Illinois's 23rd congressional district

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The 23rd 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 Melvin Price who was redistricted into the 21st district.

Illinois's 23rd congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1900
Eliminated	1980
Years active	1903-1983

List of members representing the district

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Member	Party	Years	Cong ress	Electoral history
District created March 4, 1903
Joseph B. Crowley (Robinson)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 19th district and re-elected in 1902. Retired.
Frank S. Dickson (Ramsey)	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907	59th	Elected in 1904. Lost re-election.
Martin D. Foster (Olney)	Democratic	March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1919	60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th	Elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Lost re-election.
Edwin B. Brooks (Newton)	Republican	March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1923	66th 67th	Elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Lost re-election.
William W. Arnold (Robinson)	Democratic	March 4, 1923 – September 16, 1935	68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th	Elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Resigned when appointed as a member of the US Board of Tax Appeals.
Vacant		September 16, 1935 – January 3, 1937	74th
Laurence F. Arnold (Newton)	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943	75th 76th 77th	Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Lost re-election.
Charles W. Vursell (Salem)	Republican	January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1949	78th 79th 80th	Elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Redistricted to the 24th district.
Edward H. Jenison (Paris)	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 18th district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 21st district and lost re-election there.
Charles W. Vursell (Salem)	Republican	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1959	83rd 84th 85th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Lost re-election.
George E. Shipley (Olney)	Democratic	January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973	86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	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 22nd district.
Melvin Price (East St. Louis)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1983	93rd 94th 95th 96th 97th	Redistricted from the 24th district and re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 21st district.
District eliminated January 3, 1983

Martis, 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

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