Illinois's 14th congressional district


The 14th congressional district of Illinois is currently represented by Democrat Lauren Underwood. It is located in northern Illinois, surrounding the outer northern and western suburbs of Chicago.

2011 redistricting

After the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census, meaning from the 2012 election on, the congressional district covers parts of the counties of DeKalb, DuPage, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will. The district includes all or parts of the cities of Batavia, Campton Hills, Crystal Lake, Geneva, Huntley, McHenry, Naperville, St. Charles, North Aurora, Oswego, Plainfield, Plano, Sycamore, Warrenville, Wauconda, Woodstock, and Yorkville.

Elections

2012 election

Incumbent Randy Hultgren defeated Democratic challenger Dennis Anderson to keep his spot in the House of Representatives.

2014 election

This election was a repeat of the 2012 election, and Hultgren retained his seat.

2016 election

Hultgren wins again, this time against Democrat Jim Walz.

2018 election

Hultgren lost his releection bid to Democrat Lauren Underwood.

2020 election

The election will be held on November 3, 2020.

Results from recent statewide races

Representation

, who also served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives during four congresses and after which the Cannon House Office Building is named, represented the district early in his career, although he was representing the when he was speaker from 1903-11.
The 14th district was represented from 1987 to 2007 by Republican Dennis Hastert, who served as Speaker of the House during the 106th through 109th congresses.
Hastert resigned from Congress in November 2007 and on March 8, 2008 the 2008 Illinois's 14th congressional district special election was held to fill the vacancy. Democrat Bill Foster defeated Republican Jim Oberweis by 52.5% to 47.5%. In the November 2008 regular election, Foster won a full two-year term, defeating Oberweis once again.
Foster failed to win re-election in 2010. Republican Randy Hultgren won the seat for the GOP and was sworn in when the 112th Congress convened. Hultgren was re-elected in the 2012 election, the 2014 election, and the 2016 election.
In the 2018 election, Democratic nominee Lauren Underwood defeated Hultgren, 52.5 to 47.5 percent, thus flipping the Cook Partisan Voting Index Republican+5 district to the Democratic Party.

List of members representing the district