# Illinois's 25th congressional district

The 25th 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 1960 census. It was last represented by Kenneth J. Gray who was redistricted into the 21st district.

## List of members representing the district

| Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history |
| District created March 4, 1903 |||||
| George W. Smith (Murphysboro) | Republican | March 4, 1903 – November 30, 1907 | 58th 59th 60th | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1902. Re-elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 30, 1907 – February 15, 1908 | 60th | |
| Napoleon B. Thistlewood (Cairo) | Republican | February 15, 1908 – March 3, 1913 | 60th 61st 62nd | Elected to finish Smith's term. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Lost re-election. |
| Robert P. Hill (Marion) | Democratic | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 63rd | Elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
| Edward E. Denison (Marion) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1931 | 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st | Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Lost re-election. |
| Kent E. Keller (Ava) | Democratic | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1941 | 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th | Elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election. |
| C. W. Bishop (Carterville) | Republican | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1949 | 77th 78th 79th 80th | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 26th district. |
| Melvin Price (East St. Louis) | Democratic | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | 81st 82nd | Redistricted from the 22nd district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 24th district. |
| C. W. Bishop (Carterville) | Republican | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 | 83rd | Redistricted from the 26th district and re-elected in 1952. Lost re-election. |
| Kenneth J. Gray (West Frankfort) | Democratic | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1963 | 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Redistricted to the 21st district. |
| District eliminated January 3, 1963 |||||

## Electoral history
### 1960 – 1952

1960 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kenneth J. Gray (incumbent) | 92,227 | 57.90 | −0.32% |
| | Republican | Gordon E. Kerr | 67,067 | 42.10 | +0.32% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 159,294 | 100.0 |
1958 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kenneth J. Gray (incumbent) | 78,385 | 58.22 | +4.39% |
| | Republican | Carl D. Sneed | 56,257 | 41.78 | −4.39% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 134,642 | 100.0 |
1956 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kenneth J. Gray (incumbent) | 82,845 | 53.83 | +1.22% |
| | Republican | Samuel J. Scott | 71,048 | 46.17 | −1.22% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 153,893 | 100.0 |
1954 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kenneth J. Gray | 69,562 | 52.61 | +8.80% |
| | Republican | C. W. "Runt" Bishop (incumbent) | 62,659 | 47.39 | −8.80% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 132,221 | 100.0 |
1952 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | C. W. "Runt" Bishop | 88,810 | 56.19 | +21.05% |
| | Democratic | C. Edwin Hair | 69,245 | 43.81 | −21.05% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 158,055 | 100.0 |

### 1950 – 1942

1950 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 78,812 | 64.86 | −4.64% |
| | Republican | Roger D. Jones | 42,696 | 35.14 | +4.64% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 121,508 | 100.0 |
1948 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price | 101,927 | 69.50 | +29.28% |
| | Republican | Russell H. Classen | 44,728 | 30.50 | −29.28% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 146,655 | 100.0 |
1946 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | C. W. (Runt) Bishop (incumbent) | 53,831 | 59.78 | +6.29% |
| | Democratic | Sherman S. Carr | 36,217 | 40.22 | −6.29% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,048 | 100.0 |
1944 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | C. W. (Runt) Bishop (incumbent) | 57,672 | 53.49 | −1.58% |
| | Democratic | Kent E. Keller | 50,140 | 46.51 | +1.58% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 107,812 | 100.0 |
1942 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | C. W. (Runt) Bishop (incumbent) | 49,965 | 55.07 | +4.61% |
| | Democratic | Kent E. Keller | 40,762 | 44.93 | −4.61% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 90,727 | 100.0 |

### 1940 – 1932

1940 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | C. W. (Runt) Bishop | 69,165 | 50.46 | +2.76% |
| | Democratic | Kent E. Keller (incumbent) | 67,891 | 49.54 | −2.76% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 137,056 | 100.0 |
1938 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kent E. Keller (incumbent) | 59,203 | 52.30 | −1.56% |
| | Republican | R. G. Crisenberry | 53,999 | 47.70 | +1.56% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,202 | 100.0 |
1936 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kent E. Keller (incumbent) | 68,995 | 53.86 | −0.98% |
| | Republican | J. Lester Buford | 59,101 | 46.14 | +0.99% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 128,096 | 100.0 |
1934 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kent E. Keller (incumbent) | 55,824 | 54.84 | −4.76% |
| | Republican | J. Lester Buford | 45,955 | 45.15 | +4.75% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 15 | 0.01 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 101,794 | 100.0 |
1932 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kent E. Keller (incumbent) | 64,286 | 59.60 | +6.98% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison | 43,580 | 40.40 | −6.98% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 107,866 | 100.0 |

