Illinois's 12th congressional district

Illinois 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the state of Illinois. The district is in parts of Madison county, and all of Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, St. Clair, Union and Williamson counties.[4] The people who live in the district elect a person to work for the district in the United States House of Representatives. The district is currently represented by Republican Mike Bost.

Illinois's 12th congressional district
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Illinois's 12th congressional district - since January 3, 2013.
Representative
  Mike Bost
RMurphysboro
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Distribution
  • 75.4% urban
  • 24.6% rural
Population (2019)679,002
Median income$53,008[1]
Ethnicity
Cook PVIR+5[2][3]

Election history

Election results from presidential races
Year Office Results
2020 President Trump 56 - 41%
2016 President Trump 55 - 40%
2012 President Obama 50 - 48%[3]
2008 President Obama 55 - 44%[3]
2004 President Kerry 52 - 48%
2000 President Gore 53 - 44%
Illinois's 12th congressional district election results, 2012[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democrat William Enyart 157,000 51.7
Republican Jason Plummer 129,902 42.7
Green Paula Bradshaw 17,045 5.6
Write-in Shon-Tiyon Horton 2 0.0
Total votes 303,947 100
Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2014[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bost 110,038 52.5
Democrat William Enyart (incumbent) 87,860 41.9
Green Paula Bradshaw 11,840 5.6
Total votes 209,738 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic
Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2016[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bost (incumbent) 169,976 54.3
Democrat C.J. Baricevic 124,246 39.7
Green Paula Bradshaw 18,780 6.0
Total votes 313,002 100.0
Republican hold
Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2018[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Bost (incumbent) 134,884 51.6
Democrat Brendan Kelly 118,724 45.4
Green Randall Auxier 7,935 3.0
Total votes 261,543 100.0
Republican hold
Illinois's 12th congressional district, 2020[9][10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike Bost (incumbent) 194,839 60.43 +8.86%
Democratic Raymond Lenzi 127,577 39.57 -5.82%
Total votes 322,416 100.0
Republican hold

Illinois's 12th Congressional District Media

References

  1. "My Congressional District".
  2. "Partisan Voting Index – Districts of the 115th Congress" (PDF). The Cook Political Report. April 7, 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 7, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Barone, Michael; McCutcheon, Chuck (2013). The Almanac of American Politics 2014. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. pp. 581–583. ISBN 978-0-226-10544-4. Copyright National Journal.
  4. Illinois Congressional District 12 Archived 2017-01-26 at the Wayback Machine, Illinois Board of Elections
  5. "2012 General Election Official Vote Totals" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 19, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2012.
  6. "Illinois General Election 2014". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2014-11-04. Archived from the original on 2018-03-06. Retrieved 2014-12-18.
  7. "Illinois General Election 2016". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2016-11-08. Archived from the original on March 27, 2019. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  8. "2018 General Election Official Vote Totals Book".
  9. "Election Results 2020 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2020-12-04.[dead link]
  10. "Illinois 2020 Election Results". Chicago Sun-Times. November 20, 2020. https://elections.suntimes.com/results/2020/. Retrieved November 20, 2020.