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The 10th Congressional District of Illinois lies in the northeast corner of the state and mostly comprises northern suburbs of Chicago. It was created after the 1860 census. It is represented by Democrat Brad Schneider.
The district covers parts of Cook and Lake counties, as of the 2011 redistricting which followed the 2010 census. All or parts of Beach Park, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Fox Lake, Grayslake, Highland Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Lindenhurst, Libertyville, Mundelein, North Chicago, Northbrook, Prospect Heights, Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Vernon Hills, Waukegan, Wheeling and Zion are included.[3] The representatives for these districts will be elected in the 2012 primary and general elections, and the boundaries became effective on January 3, 2013.
The 10th is home to several Fortune 500 Companies, including but not limited to: CDW, Walgreens, Underwriters Laboratories, Baxter Healthcare, Abbott Laboratories, Allstate Insurance, and HSBC. It is also home to the world headquarters of the food giant Kraft Foods in Northfield.
The Naval Station Great Lakes near North Chicago, hosting the United States Navy's only boot camp, trains 38,000 recruits each year. 5.2% of the district's inhabitants have performed military service.[2]
The area of the district was originally represented by one of Abraham Lincoln's closest allies, Elihu B. Washburne (R-Waukegan). The district was created in 1982 redistricting out of districts represented by John Porter (R-Wilmette) and Robert McClory (R-Lake Bluff). On the retirement of McClory, the district was represented by Porter after winning the elections of 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1998. Following Porter's retirement, 11 Republicans and two Democrats ran to succeed him. Eventually 9 Republicans and one Democrat stood for election in the primary of March 2000. John Porter's former Chief of Staff, Mark Kirk, won the Republican primary over number two rival Shaun Donnely. Kirk then defeated State Representative Lauren Beth Gash (D-Highland Park) by 2% in the 2000 general election. Kirk remained in Congress until he decided to run for The United States Senate in the 2010 election. He was succeeded by Republican Robert Dold.
Republican candidate for Governor, Judy Baar Topinka, and Cook County GOP candidate for President Tony Peraica both handily won the district in 2006, although both lost in the statewide count.
Dan Seals, who had previously run against Mark Kirk in 2006, defeated Clinton Advisor Jay Footlik for the 2008 Democratic nomination. Dave Kalbfleisch received the Green Party nomination, but was removed from the ballot by the Illinois State Board of Elections.[4][5] Independent candidate Allan Stevo was also nominated.[6] Mark Kirk defeated Dan Seals in their rematch from 2006 by 54% to 46%, thus winning a fifth term in the House.
The Republican Party nominee, Robert Dold, won against the Democratic Party nominee, Dan Seals.
Robert Dold no longer lives in the redrawn district,[7] but has said he will move into the district if he wins re-election.[8]
Candidates for the Democratic nomination were: Waukegan,[9] Brad Schneider, a business consultant,[10] John Tree, a business executive and Colonel in the Air Force Reserve,[11] and Vivek Bavda, an intellectual property attorney.[12]
In the March 20, 2012 primary, Brad Schneider won the Democratic nomination.[13]
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