Illinois's 18th congressional district
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Illinois's 18th congressional district was a long-standing U.S. House district in central and western Illinois, historically a Republican stronghold that included parts of cities like Peoria and Springfield.
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| Illinois's 18th congressional district canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Illinois's 18th congressional district Context triple: [Robert H. Michel, represented, Illinois's 18th congressional district]
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Illinois's 8th congressional district
Illinois's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in the Chicago metropolitan area that has historically been a Democratic-leaning, urban-suburban seat.
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Illinois's 15th congressional district
Illinois's 15th congressional district is a predominantly rural U.S. House district in central and southeastern Illinois, known for its strong Republican lean and agricultural base.
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Illinois’s 16th congressional district
Illinois’s 16th congressional district is a predominantly rural U.S. House district in northern Illinois that has historically leaned Republican and includes a mix of small cities, farmland, and industrial areas.
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Illinois's 14th congressional district
Illinois's 14th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northern Illinois that has historically been a Republican stronghold and was once represented by former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
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Illinois's 13th congressional district
Illinois's 13th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in central Illinois that includes parts of cities such as Springfield, Champaign, and Decatur.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Illinois's 18th congressional district Target entity description: Illinois's 18th congressional district was a long-standing U.S. House district in central and western Illinois, historically a Republican stronghold that included parts of cities like Peoria and Springfield.
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Illinois's 8th congressional district
Illinois's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in the Chicago metropolitan area that has historically been a Democratic-leaning, urban-suburban seat.
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B.
Illinois's 15th congressional district
Illinois's 15th congressional district is a predominantly rural U.S. House district in central and southeastern Illinois, known for its strong Republican lean and agricultural base.
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C.
Illinois’s 16th congressional district
Illinois’s 16th congressional district is a predominantly rural U.S. House district in northern Illinois that has historically leaned Republican and includes a mix of small cities, farmland, and industrial areas.
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D.
Illinois's 14th congressional district
Illinois's 14th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northern Illinois that has historically been a Republican stronghold and was once represented by former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert.
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E.
Illinois's 13th congressional district
Illinois's 13th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in central Illinois that includes parts of cities such as Springfield, Champaign, and Decatur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States congressional district ⓘ |
| chamber | lower house ⓘ |
| containedRuralAreas | central Illinois farmland ⓘ |
| containedUrbanAreas |
parts of Peoria metropolitan area
ⓘ
parts of Springfield metropolitan area ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| districtNumber | 18 ⓘ |
| elects | member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| eliminatedAfterCensus | 2020 United States census NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| eliminatedBy | redistricting ⓘ |
| eliminationEffectiveCongress | 118th United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingLaw |
Illinois state law
ⓘ
United States Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalPartyControl | predominantly Republican ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | long-standing Republican stronghold in Illinois ⓘ |
| includedCity |
Peoria, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Springfield, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedCounty |
Peoria County, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sangamon County, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastRepresentative | Darin LaHood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastRepresentativeParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislature | United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
central Illinois
ⓘ
western Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRepresentative | Bob Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRepresentativeRole | House Minority Leader NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Illinois congressional delegation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalLeaning | Republican stronghold ⓘ |
| previousRepresentative |
Aaron Schock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bob Michel NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray LaHood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousRepresentativeParty | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | congressional district ⓘ |
| representedIn | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| status | obsolete congressional district ⓘ |
| successorDistrictOfTerritory |
Illinois's 15th congressional district
NERFINISHED
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Illinois's 16th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ Illinois's 17th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Illinois's 18th congressional district Description of subject: Illinois's 18th congressional district was a long-standing U.S. House district in central and western Illinois, historically a Republican stronghold that included parts of cities like Peoria and Springfield.
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