2016 Illinois House of Representatives election

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)

2016 Illinois House of Representatives election

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All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives 60 seats needed for a majority
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 by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold Vote Share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Speaker before election Michael Madigan Democratic Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic

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	—

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[1]	Likely D	October 12, 2016

Results

District	Party		Incumbent	Status	Party		Candidate	Votes	%
1		Democratic	Daniel J. Burke	Won		Democratic	Daniel J. Burke	21,609	100.00%
2		Democratic	Edward J. Acevedo	Retired		Democratic	Theresa Mah	23,813	100.00%
3		Democratic	Luis Arroyo	Won		Democratic	Luis Arroyo	24,178	100.00%
4		Democratic	Cynthia Soto	Won		Democratic	Cynthia Soto	34,077	100.00%
5		Democratic	Juliana Stratton	Won		Democratic	Juliana Stratton	40,747	100.00%
6		Democratic	Sonya Marie Harper	Won		Democratic	Sonya Marie Harper	32,904	100.00%
7		Democratic	Emanuel "Chris" Welch	Won		Democratic	Emanuel "Chris" Welch	39,914	100.00%
8		Democratic	La Shawn K. Ford	Won		Democratic	La Shawn K. Ford	38,493	100.00%
9		Democratic	Arthur Turner	Won		Democratic	Arthur Turner	36,765	100.00%
10		Democratic	Pamela Reaves-Harris	Retired		Democratic	Melissa Conyears	35,858	7.61%
						Republican	Mark Spognardi	6,911	1.47%
11		Democratic	Ann M. Williams	Won		Democratic	Ann M. Williams	38,028	7.99%
						Republican	Gary Mandell	15,115	3.18%
12		Democratic	Sara Feigenholtz	Won		Democratic	Sara Feigenholtz	43,858	75.59%
						Republican	Gene Witt	14,161	24.41%
13		Democratic	Gregory Harris	Won		Democratic	Gregory Harris	40,831	100.00%
14		Democratic	Kelly M. Cassidy	Won		Democratic	Kelly M. Cassidy	35,989	83.22%
						Independent	Arthur Noah Siegel	7,259	16.78%
15		Democratic	John C. D'Amico	Won		Democratic	John C. D'Amico	25,586	61.48%
						Republican	Jonathan Edelman	16,030	38.52%
16		Democratic	Lou Lang	Won		Democratic	Lou Lang	29,719	100.00%
17		Democratic	Laura Fine	Won		Democratic	Laura Fine	42,198	100.00%
18		Democratic	Robyn Gabel	Won		Democratic	Robyn Gabel	36,794	64.13%
						Republican	Jessica Tucker	20,580	35.87%
19		Democratic	Robert Martwick	Won		Democratic	Robert Martwick	30,537	100.00%
20		Republican	Michael P. McAuliffe	Won		Republican	Michael P. McAuliffe	25,739	56.10%
						Democratic	Merry Marwig	20,142	43.90%
21		Democratic	Silvana Tabares	Won		Democratic	Silvana Tabares	20,370	100.00%
22		Democratic	Michael J. Madigan	Won		Democratic	Michael J. Madigan	27,715	100.00%
23		Democratic	Michael J. Zalewski	Won		Democratic	Michael J. Zalewski	25,097	100.00%
24		Democratic	Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez	Won		Democratic	Elizabeth "Lisa" Hernandez	23,079	79.45%
						Republican	Andy Kirchoff	5,969	20.55%
25		Democratic	Barbara Flynn Currie	Won		Democratic	Barbara Flynn Currie	37,937	100.00%
26		Democratic	Christian L. Mitchell	Won		Democratic	Christian L. Mitchell	40,251	100.00%
27		Democratic	Monique D. Davis	Won		Democratic	Monique D. Davis	42,558	100.00%
28		Democratic	Robert "Bob" Rita	Won		Democratic	Robert "Bob" Rita	37,190	100.00%
29		Democratic	Thaddeus Jones	Won		Democratic	Thaddeus Jones	42,740	100.00%
30		Democratic	William "Will" Davis	Won		Democratic	William "Will" Davis	34,641	100.00%
31		Democratic	Mary E. Flowers	Won		Democratic	Mary E. Flowers	36,904	100.00%
32		Democratic	André Thapedi	Won		Democratic	André Thapedi	29,118	100.00%
33		Democratic	Marcus C. Evans, Jr.	Won		Democratic	Marcus C. Evans, Jr.	40,046	100.00%
34		Democratic	Elgie R. Sims, Jr.	Won		Democratic	Elgie R. Sims, Jr.	39,961	100.00%
