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Illinois's 10th congressional district

U.S. House district for Illinois

U.S. House district for Illinois

FieldValue
stateIllinois
district number10
image name
image captionInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
representativeBrad Schneider
partyDemocratic
residenceHighland Park
english area536.3
percent urban99.7
percent rural0.3
population749,775
population year2024
median income$103,955
percent white57.9
percent hispanic24.0
percent black6.3
percent asian8.0
percent more than one race3.2
percent other race0.6
cpviD+12

| percent more than one race = 3.2

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.

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 nine 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.{{cite book |last1=Barone |first1=Michael |author-link=Michael Barone (pundit) |first2=Chuck |last2=McCutcheon

History

2011 redistricting

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. The boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013.

Composition

#CountySeatPopulation
31CookChicago5,087,072
97LakeWaukegan708,760
111McHenryWoodstock312,800

Cities and CDPS with 10,000 or more people

  • Waukegan – 89,321
  • Glenview – 48,705
  • Buffalo Grove – 43,212
  • Wheeling – 39,137
  • Northbrook – 35,222
  • Mundelein – 31,560
  • North Chicago – 30,759
  • Gurnee – 30,706
  • Highland Park – 30,177
  • Wilmette – 28,710
  • Round Lake Beach – 27,252
  • McHenry – 27,135
  • Vernon Hills – 26,850
  • Zion – 24,655
  • Grayslake – 21,248
  • Libertyville – 20,579
  • Lake Forest – 19,367
  • Deerfield – 19,196
  • Round Lake – 18,721
  • Prospect Heights – 16,058
  • Antioch – 14,622
  • Lindenhurst – 14,406
  • Beach Park – 14,249
  • Winnetka – 12,475
  • Fox Lake – 10,978
  • Gages Lake – 10,637

2,500 – 10,000 people

  • Hawthorn Woods – 9,062
  • Glencoe – 8,849
  • Lake Villa – 8,741
  • Long Grove – 8,366
  • Lincolnshire – 7,940
  • Park City – 7,885
  • Round Lake Park – 7,680
  • Winthrop Harbor – 6,705
  • Johnsburg – 6,355
  • Lakemoor – 6,182
  • Volo – 6,122
  • Northfield – 5,751
  • Lake Bluff – 5,616
  • Spring Grove – 5,487
  • Grandwood Park – 5,297
  • Highwood – 5,074
  • Green Oaks – 4,128
  • Wonder Lake – 3,973
  • Riverwoods – 3,790
  • Long Lake – 3,663
  • Hainesville – 3,546
  • Wadsworth – 3,517
  • Pistakee Highlands – 3,237
  • Venetian Village – 2,761
  • Fox Lake Hills – 2,684
  • Round Lake Heights – 2,622
  • Kenilworth – 2,514

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, Kenilworth, and Deerfield (shared with Lake County); most of Glencoe, Northbrook, and Wheeling; northern Wilmette; eastern Buffalo Grove (shared with Lake County) and Northfield; and part of Glenview and Prospect Heights.

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 communities of Antioch, Fox Lake (shared with McHenry County), Lake Villa, Grayslake, Mundelein, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Highland Park, North Chicago, Park City, Lake Forest, Gurnee, Zion, Libertyville, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Heights, Round Lake Park, Riverwoods, Deerfield (shared with Cook County), Highwood, Bannockburn, Lincolnshire, Indian Creek, Mettawa, Lake Forest, Green Oaks, Knollwood, Lake Bluff, Beach Park, Winthrop Harbor, Old Mill Creek, Grandwood Park, Gurnee, Gages Lake, Lindenhurst, Long Lake, Fox Lake Hills; eastern Buffalo Grove (shared with Cook County), Venetian Village, Third Lake, Hainesville, Lake Catherine, and Channel Lake; northeastern Long Grove; and part of Hawthorn Woods and Volo.

