Illinois's 24th congressional district
Obsolete district
Created	1900
Eliminated	1980
Years active	1903-1983

The 24th 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 Paul Simon who was redistricted into the 22nd district.

List of members representing the district

Representative	Party	Years	Cong ress	Notes
District created March 4, 1903
James R. Williams (Carmi)	Democratic	March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905	58th	Redistricted from the 20th district and re-elected in 1902. Lost re-election.
Pleasant T. Chapman (Vienna)	Republican	March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911	59th 60th 61st	Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Lost re-election.
H. Robert Fowler (Elizabethtown)	Democratic	March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915	62nd 63rd	Elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Lost re-election.
Thomas S. Williams (Louisville)	Republican	March 4, 1915 – November 11, 1929	64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st	Elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Re-elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Resigned to become judge of the U.S. Court of Claims.
Vacant		November 11, 1929 – November 4, 1930	71st
Claude V. Parsons (Golconda)	Democratic	November 4, 1930 – January 3, 1941	71st 72nd 73rd 74th 75th 76th	Elected to finish Williams's term. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Re-elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Lost re-election.
James V. Heidinger (Fairfield)	Republican	January 3, 1941 – March 22, 1945	77th 78th 79th	Elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Died.
Vacant		March 22, 1945 – November 6, 1945	79th
Roy Clippinger (Carmi)	Republican	November 6, 1945 – January 3, 1949	79th 80th	Elected to finish Heidinger's term. Re-elected in 1946. Retired.
Charles W. Vursell (Salem)	Republican	January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1953	81st 82nd	Redistricted from the 23rd district and re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Redistricted to the 23rd district.
Melvin Price (East St. Louis)	Democratic	January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1973	83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd	Redistricted from the 25th district and re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-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 23rd district.
Kenneth J. Gray (West Frankfort)	Democratic	January 3, 1973 – December 31, 1974	93rd	Redistricted from the 21st district and re-elected in 1972. Resigned.
Vacant		December 31, 1974 – January 3, 1975
Paul Simon (Carbondale)	Democratic	January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1983	94th 95th 96th 97th	Elected in 1974 Re-elected in 1976. Re-elected in 1978. Re-elected in 1980. Redistricted to the 22nd district.
District inactive since January 3, 1983

Electoral history

1980 – 1972

1980 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (incumbent)	112,134	49.12	-16.51%
	Republican	John T. Anderson	110,176	48.26	+13.89%
	Constitution Party of Illinois	James H. Barrett	5,985	2.62	N/A
	Write-in		1	0.00	N/A
Total votes			228,296	100.0

1978 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (incumbent)	110,298	65.63	-1.75%
	Republican	John T. Anderson	57,763	34.37	+1.75%
Total votes			168,061	100.0

1976 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon (incumbent)	152,344	67.38	+7.83%
	Republican	Peter G. Prineas	73,766	32.62	-7.83%
Total votes			226,110	100.0

1974 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul Simon	108,417	59.55	-34.10%
	Republican	Val Oshel	73,634	40.45	N/A
Total votes			182,051	100.0

1972 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Kenneth J. Gray	138,867	93.65	+19.43%
	Independent	Hugh Muldoon	9,398	6.34	N/A
	Write-in		13	0.01	N/A
Total votes			148,278	100.0

1970 – 1962

1970 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	88,637	74.22	+2.90%
	Republican	Scott R. Randolph	30,784	25.78	-2.90%
Total votes			119,421	100.0

1968 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	113,507	71.32	-0.16%
	Republican	John S. Guthrie	45,649	28.68	+0.16%
Total votes			159,156	100.0

1966 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	82,513	71.48	-4.24%
	Republican	John S. Guthrie	32,915	28.52	+4.24%
Total votes			115,428	100.0

1964 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	144,743	75.72	+1.97%
	Republican	G. S. (Kenneth) Mirza	46,419	24.28	-1.97%
Total votes			191,162	100.0

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1962 United States House of Representatives General Election^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Melvin Price (incumbent)	95,522