# Illinois's 4th House of Representatives district

Illinois's 4th House of Representatives district is a Representative district within the Illinois House of Representatives located in Cook County, Illinois. It has been represented by Democrat Lilian Jiménez since December 15, 2022. The district was previously represented by Democrat Delia Ramirez from 2018 to 2022.
The district covers parts of Chicago and of Chicago's neighborhoods, it covers parts of Austin, Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Humboldt Park, and West Town.

## Prominent representatives

| Representative | Notes |
| Ebon C. Ingersoll | Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 5th congressional district (1864 – 1871) |
| Jan Schakowsky | Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 9th congressional district (1999 – present) |
| Delia Ramirez | Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 3rd congressional district (2023 – present) |

## List of representatives
### 1849 – 1873

| Representative | Party | Years | General Assembly (GA) | Electoral History | Counties Represented |
| 4th Representative district established with 1848 Illinois Constitution. ||||||
| David Y. Bridges | Democratic | January 1, 1849 – January 6, 1851 | 16th | Elected in 1848 Was not re-elected in 1850 | Johnson Williamson |
| Wilfred Ferrell | Unknown | January 6, 1851 – January 3, 1853 | 17th | Elected in 1850 Was not re-elected in 1852 | Johnson Williamson |
| David Y. Bridges | Democratic | January 3, 1853 – January 1, 1855 | 18th | Elected back in 1852 Redistricted out in 1854 and retired. | Johnson Williamson |
| Benjamin P. Hinch | N B Democratic | January 1, 1855 – January 5, 1857 | 19th | Elected in 1854 Was not re-elected in 1856 | Gallatin Saline |
| Ebon C. Ingersoll | Unknown | January 5, 1857 – January 3, 1859 | 20th | Elected in 1856 Was not re-elected in 1858 | Gallatin Saline |
| Thomas S. Hick | Democratic | January 3, 1859 – January 7, 1861 | 21st | Elected in 1858 Was not re-elected in 1860 | Gallatin Saline |
| William Elder | Unknown | January 7, 1861 – January 5, 1863 | 22nd | Elected in 1860 Redistricted out in 1862 and retired. | Gallatin Saline |
| James W. Sharp | Unknown | January 5, 1863 – January 2, 1865 | 23rd | Elected in 1862 Was not re-elected in 1864 | Lawrence Wabash |
| D. H. Morgan | Democratic | January 2, 1865 – January 7, 1867 | 24th | Elected in 1864 Was not re-elected in 1866 | Lawrence Wabash |
| James M. Sharp | Unknown | January 7, 1867 – January 4, 1869 | 25th | Elected in 1866 Was not re-elected in 1868 | Lawrence Wabash |
| D. H. Morgan | Democratic | January 4, 1869 – January 4, 1871 | 26th | Elected back in 1868 Was not re-elected in 1870 | Lawrence Wabash |
| James B. Morray | Republican | January 4, 1871 – January 8, 1873 | 27th | Elected in 1870 Was not re-elected in 1872 | Johnson |
| District abolished with 1872 Reapportionment as 3 Representatives were now elected cumulatively from Legislative districts. ||||||

