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Canton, IL politics & representatives

Canton is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representative Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

Who represents Canton in Washington and in Illinois, with how to reach each office.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Fulton County voted in 2024

Official results for all of Fulton County. Canton's own results aren't published in a form we can match to the town exactly, so these are the county's.

President 16,219 votes

Donald J TrumpRepublican
60.6%
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat
36.9%
Others
2.5%

Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

U.S. House · Illinois's 17th District 312,828 votes

Eric SorensenDemocrat
54.4%
Joe McGrawRepublican
45.6%

Whole-district result

Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, official 2024 precinct returns (statewide totals from its official state files). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren't counted.

In Washington

Who represents Canton in Congress

U.S. Senate Both senators represent all of Illinois

Richard J. Durbin
Richard J. DurbinU.S. SenatorDemocrat · Serving since 1997 Official site ↗202-224-2152
Tammy Duckworth
Tammy DuckworthU.S. SenatorDemocrat · Serving since 2017 Official site ↗202-224-2854

U.S. House · Illinois's 17th District

Eric Sorensen
Eric SorensenU.S. RepresentativeDemocrat · Serving since 2023 Official site ↗202-225-5905
In Illinois

Who represents Canton in state government

J. B. PritzkerGovernor of IllinoisDemocrat · Serving since 2019 Official site ↗217-782-6830

State Senate · District 47

Neil AndersonState SenatorRepublican Official site ↗309-230-7584Email

State House · District 94

Norine HammondState RepresentativeRepublican Official site ↗309-836-2707Email

Canton's own government: Town Hall →

Sources: congressional and state legislative districts from the U.S. Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); members of Congress from the congress-legislators project (portraits public domain); governors and state legislators from Open States. Districts are matched to Canton by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.

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