State: | Illinois |
District Number: | 26 |
Obsolete: | yes |
Created: | 1949 |
Eliminated: | 1950 |
Years: | 1949-1953 |
Population Year: | 1940 |
The 26th congressional district of Illinois was a congressional district for the United States House of Representatives in Illinois. The district was created in 1949 and was eliminated as a result of the 1950 census. Its only representative was C. W. Bishop who was redistricted from and into the 25th district.
Member | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | width=350 | District location | ||
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District established January 3, 1949 | ||||||||
align=left | C. W. Bishop | Republican | nowrap | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953 | Redistricted from the and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the . | 1949–1953 Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, Union, and Williamson | ||
District eliminated January 3, 1953 |