Illinois' 4th Congressional District

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Illinois' 4th Congressional District
IL 4th congressional district image.png
Incumbent
Jesus Garcia Democratic Party
Cook Partisan Voter Index (2018): D+33
U.S. Census Bureau (2010 data)
Population: 737,025
Gender: 50.4% Male, 49.6% Female
Race[1]: 58% White, 3.9% Black, 2.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American
Ethnicity: 71.8% Hispanic
Unemployment: 14.2%
Median household income
$39,744
High school graduation rate
68.3%
College graduation rate
17.3%

Illinois' 4th Congressional District includes part of Cook County.[2]

On March 30, 2012, the 4th District was included in a list released by the National Journal of the top ten most contorted congressional districts due to redistricting.[3]

The current representative of the 4th Congressional District is Jesus Garcia (D).

Elections

2018

See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2018

General election candidates


See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election (March 20, 2018 Democratic primary)
See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election (March 20, 2018 Republican primary)

Primary candidates

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates


Republican Party Republican primary candidates



2016

See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Luis Gutierrez (D) faced no opposition in the general election on November 8, 2016. Gutierrez defeated Javier Salas in the Democratic primary on March 15, 2016.[4][5]

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Gutierrez Incumbent 100% 171,297
Total Votes 171,297
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Gutierrez Incumbent 75.2% 92,779
Javier Salas 24.8% 30,640
Total Votes 123,419
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

2014

See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District elections, 2014

The 4th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Luis Gutierrez (D) defeated challenger Hector Concepcion (R) in the general election.

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Gutierrez Incumbent 78.1% 79,666
     Republican Hector Concepcion 21.9% 22,278
Total Votes 101,944
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections Official Results

General election candidates


March 18, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary


2012

See also: Illinois' 4th Congressional District elections, 2012

The 4th Congressional District of Illinois held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Incumbent Luis Gutierrez won re-election in the district.[9]

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis Gutierrez Incumbent 83% 133,226
     Republican Hector Concepcion 17% 27,279
Total Votes 160,505
Source: Illinois Board of Elections "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals"

2010
On November 2, 2010, Luis V. Gutierrez won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Israel Vasquez (R) and Robert J. Burns (G) in the general election.[10]

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis V. Gutierrez incumbent 77.4% 63,273
     Republican Israel Vasquez 14.3% 11,711
     Green Robert J. Burns 8.3% 6,808
Total Votes 81,792

2008
On November 4, 2008, Luis V. Gutierrez won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Daniel Cunningham (R) and Omar N. Lopez (G) in the general election.[11]

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2008
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis V. Gutierrez incumbent 80.6% 112,529
     Republican Daniel Cunningham 11.5% 16,024
     Green Omar N. Lopez 7.9% 11,053
Total Votes 139,606

2006
On November 7, 2006, Luis V. Gutierrez won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Ann Melichar (R) in the general election.[12]

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2006
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis V. Gutierrez incumbent 85.8% 69,910
     Republican Ann Melichar 14.2% 11,532
Total Votes 81,442

2004
On November 2, 2004, Luis V. Gutierrez won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Tony Cisneros (R) and Jake Witmer (L) in the general election.[13]

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2004
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis V. Gutierrez incumbent 83.6% 104,761
     Republican Tony Cisneros 12.4% 15,536
     Libertarian Jake Witmer 4% 5,077
Total Votes 125,374

2002
On November 5, 2002, Luis V. Gutierrez won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Anthony J. "Tony" Lopez-Cisneros (R) and Maggie Kohls (L) in the general election.[14]

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2002
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis V. Gutierrez incumbent 79.7% 67,339
     Republican Anthony J. "Tony" Lopez-Cisneros 15.1% 12,778
     Libertarian Maggie Kohls 5.2% 4,396
Total Votes 84,513

2000
On November 7, 2000, Luis V. Gutierrez won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Stephanie Sailor (L) in the general election.[15]

U.S. House, Illinois District 4 General Election, 2000
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngLuis V. Gutierrez incumbent 88.6% 89,487
     Libertarian Stephanie Sailor 11.4% 11,476
Total Votes 100,963

Redistricting

2010-2011

This is the 4th Congressional District of Illinois after the 2001 redistricting process. The current district is displayed in the infobox at the top of the page.
See also: Redistricting in Illinois

In 2011, the Illinois State Legislature re-drew the congressional districts based on updated population information from the 2010 census.

On March 30, 2012, the 4th District was included in a list released by the National Journal of the top ten most contorted congressional districts due to redistricting.[3]

District analysis

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index
See also: FiveThirtyEight's elasticity scores

The 2018 Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was D+33, meaning that in the previous two presidential elections, this district's results were 33 percentage points more Democratic than the national average. This made Illinois' 4th Congressional District the 19th-most Democratic nationally.[16]

FiveThirtyEight's elasticity score for states and congressional districts measured "how sensitive it is to changes in the national political environment." Heading into the election, this district's elasticity score was 1.01. This means that for every 1 point the national political mood moved toward a party, the district was expected to move 1.01 points toward that party.[17]

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
  2. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 National Journal, "Modern Gerrymanders: 10 Most Contorted Congressional Districts—MAPS," accessed March 31, 2012
  4. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate List," accessed November 30, 2015
  5. ↑ The New York Times, "Illinois Primary Results," March 15, 2016
  6. ↑ Illinois Board of Elections, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 2, 2013
  7. ↑ Illinois Elections Division, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 2, 2013
  8. ↑ Illinois Division of Elections, "Candidate Detail," accessed December 3, 2013
  9. ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map, Illinois"
  10. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
  11. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 2008," accessed March 28, 2013
  12. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2006," accessed March 28, 2013
  13. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2004," accessed March 28, 2013
  14. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 2002," accessed March 28, 2013
  15. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 7, 2000," accessed March 28, 2013
  16. ↑ Cook Political Report, "Introducing the 2017 Cook Political Report Partisan Voter Index," April 7, 2017
  17. ↑ FiveThirtyEight, "Election Update: The Most (And Least) Elastic States And Districts," September 6, 2018
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Adam Kinzinger (R) • Bill Foster (D) • Bobby L. Rush (D) • Brad Schneider (D) • Cheri Bustos (D) • Daniel Lipinski (D) • Danny K. Davis (D) • Darin LaHood (R) • Jan Schakowsky (D) • Jesus Garcia (D) • John Shimkus (R) • Lauren Underwood (D) • Mike Bost (R) • Mike Quigley (D) • Sean Casten (D) • Robin Kelly (D) • Rodney Davis (R) • Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)
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