35		Democratic	Frances Ann Hurley	Won		Democratic	Frances Ann Hurley	34,506	65.62%
						Republican	Victor Horne	18,081	34.38%
36		Democratic	Kelly M. Burke	Won		Democratic	Kelly M. Burke	38,047	100.00%
37		Republican	Margo McDermed	Won		Republican	Margo McDermed	45,721	100.00%
38		Democratic	Al Riley	Won		Democratic	Al Riley	42,819	100.00%
39		Democratic	Will Guzzardi	Won		Democratic	Will Guzzardi	29,170	100.00%
40		Democratic	Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.	Won		Democratic	Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.	29,845	100.00%
41		Republican	Grant Wehrli	Won		Republican	Grant Wehrli	42,654	100.00%
42		Republican	Jeanne M. Ives	Won		Republican	Jeanne M. Ives	33,443	60.80%
						Democratic	Kathleen V. Carrier	21,560	39.20%
43		Democratic	Anna Moeller	Won		Democratic	Anna Moeller	22,274	98.97%
						Independent	Richard Evans	231	1.03%
44		Democratic	Fred Crespo	Won		Democratic	Fred Crespo	22,102	62.79%
						Republican	Katy Dolan Baumer	13,098	37.21%
45		Republican	Christine Jennifer Winger	Won		Republican	Christine Jennifer Winger	25,876	53.36%
						Democratic	Cynthia Borbas	22,618	46.64%
46		Democratic	Deb Conroy	Won		Democratic	Deb Conroy	23,369	58.97%
						Republican	Heidi Holan	16,257	41.03%
47		Republican	Patricia R. "Patti" Bellock	Won		Republican	Patricia R. "Patti" Bellock	45,196	100.00%
48		Republican	Peter Breen	Won		Republican	Peter Breen	30,793	56.53%
						Democratic	Steve Swanson	23,676	43.47%
49		Republican	Mike Fortner	Won		Republican	Mike Fortner	35,353	100.00%
50		Republican	Keith R. Wheeler	Won		Republican	Keith R. Wheeler	31,659	60.32%
						Democratic	Valerie L. Burd	20,830	39.68%
51		Republican	Ed Sullivan, Jr.	Retired		Republican	Nick Sauer	46,098	100.00%
52		Republican	David McSweeney	Won		Republican	David McSweeney	40,392	99.97%
						Independent	Chris Bauman	11	0.03%
53		Republican	David Harris	Won		Republican	David Harris	38,809	100.00%
54		Republican	Tom Morrison	Won		Republican	Tom Morrison	38,846	100.00%
55		Democratic	Martin J. Moylan	Won		Democratic	Martin J. Moylan	25,717	59.08%
						Republican	Dan Gott	17,811	40.92%
56		Democratic	Michelle Mussman	Won		Democratic	Michelle Mussman	24,890	55.83%
						Republican	Jillian Rose Bernas	19,693	44.17%
57		Democratic	Elaine Nekritz	Won		Democratic	Elaine Nekritz	29,297	100.00%
58		Democratic	Scott Drury	Won		Democratic	Scott Drury	29,338	57.42%
						Republican	Martin (Marty) Blumenthal	21,756	42.58%
59		Democratic	Carol Sente	Won		Democratic	Carol Sente	25,908	60.87%
						Republican	Dawn Abernathy	16,656	39.13%
60		Democratic	Rita Mayfield	Won		Democratic	Rita Mayfield	22,402	76.43%
						Republican	Robert L. Ochsner	6,909	23.57%
61		Republican	Sheri Jesiel	Won		Republican	Sheri Jesiel	26,692	57.23%
						Democratic	Nick Ciko	19,947	42.77%
62		Democratic	Sam Yingling	Won		Democratic	Sam Yingling	22,050	52.45%
						Republican	Rod Drobinski	19,993	47.55%
63		Democratic	Jack D. Franks	Retired		Republican	Steven Reick	25,699	56.47%
						Democratic	John M. Bartman	19,808	43.53%
64		Republican	Barbara Wheeler	Won		Republican	Barbara Wheeler	41,873	100.00%
65		Republican	Steven A. Andersson	Won		Republican	Steven A. Andersson	42,499	100.00%
66		Republican	Michael W. Tryon	Retired		Republican	Allen Skillicorn	27,295	57.61%
						Democratic	Nancy A. Zettler	20,083	42.39%
67		Democratic	Litesa E. Wallace	Won		Democratic	Litesa E. Wallace	25,420	100.00%
68		Republican	John M. Cabello	Won		Republican	John M. Cabello	31,139	63.82%
						Democratic	Tricia Sweeney	17,655	36.18%
69		Republican	Joe Sosnowski	Won		Republican	Joe Sosnowski	32,961	67.28%
						Democratic	Angelique A. Bodine	16,032	32.72%
70		Republican	Robert W. Pritchard	Won		Republican	Robert W. Pritchard	36,601	99.98%
						Independent	Brian Solar	8	0.02%