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 communities of Spring Grove, Richmond, Hebron, Wonder Lake, Johnsburg, Fox Lake (shared with McHenry County), Pistakee Highlands, Ringwood, Greenwood, and Solon Mills; northwest McHenry; part of Lakemoor

Recent election results from statewide races

YearOfficeResults
2008PresidentObama 60% - 38%
2012PresidentObama 55% - 45%
2016PresidentClinton 58% - 35%
SenateDuckworth 51% - 45%
Comptroller (Spec.)Munger 49% - 46%
2018GovernorPritzker 52% - 43%
Attorney GeneralRaoul 55% - 43%
Secretary of StateWhite 69% - 29%
ComptrollerMendoza 59% - 38%
TreasurerFrerichs 56% - 41%
2020PresidentBiden 62% - 36%
SenateDurbin 57% - 38%
2022SenateDuckworth 61% - 37%
GovernorPritzker 61% - 36%
Attorney GeneralRaoul 60% - 38%
Secretary of StateGiannoulias 60% - 38%
ComptrollerMendoza 61% - 37%
TreasurerFrerichs 59% - 39%
2024PresidentHarris 60% - 38%

List of members representing the district

MemberPartyYearsCong
ressElectoral historyDistrict location
District created March 4, 1863
[[File:AnthonyLKnapp.jpg100px]]
Anthony L. Knapp
(Jerseyville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1865Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1862.
Retired.
[[File:Anthony Thornton.jpg100px]]
Anthony Thornton
(Shelbyville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1865 –
March 3, 1867Elected in 1864.
Retired.
[[File:Albert G. Burr.jpg100px]]
Albert G. Burr
(Carrollton)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1867 –
March 3, 1871Elected in 1866.
Re-elected in 1868.
Retired.
[[File:Edward Young Rice (Illinois Congressman).jpg100px]]
Edward Y. Rice
(Hillsboro)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1873Elected in 1870.
Lost renomination.
[[File:William H. Ray (Illinois Congressman).jpg100px]]
William H. Ray
(Rushville)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1873 –
March 3, 1875Elected in 1872.
Retired.
[[File:JohnCBagby.jpg100px]]
John C. Bagby
(Rushville)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877Elected in 1874.
Retired.
[[File:Benjamin F. Marsh.jpg100px]]
Benjamin F. Marsh
(Warsaw)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1883Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Re-elected in 1880.
Redistricted to the 11th district.
[[File:Nicholas E. Worthington (Illinois Congressman).jpg100px]]
Nicholas E. Worthington
(Peoria)DemocraticnowrapMarch 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost re-election.
[[File:PhilipSPost.jpg100px]]
Philip S. Post
(Galesburg)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1887 –
January 6, 1895Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Re-elected in 1894.
Died.
VacantnowrapJanuary 6, 1895 –
December 2, 1895
[[File:George W. Prince (Illinois Congressman).jpg100px]]
George W. Prince
(Galesburg)RepublicannowrapDecember 2, 1895 –
March 3, 1903Elected to finish Post's term.
Re-elected in 1896.
Re-elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:GeorgeEdmundFoss.jpg100px]]
George E. Foss
(Chicago)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1913Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Charles M. Thomson.jpg100px]]
Charles M. Thomson
(Chicago)ProgressivenowrapMarch 4, 1913 –
March 3, 1915Elected in 1912.
Lost re-election.
[[File:GeorgeEdmundFoss.jpg100px]]
George E. Foss
(Chicago)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1919Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
[[File:CarlRChindblom.jpg100px]]
Carl R. Chindblom
(Evanston)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1919 –
March 3, 1933Elected 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.
[[File:James Simpson Jr. (Illinois Congressman).jpg100px]]
James Simpson Jr.
(Wadsworth)RepublicannowrapMarch 4, 1933 –
January 3, 1935Elected in 1932.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Ralph E. Church (cropped).jpg100px]]
Ralph E. Church
(Evanston)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1941Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
[[File:George A. Paddock (Illinois Congressman).jpg100px]]
George A. Paddock
(Evanston)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1941 –
January 3, 1943Elected in 1940.
Lost renomination.
[[File:Ralph E. Church (cropped).jpg100px]]
Ralph E. Church
(Evanston)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1949Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Redistricted to the .
[[File:Richard Hoffman (Illinois Congressman).jpg100px]]
Richard W. Hoffman
(Riverside)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1949 –
January 3, 1957Elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Retired.
[[File:Harold R. Collier 93rd Congress 1973.jpg100px]]
Harold R. Collier
(Western Springs)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1957 –
January 3, 1973Elected 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 .
[[File:Samuel H. Young.jpg100px]]
Samuel H. Young
(Glenview)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 1973 –
January 3, 1975Elected in 1972.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Abner Mikva.jpg100px]]
Abner Mikva
(Evanston)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 1975 –
September 26, 1979Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Resigned to become judge of U.S. Court of Appeals.
VacantnowrapSeptember 26, 1979 –
January 22, 1980
[[File:John Edward Porter.jpg100px]]
John Edward Porter
(Wilmette)RepublicannowrapJanuary 22, 1980 –
January 3, 2001Elected 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.
[[File:Mark Steven Kirk, official photo portrait color.jpg100px]]
Mark Kirk
(Highland Park)RepublicanJanuary 3, 2001 –
November 29, 2010Elected 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
[[File:IL-10 congressional district.gif300px]]
VacantnowrapNovember 29, 2010 –
January 3, 2011
[[File:Robert Dold, Official Portrait, 112th Congress.jpg100px]]
Bob Dold
(Kenilworth)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2011 –
January 3, 2013Elected in 2010.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Brad Schneider official photo.jpg100px]]
Brad Schneider
(Deerfield)DemocraticnowrapJanuary 3, 2013 –
January 3, 2015Elected in 2012.
Lost re-election.2013–2023
[[File:Illinois US Congressional District 10 (since 2013).tif300px]]
[[File:Robert Dold official portrait 114th Congress (3x4 cropped).jpg100px]]
Bob Dold
(Kenilworth)RepublicannowrapJanuary 3, 2015 –
January 3, 2017Elected in 2014.
Lost re-election.
[[File:Brad Schneider Official Portrait 2025.jpg100px]]
Brad Schneider
(Highland Park)DemocraticJanuary 3, 2017 –
presentElected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Re-elected in 2020.
Re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.
2023–present
[[File:Illinois's 10th congressional district (since 2023) (new version).svg300px]]

