2016 Illinois House of Representatives election

Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016

November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)
All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Leader Michael Madigan Jim Durkin Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 22nd-Chicago 82nd-Westchester Last election 71 47 Seats won 67 51 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 2,604,236 2,222,482 Percentage 53.87% 45.97% Swing 3.38% 3.36%
Results:   Democratic hold   Democratic gain   Republican hold   Republican gain
Speaker before election Michael Madigan Democratic Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic

The 2016 Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were conducted on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives elected every two years. The Democratic party lost a net of four seats and thus its three-fifths supermajority in the chamber. Republicans picked up five seats in the 63rd (McHenry County), 71st (Sterling), 76th (LaSalle), 79th (Kankakee), and 117th (Marion) districts, whilst the Democrats won the previously Republican held 112th district (Edwardsville/Collinsville)

Overview

Illinois State House Elections, 2016
Party		Votes	Percentage	% Change	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	2,604,236	53.87%	3.38%	71	67	4
	Republican	2,222,482	45.97%	3.36%	47	51	4
Totals		4,834,247	100.00%	—	118	118	—

External links

• Illinois State Board of Elections
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