# Illinois's 24th congressional district

The 24th 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 redistricting cycle after the 1980 census. It was last represented by Paul Simon who was redistricted into the 22nd district.

## List of members representing the district

| Representative | Party | Years | Cong ress | Notes |
| District created March 4, 1903 |||||
| James R. Williams (Carmi) | Democratic | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | 58th | Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1902. Lost re-election. |
| Pleasant T. Chapman (Vienna) | Republican | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | 59th 60th 61st | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election. |
| H. Robert Fowler (Elizabethtown) | Democratic | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | 62nd 63rd | Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Lost re-election. |
| Thomas S. Williams (Louisville) | Republican | March 4, 1915 – November 11, 1929 | 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. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Court of Claims. |
| Vacant | Vacant | November 11, 1929 – November 4, 1930 | 71st | |
| Claude V. Parsons (Golconda) | Democratic | November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1941 | 71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th | Elected to finish Williams's term. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election. |
| James V. Heidinger (Fairfield) | Republican | January 3, 1941 – March 22, 1945 | 77th 78th 79th | Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Died. |
| Vacant | Vacant | March 22, 1945 – November 6, 1945 | 79th | |
| Roy Clippinger (Carmi) | Republican | November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949 | 79th 80th | Elected to finish Heidinger's term. Re-elected in 1946. Retired. |
| Charles W. Vursell (Salem) | Republican | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | 81st 82nd | Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
| Melvin Price (East St. Louis) | Democratic | January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973 | 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd | Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Redistricted to the 23rd district. |
| Kenneth J. Gray (West Frankfort) | Democratic | January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974 | 93rd | Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1972. Resigned. |
| Vacant | Vacant | December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975 | 93rd | |
| Paul Simon (Carbondale) | Democratic | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983 | 94th 95th 96th 97th | Elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 22nd district. |
| District inactive since January 3, 1983 |||||

## Electoral history
### 1980 – 1972

1980 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Paul Simon (incumbent) | 112,134 | 49.12 | −16.51% |
| | Republican | John T. Anderson | 110,176 | 48.26 | +13.89% |
| | Constitution Party of Illinois | James H. Barrett | 5,985 | 2.62 | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 228,296 | 100.0 |
1978 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Paul Simon (incumbent) | 110,298 | 65.63 | −1.75% |
| | Republican | John T. Anderson | 57,763 | 34.37 | +1.75% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 168,061 | 100.0 |
1976 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Paul Simon (incumbent) | 152,344 | 67.38 | +7.83% |
| | Republican | Peter G. Prineas | 73,766 | 32.62 | −7.83% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 226,110 | 100.0 |
1974 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Paul Simon | 108,417 | 59.55 | −34.10% |
| | Republican | Val Oshel | 73,634 | 40.45 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 182,051 | 100.0 |
1972 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Kenneth J. Gray | 138,867 | 93.65 | +19.43% |
| | Independent | Hugh Muldoon | 9,398 | 6.34 | N/A |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 13 | 0.01 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 148,278 | 100.0 |

### 1970 – 1962

1970 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 88,637 | 74.22 | +2.90% |
| | Republican | Scott R. Randolph | 30,784 | 25.78 | −2.90% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 119,421 | 100.0 |
1968 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 113,507 | 71.32 | −0.16% |
| | Republican | John S. Guthrie | 45,649 | 28.68 | +0.16% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 159,156 | 100.0 |
1966 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 82,513 | 71.48 | −4.24% |
| | Republican | John S. Guthrie | 32,915 | 28.52 | +4.24% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 115,428 | 100.0 |
1964 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 144,743 | 75.72 | +1.97% |
| | Republican | G. S. (Kenneth) Mirza | 46,419 | 24.28 | −1.97% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 191,162 | 100.0 |
1962 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 95,522 | 73.75 | +1.53% |
| | Republican | Kurt Glaser | 33,993 | 26.25 | −1.53% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 129,515 | 100.0 |