### 1930 – 1922

1930 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kent E. Keller | 38,796 | 52.62 | +7.00% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison (incumbent) | 34,927 | 47.38 | −7.00% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,723 | 100.0 |
1928 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison (incumbent) | 51,025 | 54.38 | −5.21% |
| | Democratic | A. F. Gourley | 42,799 | 45.62 | +5.21% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 93,824 | 100.0 |
1926 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison (incumbent) | 36,644 | 59.59 | +1.48% |
| | Democratic | A. F. Gourley | 24,849 | 40.41 | −1.11% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 61,493 | 100.0 |
1924 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison (incumbent) | 47,080 | 58.11 | +3.74% |
| | Democratic | Philip N. Lewis | 33,638 | 41.52 | +0.36% |
| | Socialist | David W. Kennedy | 304 | 0.38 | −1.30% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 81,022 | 100.0 |
1922 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison (incumbent) | 37,907 | 54.37 | −3.81% |
| | Democratic | A. S. Caldwell | 28,697 | 41.16 | +7.49% |
| | Farmer–Labor | James McCollum | 1,943 | 2.79 | −3.95% |
| | Socialist | Norman M. Harris | 1,170 | 1.68 | +0.26% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 69,717 | 100.0 |

### 1920 – 1912

1920 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison (incumbent) | 49,145 | 58.18 | −2.23% |
| | Democratic | J. Herman Clayton | 28,444 | 33.67 | −5.92% |
| | Farmer–Labor | John H. Reed | 5,690 | 6.74 | N/A |
| | Socialist | Daniel Weldy | 1,198 | 1.42 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 84,477 | 100.0 |
1918 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison (incumbent) | 22,886 | 60.41 | +8.25% |
| | Democratic | D. T. Woodard | 15,000 | 39.59 | −5.34% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | -0.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,887 | 100.0 |
1916 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Edward E. Denison (incumbent) | 27,905 | 52.16 | +4.22% |
| | Democratic | Andrew J. Rendleman | 24,034 | 44.93 | +2.55% |
| | Socialist | R. E. Baty | 1,536 | 2.87 | +0.09% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 23 | 0.04 | +0.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,498 | 100.0 |
1914 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | E. E. Denison | 20,271 | 47.94 | +11.75% |
| | Democratic | Robert P. Hill (incumbent) | 17,922 | 42.38 | −0.93% |
| | Progressive | George W. Dowell | 2,468 | 5.84 | −8.34% |
| | Socialist | Paul H. Castle | 1,176 | 2.78 | −1.69% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,288 | 100.0 |
1912 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Robert P. Hill | 19,992 | 43.31 | −0.93% |
| | Republican | Napoleon B. Thistlewood (incumbent) | 16,706 | 36.19 | −12.87% |
| | Progressive | Robert T. Cook | 6,545 | 14.18 | N/A |
| | Socialist | Paul H. Castle | 2,063 | 4.47 | −0.41% |
| | Prohibition | Charles F. Stalker | 859 | 1.86 | +0.04% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,165 | 100.0 |

### 1910 – 1902

1910 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | N. B. Thistlewood (incumbent) | 18,233 | 49.06 | −2.57% |
| | Democratic | William D. Lyerle | 16,442 | 44.24 | +0.64% |
| | Socialist | Daniel Boone | 1,815 | 4.88 | +2.78% |
| | Prohibition | J. H. Davis | 675 | 1.82 | −0.86% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 37,165 | 100.0 |
1908 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Napoleon B. Thistlewood (incumbent) | 24,319 | 51.63 | +4.46% |
| | Democratic | I. R. Spilman | 20,537 | 43.60 | +10.44% |
| | Prohibition | P. E. Michaels | 1,262 | 2.68 | N/A |
| | Socialist | Daniel W. Boone | 987 | 2.10 | −2.23% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 47,105 | 100.0 |
1908 United States House of Representatives Special Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Napoleon B. Thistlewood | 12,263 | 47.17 | −5.47% |
| | Democratic | William H. Warder | 8,620 | 33.16 | −8.87% |
| | Independent Republican | Samuel T. Brush | 3,987 | 15.34 | N/A |
| | Socialist | Daniel W. Boone | 1,125 | 4.33 | +3.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,995 | 100.0 |
1906 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | George W. Smith (incumbent) | 17,835 | 52.64 | −2.95% |
| | Democratic | James M. Joplin | 14,240 | 42.03 | +5.83% |
| | Prohibition | Rebert H. Robertson | 1,411 | 4.16 | −1.53% |
| | Socialist | C. E. Ingraham | 394 | 1.16 | −1.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 33,880 | 100.0 |
1904 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | George W. Smith (incumbent) | 22,527 | 55.59 | +3.73% |
| | Democratic | Charles L. Otrich | 14,668 | 36.20 | −9.29% |
| | Prohibition | Charles F. Kiest | 2,306 | 5.69 | +3.04% |
| | Socialist | Daniel W. Boone | 1,023 | 2.52 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,524 | 100.0 |
1902 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | George W. Smith | 18,743 | 51.86 |
| | Democratic | James Lingle | 16,444 | 45.49 |
| | Prohibition | Clark Braden | 958 | 2.65 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,145 | 100.0 |