U.S. House · Historical · Illinois District 8
Illinois's 8th Congressional District
Members who have held the seat for Illinois's 8th Congressional District, with sourced biographical profiles, party, and term history. The currently-serving holder appears on the serving roster.
- Charles HillIllinoisRepublican1889–1891
- Charles McGavinIllinoisRepublican1905–1909
- Greenbury FortIllinoisRepublican1873–1881
- Joe WalshIllinoisRepublican2011–2013
- John StuartIllinoisDemocratic1839–1865
- Leo KocialkowskiIllinoisDemocratic1933–1943
- Lewis StewardIllinoisDemocratic1891–1893
- Melissa BeanIllinoisDemocratic2005–2011
- Peter GranataIllinoisRepublican1931–1933
- Phil CraneIllinoisRepublican1969–2005
- Philip FoukeIllinoisDemocratic1859–1863
- Ralph PlumbIllinoisRepublican1885–1889
- Robert ChildsIllinoisRepublican1893–1895
- Robert SmithIllinoisDemocratic1843–1859
- Stanley KunzIllinoisDemocratic1921–1933
- Thomas GallagherIllinoisDemocratic1909–1921
- Thomas GordonIllinoisDemocratic1943–1959
- William BissellIllinoisInd. Democrat1849–1855
- William CullenIllinoisRepublican1881–1885
- William MahoneyIllinoisDemocratic1901–1905
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