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Republican Congressman John Shimkus has represented the 19th District since he was elected in 1996. The district includes all or part of 30 counties in the southern agricultural region of the state, south of Springfield from the Ohio River to the Mississippi. It leans Republican, and in 2004, 61 percent of its residents voted for President Bush, compared with 39 percent for Kerry. In 2000, 56 percent voted for Bush and 41 percent for Al Gore.
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