### 1957 – 1973

| Representative | Party | Party Control | Years | General Assembly (GA) | Electoral History | Counties Represented |
| District re-established in 1957. |||||||
| Walter J. Reum | Republican | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat | January 9, 1957 – January 9, 1963 | 70th 71st 72nd | Redistricted from the 23rd Legislative district and re-elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Ran for the Republican nomination for State Treasurer and lost in 1962. | Cook |
| Claude A. Walker | Republican | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat | January 9, 1957 – January 6, 1965 | 70th 71st 72nd 73rd | Elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Did not run in At-large election and retired. | Cook |
| Raymond J. Welsh, Jr. | Democratic | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat | January 9, 1957 – January 6, 1965 | 70th 71st 72nd 73rd | Elected in 1956 Re-elected in 1958 Re-elected in 1960 Re-elected in 1962 Ran in the At-large district election and won re-election in 1964. | Cook |
| Richard A. Walsh | Republican | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat | January 9, 1963 – January 6, 1965 | 73rd | Elected in 1962 Ran in the At-large district election and won re-election in 1964. | Cook |
| The district was temporarily abolished from 1965 to 1967 due to the Redistricting Commission in 1963 failing to reach an agreement. An at-large election was held electing 177 Representatives from across the state. |||||||
| Arthur E. Simmons | Republican | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat | January 4, 1967 – January 10, 1973 | 75th 76th 77th | Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Retired | Cook |
| Robert S. Juckett, Sr. | Republican | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat | January 4, 1967 – January 10, 1973 | 75th 76th 77th | Elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Re-elected in 1970 Redistricted to 4th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972 | Cook |
| Edward A. Warman | Democratic | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat | January 4, 1967 – January 13, 1971 | 75th 76th | Redistricted from At-large district and re-elected in 1966 Re-elected in 1968 Ran for Illinois's 13th congressional district in 1970 and lost. | Cook |
| Aaron Jaffe | Democratic | 2 Republicans 1 Democrat | January 13, 1971 – January 10, 1973 | 77th | Elected in 1970 Redistricted to 4th Legislative district and re-elected in 1972 | Cook |
| District abolished with 1971 Reapportionment as Representatives were once again elected from Legislative districts. |||||||

### 1983 – Present

| Representative | Party | Years | General Assembly (GA) | Electoral History | Counties Represented |
| District re-established with representatives now elected one per district with the passage of the Cutback Amendment ||||||
| Woody Bowman | Democratic | January 12, 1983 – ??? | 83rd 84th 85th | Redistricted from the 11th Legislative district and re-elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1988 Retired before the end of the 86th GA | Cook |
| Woody Bowman | Democratic | January 12, 1983 – ??? | 86th | Redistricted from the 11th Legislative district and re-elected in 1982 Re-elected in 1984 Re-elected in 1986 Re-elected in 1988 Retired before the end of the 86th GA | Cook |
| Vacant | Vacant | ??? – ??? | 86th | | Cook |
| Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | ??? – January 13, 1993 | 86th | Elected in 1990 and appointed before the end of the 86th GA Redistricted to the 18th Representative district and won re-election in 1992. | Cook |
| Jan Schakowsky | Democratic | ??? – January 13, 1993 | 87th | Elected in 1990 and appointed before the end of the 86th GA Redistricted to the 18th Representative district and won re-election in 1992. | Cook |
| Edgar Lopez | Democratic | January 13, 1993 – January 10, 2001 | 88th 89th 90th 91st | Elected in 1992 Re-elected in 1994 Re-elected in 1996 Re-elected in 1998 Lost renomination in 2000 | Cook |
| Cynthia Soto | Democratic | January 10, 2001 – December 2018 | 92nd 93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th | Elected in 2000 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 Re-elected in 2016 Retired and resigned in 2018 | Cook |
| Cynthia Soto | Democratic | January 10, 2001 – December 2018 | 100th | Elected in 2000 Re-elected in 2002 Re-elected in 2004 Re-elected in 2006 Re-elected in 2008 Re-elected in 2010 Re-elected in 2012 Re-elected in 2014 Re-elected in 2016 Retired and resigned in 2018 | Cook |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 2018 | 100th | | Cook |
| Delia Ramirez | Democratic | December 2018 – December 14, 2022 | 100th | Elected in 2018 and appointed the same year Re-elected in 2020 Ran for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2022 and won. | Cook |
| Delia Ramirez | Democratic | December 2018 – December 14, 2022 | 101st 102nd | Elected in 2018 and appointed the same year Re-elected in 2020 Ran for Illinois's 3rd congressional district in 2022 and won. | Cook |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 14, 2022 – December 15, 2022 | 102nd | | Cook |
| Lilian Jiménez | Democratic | December 15, 2022 – present | 102nd 103rd | Elected in 2022 and appointed the same year | Cook |

