illinois, 20th, congressional, district, 20th, congressional, district, illinois, congressional, district, united, states, house, representatives, illinois, eliminated, result, 2000, census, last, represented, john, shimkus, redistricted, into, 19th, district,. The 20th congressional district of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois It was eliminated as a result of the 2000 census It was last represented by John Shimkus who was redistricted into the 19th district Illinois s 20th congressional districtObsolete districtCreated1880Eliminated2000Years active1883 2003List of members representing the district editMember Party Years Congress Electoral history District created March 4 1883 nbsp John R Thomas Metropolis Republican March 4 1883 March 3 1889 48th49th50th Redistricted from the 18th district and re elected in 1882 Re elected in 1884 Re elected in 1886 Retired nbsp George W Smith Murphysboro Republican March 4 1889 March 3 1895 51st52nd53rd Elected in 1888 Re elected in 1890 Re elected in 1892 Redistricted to the 22nd district nbsp Orlando Burrell Carmi Republican March 4 1895 March 3 1897 54th Elected in 1894 Lost re election nbsp James R Campbell McLeansboro Democratic March 4 1897 March 3 1899 55th Elected in 1896 Retired nbsp James R Williams Carmi Democratic March 4 1899 March 3 1903 56th57th Elected in 1898 Re elected in 1900 Redistricted to the 24th district nbsp Henry T Rainey Carrollton Democratic March 4 1903 March 3 1921 58th59th60th61st62nd63rd64th65th66th 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 nbsp Guy L Shaw Beardstown Republican March 4 1921 March 3 1923 67th Elected in 1920 Lost re election nbsp Henry T Rainey Carrollton Democratic March 4 1923 August 19 1934 68th69th70th71st72nd73rd 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 nbsp Scott W Lucas Havana Democratic January 3 1935 January 3 1939 74th75th Elected in 1934 Re elected in 1936 Retired to run for U S Senator nbsp James M Barnes Jacksonville Democratic January 3 1939 January 3 1943 76th77th Elected in 1938 Re elected in 1940 Lost re election nbsp Sid Simpson Carrollton Republican January 3 1943 October 26 1958 78th79th80th81st82nd83rd84th85th 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 nbsp Edna O Simpson Carrollton Republican January 3 1959 January 3 1961 86th Elected in 1958 Retired nbsp Paul Findley Pittsfield Republican January 3 1961 January 3 1983 87th88th89th90th91st92nd93rd94th95th96th97th 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 1974Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Re elected in 1980 Lost re election nbsp Dick Durbin Springfield Democratic January 3 1983 January 3 1997 98th99th100th101st102nd103rd104th 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 nbsp John Shimkus Collinsville Republican January 3 1997 January 3 2003 105th106th107th Elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000Redistricted to the 19th district District eliminated January 3 2003References editMartis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present U S House of Representatives Preceded byTexas s 15th congressional district Home district of the speaker of the HouseMarch 9 1933 August 19 1934 Succeeded byTennessee s 5th congressional district nbsp This United States Congress related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Illinois 27s 20th congressional district amp oldid 1182200052, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,