanic
  • 1.0% Asian
  • 0.5% other
  • Cook PVIR+24[2]

    The 12th congressional district of Illinois is a congressional district in the southern part of U.S. state of Illinois. It has been represented by Republican Mike Bost since 2015. With a Cook Partisan Voting Index of R+24, it is the most Republican district in Illinois.[2]

    Composition[edit]

    2011 redistricting[edit]

    The district covers parts of Madison and St. Clair counties, and all of Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, Union and Williamson counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Belleville, Cahokia, Carbondale, Collinsville, East St. Louis, Granite City, Herrin, Marion, Mt. Vernon, O'Fallon, Shiloh and Swansea are included.[3] The representatives for these districts were elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 5, 2013.

    2021 redistricting[edit]

    Composition
    # County Seat Population
    23 Clark Marshall 15,300
    25 Clay Louisville 13,143
    27 Clinton Carlyle 36,793
    29 Coles Charleston 46,765
    33 Crawford Robinson 18,659
    35 Cumberland Toledo 10,345
    47 Edwards Albion 6,075
    49 Effingham Effingham 34,430
    59 Gallatin Shawneetown 4,903
    65 Hamilton McLeansboro 7,911
    69 Hardin Elizabethtown 3,650
    77 Jackson Murphysboro 52,565
    79 Jasper Newton 9,193
    81 Jefferson Mount Vernon 36,877
    87 Johnson Vienna 13,463
    101 Lawrence Lawrenceville 15,152
    121 Marion Salem 37,390
    125 Massac Metropolis 12,881
    133 Monroe Waterloo 34,932
    145 Perry Pinckneyville 20,985
    151 Pope Golconda 3,779
    153 Pulaski Mound City 5,065
    157 Randolph Chester 30,142
    165 Saline Harrisburg 23,320
    163 St. Clair Belleville 257,400
    181 Union Jonesboro 16,923
    185 Wabash Mount Carmel 11,202
    191 Wayne Fairfield 15,963
    193 White Carmi 13,784
    199 Williamson Marion 66,879

    Following the 2020 redistricting, this district will go from covering southeastern Illinois to encompassing the entirety of Southern Illinois, spanning the Illinois-Missouri-Kentucky-Indiana border. It will take in Monroe, Randolph, Clinton, Perry, Jackson, Union, Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Johnson, Williamson, Jefferson, Marion, Clay, Effingham, Wayne, Hamilton, Saline, Pope, Hardin, Gallatin, White, Edwards, Wabash, Richland, Lawrence, Jasper, Crawford, Cumberland, and Clark Counties, most of St. Clair County, and half of Coles County.

    St. Clair County is split between this district and the 13th district. They are partitioned by a Conrail line, Tanglewood Parkway, Donner Ridge, Hollywood Heights Rd, Oliver St, CSX Transportation Line, S Oak St, W 5th St, S Lincoln Ave, E US Highway 50, County Rd 218, Old O'Fallon Rd, Frank Scott Parkway E, N Green Mount Rd, S Green Mount Rd, Park Rd, S 59th St, Old St. Louis Rd, Illinois Highway 15, Rolling Acres Ln, Excellence Dr, Powdermill Creek, Cemetery Rd, and Illinois Highway 50. The 12th district takes in the municipalities of Mascoutah, Lebanon, New Athens, Marissa, Millstadt, Smithton, and Freeburg; most of Shiloh; and half of O'Fallon.

    Coles County is split between this district and the 15th district. They are partitioned by West St, North County Rd 1800 East, Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail, 18th St, County Rd 1600 East, County Rd 400 North, County Rd 1240 East, Illinois Route 16, Dettro Dr, 700 North Rd, Old Fellow Rd, and the Kickapoo Creek. The 12th district takes in the municipalities of Ashmore, Oakland, and Lerna; part of southern Mattoon; and part of Charleston.

    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 53% – George W. Bush 44%
    2004 President John Kerry 52% – George W. Bush 48%
    2008 President Barack Obama 55% – John McCain 44%
    2012 President Barack Obama 50% – Mitt Romney 48%
    2016 President Donald Trump 55% – Hillary Clinton 40%
    2020 President Donald Trump 56% – Joe Biden 41%

    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 Donald Trump 68.5% – Hillary Clinton 26.0%
    Senate Mark Kirk 55.9% – Tammy Duckworth 39.2%
    2018 Governor Bruce Rauner 57.0% – J. B. Pritzker 33.4%
    Attorney General Erika Harold 66.7% – Kwame Raoul 30.2%
    Secretary of State Jason Helland 50.8% – Jesse White 47.1%
    2020 President Donald Trump 70.5% – Joe Biden 27.7%
    Senate Mark Curran 66.5% – Dick Durbin 30.9%
    2022 Senate Kathy Salvi 67.9% – Tammy Duckworth 30.3%
    Governor Darren Bailey 72.4% – J. B. Pritzker 25.2%
    Attorney General Tom Devore 72.0% – Kwame Raoul 25.6%
    Secretary of State Dan Brady 72.0% – Alexi Giannoulias 25.8%