### 1960 – 1952

1960 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 144,560 | 72.22 | −3.83% |
| | Republican | Phyllis Stewart Schlafly | 55,620 | 27.78 | +3.83% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 200,180 | 100.0 |
1958 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 94,231 | 76.05 | +7.84% |
| | Republican | Alex Chouinard | 29,670 | 23.95 | −7.84% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 123,901 | 100.0 |
1956 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 121,381 | 68.21 | −0.94% |
| | Republican | Waldo E. (Ernie) Schellenger | 56,568 | 31.79 | +0.94% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 177,949 | 100.0 |
1954 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price (incumbent) | 90,482 | 69.15 | +4.35% |
| | Republican | John T. Thomas | 40,358 | 30.85 | −4.35% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 130,840 | 100.0 |
1952 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Melvin Price | 117,408 | 64.80 | +20.12% |
| | Republican | Phyllis Stewart Schlafly | 63,778 | 35.20 | −20.12% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 181,186 | 100.0 |

### 1950 – 1942

1950 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Charles W. Vursell | 62,692 | 55.32 | +4.68% |
| | Democratic | John David Upchurch | 50,638 | 44.68 | −4.67% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,330 | 100.0 |
1948 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Charles W. Vursell | 57,732 | 50.64 | −8.23% |
| | Democratic | John David Upchurch | 56,262 | 49.35 | +8.22% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 113,995 | 100.0 |
1946 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Roy Clippinger (incumbent) | 37,909 | 58.87 | −40.04% |
| | Democratic | Edward Hines | 26,483 | 41.13 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 64,392 | 100.0 |
1945 United States House of Representatives Special Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Roy Clippinger | 5,617 | 98.91 | +40.69% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 62 | 1.09 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 5,679 | 100.0 |
1944 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | James V. Heidinger (incumbent) | 42,927 | 58.22 | −0.17% |
| | Democratic | Early C. Phelps | 30,808 | 41.78 | +0.17% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,735 | 100.0 |
1942 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | James V. Heidinger (incumbent) | 37,008 | 58.39 | +4.79% |
| | Democratic | LeRoy Barham | 26,377 | 41.61 | −4.79% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,385 | 100.0 |

### 1940 – 1932

1940 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | James V. Heidinger | 49,731 | 53.60 | +4.70% |
| | Democratic | Claude V. Parsons (incumbent) | 43,050 | 46.40 | −4.70% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 92,781 | 100.0 |
1938 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Claude V. Parsons (incumbent) | 40,633 | 51.10 | −0.58% |
| | Republican | R. R. Randolph | 38,889 | 48.90 | +0.58% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 79,522 | 100.0 |
1936 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Claude V. Parsons (incumbent) | 45,740 | 51.68 | +0.01% |
| | Republican | W. A. Spenoe | 42,764 | 48.32 | −0.01% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 88,504 | 100.0 |
1934 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Claude V. Parsons (incumbent) | 39,442 | 51.67 | −7.15% |
| | Republican | James V. Heidinger | 36,891 | 48.33 | +7.15% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 76,333 | 100.0 |
1932 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Claude V. Parsons (incumbent) | 43,107 | 58.82 | +8.64% |
| | Republican | Arthur A. Miles | 30,175 | 41.18 | −8.64% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 73,282 | 100.0 |

### 1930 – 1922

1930 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Claude V. Parsons | 26,929 | 50.18 | +8.62% |
| | Republican | James V. Heidinger | 26,732 | 49.82 | −8.62% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 53,661 | 100.0 |
1928 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Thomas S. Williams (incumbent) | 36,239 | 58.44 | +2.38% |
| | Democratic | Val B. Campbell | 25,773 | 41.56 | −2.38% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 62,012 | 100.0 |
1926 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Thomas S. Williams (incumbent) | 26,295 | 56.06 | +1.92% |
| | Democratic | John Marshall Karns | 20,612 | 43.94 | −1.92% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 46,907 | 100.0 |
1924 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Thomas S. Williams (incumbent) | 35,356 | 54.14 | +3.37% |
| | Democratic | H. Robert Fowler | 29,954 | 45.86 | −3.36% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 65,310 | 100.0 |
1922 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Thomas S. Williams (incumbent) | 29,141 | 50.77 | −10.14% |
| | Democratic | Dempsey T. Woodard | 28,252 | 49.22 | +14.36% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 57394 | 100.0 | |