## Historic District Boundaries

| Years | County | Municipalities/Townships |
| 2023 – present | Cook | Chicago (Austin, Belmont Cragin, Hermosa, Humboldt Park, West Town) |
| 2013 – 2023 | Cook | Chicago (Hermosa, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, and West Town) |
| 2003 – 2013 | Cook | Chicago (Humboldt Park, West Town) |
| 1993 – 2003 | Cook | |
| 1983 – 1993 | Cook | Chicago |
| 1967 – 1973 | Cook | Parts of Maine Township, parts of Niles Township |
| 1957 – 1965 | Cook | Oak Park Township, parts of Proviso Township, River Forest Township, Riverside Township |
| 1871 – 1873 | Johnson | Cedar Bluff, Cypress Creek, Goreville, Granstsburg, Grays Mill, Reynoldsburg, Shinspoint, Vienna |
| 1863 – 1871 | Lawrence Wabash | Armstrong, Bridgeport, Centreville, Friendsville, Lawrenceville, Mier, Mount Carmel, Rochester, Ruark, Russellville, St. Francisville, Sumner |
| 1855 – 1863 | Gallatin Saline | America, Bankton, Bowlesville, Curran, Eldorado, Equality, Frankfort, Galatia, Harrisburg, Indian Creek, Mitchellsville, New Haven, New Mark, Raleigh, Saline Mines, Shawneetown (Old Shawneetown), Somerset |
| 1849 – 1855 | Johnson Williamson | Bainbridge, Big Bay, Bolton, Fredonia, Marion, Mount Pleasant (Pleasant Grove), Sarahville, Sulphur Spa, Vienna, |

## Electoral history
### 2030 – 2022

2022 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Lilian Jiménez | 19,111 | 88.23 | −11.77% |
| | Republican | JD Sloat | 2549 | 11.77 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 21,660 | 100.0 |

### 2020 – 2012

2020 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Delia C. Ramirez (incumbent) | 38,951 | 100.0 | +0.02% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,951 | 100.0 |
2018 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Delia C. Ramirez | 31,797 | 99.98 | −0.02% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 6 | 0.02 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,803 | 100.0 |
2016 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto (incumbent) | 34,077 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 34,077 | 100.0 |
2014 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto (incumbent) | 15,342 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 15,342 | 100.0 |
2012 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto (incumbent) | 27,029 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,029 | 100.0 |

### 2010 – 2002

2010 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto (incumbent) | 14,064 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,064 | 100.0 |
2008 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto (incumbent) | 25,053 | 100.0 | +0.20% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,053 | 100.0 |
2006 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto (incumbent) | 14,305 | 99.80 | −0.20% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 28 | 0.20 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 14,333 | 100.0 |
2004 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto (incumbent) | 22,389 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 22,389 | 100.0 |
2002 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto (incumbent) | 13,475 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 13,475 | 100.0 |

### 2000 – 1992

2000 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto | 18,924 | 100.0 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 18,924 | 100.0 |
2000 Illinois House of Representatives Democratic primary :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Cynthia Soto | 6,498 | 57.01 |
| | Democratic | Edgar I. Lopez (incumbent) | 4,900 | 42.99 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 11,398 | 100.0 |
1998 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Edgar I. Lopez (incumbent) | 10,330 | 100.0 | +13.85% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 10,330 | 100.0 |
1996 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Edgar Lopez (incumbent) | 15,248 | 86.15 | +9.80% |
| | Republican | John W. Duda | 2451 | 13.84 | −9.80% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,699 | 100.0 |
1994 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Edgar Lopez (incumbent) | 7,303 | 76.35 | −23.65% |
| | Republican | Joseph F. Novak | 2261 | 23.64 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,564 | 100.0 |
1992 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Edgar Lopez | 17,253 | 100.0 | +36.42% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,253 | 100.0 |

