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Pekin, IL politics & representatives

Pekin is represented in Congress by Senators Richard J. Durbin and Tammy Duckworth and Representatives Darin LaHood and Eric Sorensen. J. B. Pritzker is governor.

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

Elections · 2024 general election

How Tazewell County voted in 2024

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

President 68,564 votes

Donald J TrumpRepublican
61.9%
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat
35.5%
Others
2.6%

Illinois: Harris 54.4%, Trump 43.5%

U.S. House · Illinois's 16th District 318,547 votes

Darin LahoodRepublican
97.6%
Others
2.4%

Covers about 85% of Pekin · whole-district result

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

Eric SorensenDemocrat
54.4%
Joe McGrawRepublican
45.6%

Covers about 15% of Pekin · 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 Pekin 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 16th District Covers about 85% of Pekin

Darin LaHood
Darin LaHoodU.S. RepresentativeRepublican · Serving since 2015 Official site ↗202-225-6201

U.S. House · Illinois's 17th District Covers about 15% of Pekin

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

Pekin is split between 2 congressional districts. Find yours by ZIP code ↗

In Illinois

Who represents Pekin in state government

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

State Senate · District 47 Covers about 74% of Pekin

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

State Senate · District 44 Covers about 26% of Pekin

Sally TurnerState SenatorRepublican Official site ↗217-651-8291Email

State House · District 93 Covers about 74% of Pekin

Travis WeaverState RepresentativeRepublican Official site ↗309-204-6514Email

State House · District 87 Covers about 26% of Pekin

Bill HauterState RepresentativeRepublican Official site ↗309-819-8701Email

Pekin is split between state legislative districts. Find yours by address ↗

Pekin'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 Pekin by land area, so if the town is split, your street decides which one is yours.

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