Illinois' 16th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Illinois
district number = 16

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image width = 300px
image caption = The 16th congressional district of Illinois
representative = Donald A. Manzullo
party = Republican
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population = 653,647
population year = 2000
median income = 48,960
percent white = 88.9
percent black = 5.4
percent asian = 1.3
percent native american = 0.2
percent hispanic = 6.5
percent other race = 1.4
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cpvi = R + 4

The 16th Congressional District of Illinois covers a part of northern Illinois, including the cities of Rockford, Crystal Lake, Machesney Park, Belvidere, Freeport and Galena, and all or parts of Jo Daviess,Stephenson, Winnebago, Boone, McHenry, Carroll, Ogle, DeKalb, and Whiteside counties. It has been represented by Republican Donald A. Manzullo since 1993. Democratic candidate Robert Abboud and Green Party candidate Scott K. Summers will both challenge Manzullo in the 2008 election.

ee also

United States House of Representatives elections, 2008

External links

* [http://projects.washingtonpost.com/elections/keyraces/census/il/district-16/ "Washington Post" page on the 16th District of Illinois]
* [http://fastfacts.census.gov/servlet/CWSFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=50000US1716&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US17%7C50000US1715&_street=&_county=&_cd=50000US1716&_cityTown=&_state=04000US17&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=500&_content=&_keyword=&_industry= U.S. Census Bureau - 16th District Fact Sheet]