    List of members representing the district[edit]

    Name Party Years Cong–
    ress
    Electoral history Counties
    District created March 4, 1863

    William Ralls Morrison
    (Waterloo)
    Democratic March 4, 1863 –
    March 3, 1865
    38th Elected in 1862.
    Lost re-election.
    1863–1873
    Clinton, Madison, Monroe, Randolph, St. Clair, and Washington

    Jehu Baker
    (Belleville)
    Republican March 4, 1865 –
    March 3, 1869
    39th
    40th
    Elected in 1864.
    Re-elected in 1866.
    Retired.

    John B. Hay
    (Belleville)
    Republican March 4, 1869 –
    March 3, 1873
    41st
    42nd
    Elected in 1868.
    Re-elected in 1870.
    Redistricted to the 17th district and lost re-election.

    James Carroll Robinson
    (Springfield)
    Democratic March 4, 1873 –
    March 3, 1875
    43rd Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1872.
    Retired.
    1873–1883
    Cass, Christian, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon, and Scott

    William McKendree Springer
    (Springfield)
    Democratic March 4, 1875 –
    March 3, 1883
    44th
    45th
    46th
    47th
    Elected in 1874.
    Re-elected in 1876.
    Re-elected in 1878.
    Re-elected in 1880.
    Redistricted to the 13th district.

    James M. Riggs
    (Winchester)
    Democratic March 4, 1883 –
    March 3, 1887
    48th
    49th
    Elected in 1882.
    Re-elected in 1884.
    Retired.
    1883–1895
    [data missing]

    George A. Anderson
    (Quincy)
    Democratic March 4, 1887 –
    March 3, 1889
    50th Elected in 1886.
    Retired.

    Scott Wike
    (Pittsfield)
    Democratic March 4, 1889 –
    March 3, 1893
    51st
    52nd
    Elected in 1888.
    Re-elected in 1890.
    Lost renomination.

    John James McDannold
    (Mount Sterling)
    Democratic March 4, 1893–
    March 3, 1895
    53rd Elected in 1892.
    Retired.

    Joseph Gurney Cannon
    (Danville)
    Republican March 4, 1895–
    March 3, 1903
    54th
    55th
    56th
    57th
    Redistricted from the 15th district and re-elected in 1894.
    Re-elected in 1896.
    Re-elected in 1898.
    Re-elected in 1900.
    Redistricted to the 18th district.
    1895–1903
    Iroquois, Kankakee, Vermillion, and Will

    Charles Eugene Fuller
    (Belvidere)
    Republican March 4, 1903–
    March 3, 1913
    58th
    59th
    60th
    61st
    62nd
    Elected in 1902.
    Re-elected in 1904.
    Re-elected in 1906.
    Re-elected in 1908.
    Re-elected in 1910.
    Lost re-election.
    1903–1913
    Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, and Winnebago

    William H. Hinebaugh
    (Ottawa)
    Progressive March 4, 1913–
    March 3, 1915
    63rd Elected in 1912.
    Lost re-election.
    1913–1949
    Boone, DeKalb, Grundy, Kendall, LaSalle, and Winnebago

    Charles Eugene Fuller
    (Belvidere)
    Republican March 4, 1915–
    June 25, 1926
    64th
    65th
    66th
    67th
    68th
    69th
    Elected again in 1914.
    Re-elected in 1916.
    Re-elected in 1918.
    Re-elected in 1920.
    Re-elected in 1922.
    Re-elected in 1924.
    Died.
    Vacant June 25, 1926–
    March 3, 1927
    69th

    John T. Buckbee
    (Rockford)
    Republican March 4, 1927–
    April 23, 1936
    70th
    71st
    72nd
    73rd
    74th
    Elected in 1926.
    Re-elected in 1928.
    Re-elected in 1930.
    Re-elected in 1932.
    Re-elected in 1934.
    Died.
    Vacant April 23, 1936–
    January 3, 1937
    74th

    Noah M. Mason
    (Oglesby)
    Republican January 3, 1937–
    January 3, 1949
    75th
    76th
    77th
    78th
    79th
    80th
    Elected in 1936.
    Re-elected in 1938.
    Re-elected in 1940.
    Re-elected in 1942.
    Re-elected in 1944.
    Re-elected in 1946.
    Redistricted to the 15th district.

