Illinois' 10th congressional district
| Illinois's 10th congressional district | |
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| Population (2000) | 653,647 |
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| Median income | $38,722 |
| Ethnic composition | 81.2% White, 5.4% Black, 5.8% Asian, 12.3% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American |
| Cook Partisan Voting Index | D + 4 |
Illinois' 10th congressional district lies in the northeast corner of the state. It is mostly comprised of northern suburbs of Chicago. It was created after the 1860 census. It is currently represented by Republican Mark Kirk who has represented the district since 2001.
District characteristics
Politics
The area of the district was origninally represented by one of Abraham Lincoln's closest allies, Elihu B. Washburne (R-Waukegan). The current district was created in its current form in the 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 (R-IL) after winning the elections of 1982, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, and 98. Following Porter's retirement, 11 Republicans and two Democrats ran to succeed him. Eventually 9 Republicans and one Democrat stood for election in the primary of March 2000. John Porter's former Chief of Staff, Mark Kirk, handily won the Republican primary over number two rival Shaun Donnely. The Chicago Tribune noted that Kirk was outspent by his rivals 15 to one but prevailed against much better-funded opponents. Kirk then defeated State Representative Lauren Beth Gash (D-Highland Park) 51-49 in the 2000 general election.
Kirk developed a reputation as a moderate and was cited by Congressional Quarterly as one of the "28 Emerging Leaders of Congress." Unopposed in the 2002 primary, Kirk handily defeated Democrat Hank Perritt in the general election by 69-31%. Kirk also defeated Democrat Lee Goodman in 2004 by a vote of 65-35%. In 2006, Kirk was not challenged in the 2006 primary. Democrat Dan Seals defeated Zane Smith in the primary only to lose the general election to Kirk 47-53%. Seals's campaign was plagued by an investigation into campaign fundraising on State of Illinois computers by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan (Chicago Tribune, October 23, 2006). Despite 2006 being a Democratic year, Seals's challenge ranked below the top 50 in races for Congress.
2008 election
For the 2008 congressional race, Clinton Advisor Jay Footlik is running against Dan Seals for the February 5th Democratic primary. Last June, the FEC reported that Footlik outaised Seals in a surprising strength for a first time candidate. Kirk substantially outraised both Democrats and became the number one GOP fundaiser in the nation in both the first and second quarters of 2007 (www.fec.gov).
Republican candidate for Governor, Judy Baar Topinka, and Cook County GOP candidate for President Tony Perica both handily won the district in 2006. John Kerry carried this district with 52% of the vote in 2004.[1]
Economy
The 10th is home to several Fortune 500 Companies, including but not limited to: CDW, Walgreen's, Underwriters Laboratories, Baxter Healthcare, Abbott Laboratories, Allstate Insurance, and Household International.
Tourism
A few tourist drawing areas include:
—Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, a performing arts venue with a seating area and lawns for picnicking;
—Chicago Botanic Gardens in Glencoe;
—The Genesee Theatre in Waukegan;
—Illinois Beach State Park near Zion;
—Lambs Farm in Libertyville
Military
The Great Lakes Naval Training Center near North Chicago, the largest training facility for the United States Navy, hosting 30,000 men and women each year.
Etc.
The Illinois' 10th is the home of the Chicago Bulls practice facility, the Berto Center in Deerfield, as well as the practice facility of the Chicago Bears, Halas Hall in Lake Forest.
Cities and towns represented
The 10th includes most of northern Cook County, Illinois and southern and eastern Lake County, Illinois. Major municipalities (in no particular order) include Northbrook, Highland Park, Lake Forest, Deerfield, Glenview, Wheeling, Buffalo Grove, Vernon Hills, Lincolnshire, Long Grove, Waukegan, Gurnee, North Chicago, and Libertyville.
History of district boundaries
List of Representatives
Recent election results
| Year | Republican candidate |
Republican percentage |
Democratic candidate |
Democrati percentage |
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| 2000 | Kirk | 51 | Gash | 49 |
| 2002 | Kirk | 69 | Perritt | 31 |
| 2004 | Kirk | 65 | Goodman | 35 |
| 2006 | Kirk | 53 | Seals | 47 |
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