Illinois elected its United States Representative at-Large on a

general ticket The general ticket, also known as party block voting (PBV) or ticket voting, is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party, or a team's set list of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner. Unless specifically ...

upon achieving statehood December 3, 1818. It last elected a US Representative in the Election of 1946. The district has been inactive since.

List of members representing the district

1818–1833: One seat

From statehood to 1833, Illinois had only one congressional district, and therefore it was

at-large At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...

1863–1873: One seat

From 1863 to 1873 there was one at-large seat in addition to the districted seats.

1893–1895: Two seats

From 1893 to 1895, there were two at-large seats in addition to the districted seats.

1913–1949: Two seats, then one

Two at-large seats were re-established March 4, 1913. From that date to January 3, 1943, there were two at-large seats, which was reduced to one seat from 1943 to 1949. Representation by districts also continued during this period. The at-large seat was abolished effective January 3, 1949.

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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