Recent election results

YearRepublican
candidateRepublican
percentageDemocratic
candidateDemocratic
percentage
2000Kirk51Gash49
2002Kirk69Perritt31
2004Kirk65Goodman35
2006Kirk53Seals47
2008Kirk53Seals47
2010Dold51Seals49
2012Dold49Schneider51
2014Dold51Schneider49
2016Dold47Schneider53
2018Bennett34Schneider66
2020Mukherjee36Schneider64

2006

Main article: Illinois's 10th congressional district election, 2006

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.

2008

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2008

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.{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080820154825/http://electdave.org/}} Independent candidate Allan Stevo was also nominated.{{cite web |archive-date=2008-10-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081020102447/http://www.stevoforcongress.com/}} Mark Kirk defeated Dan Seals in their rematch from 2006 by 54% to 46%, thus winning a fifth term in the House.

2010

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2010

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

2012

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2012

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

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

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

2014

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2014

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.

2016

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2016

Brad Schneider defeated Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering for the Democratic nomination on March 15. 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.

2018

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2018

Brad Schneider, the incumbent, defeated his republican challenger Douglas R. Bennett with 65.6% of the vote. 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.

Robert Dold declined to run for a fifth time.

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

2020

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2020

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

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.

2022

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2022

2024

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2024

References

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