| Member |
Party |
Years |
Cong
ress |
Electoral history |
| District created March 4, 1883 |
John R. Thomas
(Metropolis) |
Republican |
March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1889 |
48th
49th
50th |
Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Re-elected in 1886.
Retired. |
George W. Smith
(Murphysboro) |
Republican |
March 4, 1889 –
March 3, 1895 |
51st
52nd
53rd |
Elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
Orlando Burrell
(Carmi) |
Republican |
March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1897 |
54th |
Elected in 1894.
Lost re-election. |
James R. Campbell
(McLeansboro) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1897 –
March 3, 1899 |
55th |
Elected in 1896.
Retired. |
James R. Williams
(Carmi) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1903 |
56th
57th |
Elected in 1898.
Re-elected in 1900.
Redistricted to the 24th district. |
Henry T. Rainey
(Carrollton) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1921 |
58th
59th
60th
61st
62nd
63rd
64th
65th
66th |
Elected in 1902.
Re-elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Re-elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Re-elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Lost re-election. |
Guy L. Shaw
(Beardstown) |
Republican |
March 4, 1921 –
March 3, 1923 |
67th |
Elected in 1920.
Lost re-election. |
Henry T. Rainey
(Carrollton) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1923 –
August 19, 1934 |
68th
69th
70th
71st
72nd
73rd |
Elected in 1922.
Re-elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Re-elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Died. |
| Vacant |
August 19, 1934 –
January 3, 1935 |
73rd |
|
Scott W. Lucas
(Havana) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1935 –
January 3, 1939 |
74th
75th |
Elected in 1934.
Re-elected in 1936.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
James M. Barnes
(Jacksonville) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1939 –
January 3, 1943 |
76th
77th |
Elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election. |
Sid Simpson
(Carrollton) |
Republican |
January 3, 1943 –
October 26, 1958 |
78th
79th
80th
81st
82nd
83rd
84th
85th |
Elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Died. |
| Vacant |
October 26, 1958 –
January 3, 1959 |
85th |
|
Edna O. Simpson
(Carrollton) |
Republican |
January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961 |
86th |
Elected in 1958.
Retired. |
Paul Findley
(Pittsfield) |
Republican |
January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1983 |
87th
88th
89th
90th
91st
92nd
93rd
94th
95th
96th
97th |
Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Re-elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Re-elected in 1974
Re-elected in 1976.
Re-elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Lost re-election. |
Dick Durbin
(Springfield) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1983 –
January 3, 1997 |
98th
99th
100th
101st
102nd
103rd
104th |
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.
Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
John Shimkus
(Collinsville) |
Republican |
January 3, 1997 –
January 3, 2003 |
105th
106th
107th |
Elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000
Redistricted to the 19th district. |
| District eliminated January 3, 2003 |
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