    Edgar A. Jonas
    (Chicago)
    Republican January 3, 1949–
    January 3, 1955
    81st
    82nd
    83rd
    Elected in 1948.
    Re-elected in 1950.
    Re-elected in 1952.
    Lost re-election.
    1949–1953
    Cook
    1953–1963
    Cook

    Charles A. Boyle
    (Chicago)
    Democratic January 3, 1955–
    November 4, 1959
    84th
    85th
    86th
    Elected in 1954.
    Re-elected in 1956.
    Re-elected in 1958.
    Died.
    Vacant November 4, 1959–
    January 3, 1961
    86th

    Edward Rowan Finnegan
    (Chicago)
    Democratic January 3, 1961–
    January 3, 1963
    87th Elected in 1960.
    Redistricted to the 9th district.

    Robert McClory
    (Lake Bluff)
    Republican January 3, 1963–
    January 3, 1973
    88th
    89th
    90th
    91st
    92nd
    Elected in 1962.
    Re-elected in 1964.
    Re-elected in 1966.
    Re-elected in 1968.
    Re-elected in 1970.
    Redistricted to the 13th district.
    1963–1967
    Boone, Lake, and McHenry
    1967–1973
    Cook, Lake, and McHenry

    Phil Crane
    (McHenry)
    Republican January 3, 1973–
    January 3, 1993
    93rd
    94th
    95th
    96th
    97th
    98th
    99th
    100th
    101st
    102nd
    Elected in 1972.
    Re-elected in 1974.
    Re-elected in 1976.
    Re-elected in 1978.
    Re-elected in 1980.
    Re-elected in 1982.
    Re-elected in 1984.
    Re-elected in 1986.
    Re-elected in 1988.
    Re-elected in 1990.
    Redistricted to the 8th district.
    1973–1983
    Cook and Lake
    1983–1993
    Cook, Lake, and McHenry

    Jerry Costello
    (Belleville)
    Democratic January 3, 1993–
    January 3, 2013
    103rd
    104th
    105th
    106th
    107th
    108th
    109th
    110th
    111th
    112th
    Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1992.
    Re-elected in 1994.
    Re-elected in 1996.
    Re-elected in 1998.
    Re-elected in 2000.
    Re-elected in 2002.
    Re-elected in 2004.
    Re-elected in 2006.
    Re-elected in 2008.
    Re-elected in 2010.
    Retired.
    1993–2003
    Alexander, Jackson, Madison, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, Union, and Williamson
    2003–2013

    Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Madison, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Union, Williamson

    William Enyart
    (Belleville)
    Democratic January 3, 2013–
    January 3, 2015
    113th Elected in 2012.
    Lost re-election.
    2013–2023

    Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Union, and Williamson

    Mike Bost
    (Murphysboro)
    Republican January 3, 2015–
    present
    114th
    115th
    116th
    117th
    118th
    Elected in 2014.
    Re-elected in 2016.
    Re-elected in 2018.
    Re-elected in 2020.
    Re-elected in 2022.
    2023–present

    Alexander, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles (part), Crawford, Cumberland, Edwards, Effingham, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair (part), Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson

    Elections[edit]

    2012[edit]

    Illinois's 12th congressional district election results, 2012[4]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Democratic William Enyart 157,000 51.7
    Republican Jason Plummer 129,902 42.7
    Green Paula Bradshaw 17,045 5.6
    Write-in Shon-Tiyon Horton 2 0.0
    Total votes 303,947 100

    2014[edit]

    Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2014[5]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Mike Bost 110,038 52.5
    Democratic William Enyart (incumbent) 87,860 41.9
    Green Paula Bradshaw 11,840 5.6
    Total votes 209,738 100.0
    Republican gain from Democratic

    2016[edit]

    Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2016[6]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Mike Bost (incumbent) 169,976 54.3
    Democratic C.J. Baricevic 124,246 39.7
    Green Paula Bradshaw 18,780 6.0
    Total votes 313,002 100.0
    Republican hold

    2018[edit]

    Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2018[7]
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Mike Bost (incumbent) 134,884 51.6
    Democratic Brendan Kelly 118,724 45.4
    Green Randall Auxier 7,935 3.0
    Total votes 261,543 100.0
    Republican hold

    2020[edit]

    Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2020[8][9]
    Party Candidate Votes % ±%
    Republican Mike Bost (incumbent) 194,839 60.43 +8.86%
    Democratic Raymond Lenzi 127,577 39.57 -5.82%
    Total votes 322,416 100.0
    Republican hold

    2022[edit]

    Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2022
    Party Candidate Votes %
    Republican Mike Bost (incumbent) 218,379 75.00
    Democratic Chip Markel 72,791 25.00
    Write-in 1 0.00
    Total votes 291,171 100.0
    Republican hold

    See also[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "My Congressional District".
  • ^ a b "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. July 12, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  • ^ Illinois Congressional District 12 Archived January 26, 2017, at the Wayback Machine, Illinois Board of Elections
  • ^ "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.
  • ^ "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 4, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
  • ^ "Illinois General Election 2016". Illinois State Board of Elections. November 8, 2016. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  • ^ "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
  • ^ "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  • ^ "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  • Sources[edit]

    External links[edit]

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