### 1990 – 1982

1990 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Janice D. (Jan) Schakowsky | 17,072 | 63.58 | −3.06% |
| | Republican | Joan W. Barr | 9777 | 36.41 | +3.06% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 26,849 | 100.0 |
1988 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Woody Bowman (incumbent) | 25,970 | 66.64 | −1.84% |
| | Republican | Teresa A. Valdes | 12995 | 33.35 | +1.84% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 38,965 | 100.0 |
1986 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Woody Bowman (incumbent) | 17,388 | 68.48 | +4.39% |
| | Republican | Jonathan M. Walker | 8000 | 31.51 | −4.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 25,388 | 100.0 |
1984 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Woody Bowman (incumbent) | 23,112 | 64.09 | +2.10% |
| | Republican | Michael D. Poulos | 12948 | 35.91 | −2.10% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,061 | 100.0 |
1982 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Woody Bowman (incumbent) | 20,260 | 61.99 |
| | Republican | Mary Jeanne (Dolly) Hallstrom (incumbent) | 12,425 | 38.01 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 32,685 | 100.0 |

### 1970 – 1962

1970 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Aaron Jaffe | 78,951.5 | 29.94 |
| | Republican | Robert S. Juckett (incumbent) | 67,188 | 25.48 |
| | Republican | Arthur E. Simmons (incumbent) | 60,278.5 | 22.86 |
| | Democratic | Kenneth D. Lindquist | 57,235.5 | 21.71 |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 2 | 0.00 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 263,655.5 | 100.0 |
1968 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Arthur E. Simmons (incumbent) | 100,117 | 30.86 |
| | Republican | Robert S. Juckett, Sr. (incumbent) | 81,500 | 25.12 |
| | Democratic | Edward A. Warman (incumbent) | 79,851.5 | 24.61 |
| | Democratic | Kenneth D. Linquist | 62,938.5 | 19.23 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 324,407 | 100.0 |
1966 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Arthur E. Simmons (incumbent) | 93,698 | 34.18 |
| | Republican | Robert S. Juckett, Sr. | 75,078 | 27.39 |
| | Democratic | Edward A. Warman (incumbent) | 59,790.5 | 21.81 |
| | Democratic | Calvin R. Sutker | 45,561.5 | 16.62 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 274,128 | 100.0 |
1962 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Claude A. Walker (incumbent) | 55,294.5 | 35.83 |
| | Republican | Richard A. Walsh | 51,640.5 | 33.46 |
| | Democratic | Raymond J. Welsh, Jr. (incumbent) | 28,680 | 18.58 |
| | Democratic | Emmett P. Malloy, Jr. | 18,705 | 12.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 154,320 | 100.0 |

### 1960 – 1956

1960 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Walter J. Reum (incumbent) | 70,212.5 | 35.12 |
| | Republican | Claude A. Walker (incumbent) | 60,427.5 | 30.22 |
| | Democratic | Raymond J. Welsh, Jr. (incumbent) | 37,557 | 18.78 |
| | Democratic | William J. McGrath, Jr. | 31,742 | 15.88 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 199,939 | 100.0 |
1958 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Walter J. Reum (incumbent) | 51,770.5 | 37.93 |
| | Republican | Claude A. Walker (incumbent) | 38,593 | 28.28 |
| | Democratic | Raymond J. Welsh, Jr. (incumbent) | 25,914 | 18.99 |
| | Democratic | Marvin E. Lore | 20,196 | 14.80 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 136,473.5 | 100.0 |
1956 Illinois House of Representatives election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Walter J. Reum (incumbent) | 71,689 | 37.95 |
| | Republican | Claude A. Walker | 62,906.5 | 33.30 |
| | Democratic | Raymond J. Welsh, Jr. | 27,650 | 14.64 |
| | Democratic | Edward B. O'Shea, Jr. | 26,669.5 | 14.12 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 188,915 | 100.0 |