### 1920 – 1912

1920 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Thomas S. Williams (incumbent) | 38,472 | 60.91 | +1.55% |
| | Democratic | Asher R. Cox | 22,019 | 34.86 | −4.56% |
| | Farmer–Labor | J. W. Bobinet | 2,676 | 4.24 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 63,167 | 100.0 |
1918 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Thomas S. Williams (incumbent) | 18,689 | 59.36 | +4.37% |
| | Democratic | James R. Campbell | 12,412 | 39.42 | −3.47% |
| | Socialist | J. J. McGuinn | 382 | 1.21 | −0.91% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 31,483 | 100.0 |
1916 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Thomas S. Williams (incumbent) | 23,768 | 54.99 | +5.08% |
| | Democratic | Louis W. Goetzman | 18,540 | 42.89 | −4.45% |
| | Socialist | Jno. H Evans | 916 | 2.12 | +2.09% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,225 | 100.0 |
1914 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Thomas S. Williams | 18,311 | 49.91 | +13.81% |
| | Democratic | H. Robert Fowler (incumbent) | 17,369 | 47.34 | −0.33% |
| | Progressive | A. J. Gibbons | 995 | 2.71 | −9.63% |
| | Socialist | Noah C. Bainum | 12 | 0.03 | −2.22% |
| | Write-in | Write-in | 1 | 0.00 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,688 | 100.0 |
1912 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | H. Robert Fowler (incumbent) | 19,811 | 47.67 | −1.15% |
| | Republican | James B. Blackman | 15,004 | 36.10 | −11.82% |
| | Progressive | A. J. Gibbons | 5,129 | 12.34 | N/A |
| | Socialist | T. C. Mason | 933 | 2.25 | +0.77% |
| | Prohibition | T. J. Scott | 682 | 1.64 | −0.14% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,559 | 100.0 |

### 1910 – 1902

1910 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | H. Robert Fowler | 17,235 | 48.82 | +4.84% |
| | Republican | Pleasant T. Chapman (incumbent) | 16,918 | 47.92 | −4.46% |
| | Prohibition | T. J. Scott | 630 | 1.78 | −0.79% |
| | Socialist | M. S. Dickerson | 521 | 1.48 | +0.40% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,304 | 100.0 |
1908 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Pleasant T. Chapman (incumbent) | 21,833 | 52.38 | +1.21% |
| | Democratic | John Q. Ledbetter | 18,333 | 43.98 | −2.14% |
| | Prohibition | Charles R. Montgomery | 1,070 | 2.57 | −0.13% |
| | Socialist | John Snyder | 448 | 1.08 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 41,684 | 100.0 |
1906 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Pleasant T. Chapman (incumbent) | 18,020 | 51.17 | +0.45% |
| | Democratic | James R. Williams | 16,241 | 46.12 | +0.07% |
| | Prohibition | George R. Leach | 952 | 2.70 | −0.34% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 35,213 | 100.0 |
1904 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Republican | Pleasant T. Chapman | 20,556 | 50.72 | +1.96% |
| | Democratic | James R. Williams (incumbent) | 18,664 | 46.05 | −3.40% |
| | Prohibition | Wilbur A. Morgan | 1,231 | 3.04 | +1.25% |
| | Populist | Edward Turner | 75 | 0.19 | N/A |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 40,526 | 100.0 |
1902 United States House of Representatives General Election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James R. Williams | 17,971 | 49.45 |
| | Republican | Pleasant T. Chapman | 17,719 | 48.76 |
| | Prohibition | William T. Morris | 651 | 1.79 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 36,341 | 100.0 |