71		Democratic	Mike Smiddy	Defeated		Republican	Tony M. McCombie	30,635	62.88%
						Democratic	Mike Smiddy	18,082	37.12%
72		Democratic	Patrick J. Verschoore	Retired		Democratic	Michael W. Halpin	25,014	56.39%
						Republican	Brandi Mcguire	19,342	43.61%
73		Republican	David R. Leitch	Retired		Republican	Ryan Spain	47,626	100.00%
74		Republican	Donald L. Moffitt	Retired		Republican	Daniel M. Swanson	34,567	65.53%
						Democratic	Bill Butts	18,185	34.47%
75		Republican	David Allen Welter	Won		Republican	David Allen Welter	29,030	58.21%
						Democratic	Martha J. Shugart	20,833	41.78%
						Independent	Willard H. Harper, Jr.	6	0.01%
76		Democratic	Andy Skoog	Defeated		Republican	Jerry Lee Long	23,557	50.86%
						Democratic	Andy Skoog	22,759	49.14%
77		Democratic	Kathleen Willis	Won		Democratic	Kathleen Willis	20,806	70.37%
						Republican	Anthony Airdo	8,762	29.63%
78		Democratic	Camille Lilly	Won		Democratic	Camille Lilly	41,233	100.00%
79		Democratic	Katherine "Kate" Cloonen	Defeated		Republican	Lindsay Parkhurst	23,728	53.71%
						Democratic	Katherine "Kate" Cloonen	20,450	46.29%
80		Democratic	Anthony Deluca	Won		Democratic	Anthony Deluca	38,766	100.00%
81		Republican	David S. Olsen	Won		Republican	David S. Olsen	29,406	53.40%
						Democratic	Greg Hose	25,660	46.60%
82		Republican	Jim Durkin	Won		Republican	Jim Durkin	45,529	100.00%
83		Democratic	Linda Chapa LaVia	Won		Democratic	Linda Chapa LaVia	20,959	100.00%
84		Democratic	Stephanie A. Kifowit	Won		Democratic	Stephanie A. Kifowit	24,183	62.94%
						Republican	Mike Strick	14,242	37.06%
85		Democratic	Emily McAsey	Won		Democratic	Emily McAsey	33,236	100.00%
86		Democratic	Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.	Won		Democratic	Lawrence "Larry" Walsh, Jr.	33,342	100.00%
87		Republican	Tim Butler	Won		Republican	Tim Butler	41,483	100.00%
88		Republican	Keith P. Sommer	Won		Republican	Keith P. Sommer	44,223	100.00%
89		Republican	Brian W. Stewart	Won		Republican	Brian W. Stewart	42,157	100.00%
90		Republican	Tom Demmer	Won		Republican	Tom Demmer	40,456	100.00%
91		Republican	Michael D. Unes	Won		Republican	Michael D. Unes	38,682	100.00%
92		Democratic	Jehan Gordon-Booth	Won		Democratic	Jehan Gordon-Booth	33,410	100.00%
93		Republican	Norine K. Hammond	Won		Republican	Norine K. Hammond	22,985	54.53%
						Democratic	John Curtis	19,163	45.47%
94		Republican	Randy E. Frese	Won		Republican	Randy E. Frese	37,408	75.16%
						Democratic	Bobby Pritchett	12,364	24.84%
						Independent	Roger Davis	1	0.00%
95		Republican	Avery Bourne	Won		Republican	Avery Bourne	27,601	56.90%
						Democratic	Mike Mathis	20,898	43.08%
						Independent	Jake Leonard	13	0.03%
96		Democratic	Sue Scherer	Won		Democratic	Sue Scherer	32,852	100.00%
97		Republican	Mark Batinick	Won		Republican	Mark Batinick	42,312	100.00%
98		Democratic	Natalie A. Manley	Won		Democratic	Natalie A. Manley	38,650	100.00%
99		Republican	Sara Wojcicki Jimenez	Won		Republican	Sara Wojcicki Jimenez	35,363	61.45%
						Democratic	Anthony "Tony" Delgiorno	22,188	38.55%
100		Republican	Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer	Won		Republican	Christopher "C.D." Davidsmeyer	41,488	100.00%
101		Republican	Bill Mitchell	Won		Republican	Bill Mitchell	41,728	75.34%
						Democratic	Christine Law	13,661	24.66%
102		Republican	Adam M. Brown	Retired		Republican	Brad Halbrook	42,559	100.00%
103		Democratic	Carol Ammons	Won		Democratic	Carol Ammons	34,071	100.00%
104		Republican	Chad Hays	Won		Republican	Chad Hays	35,556	100.00%
105		Republican	Dan Brady	Won		Republican	Dan Brady	43,961	100.00%
106		Republican	Thomas M. Bennett	Won		Republican	Thomas M. Bennett	41,047	100.00%
107		Republican	John Cavaletto	Won		Republican	John Cavaletto	41,739	100.00%
108		Republican	Charles Meier	Won		Republican	Charles Meier	48,339	100.00%
109		Republican	David B. Reis	Won		Republican	David B. Reis	44,451	100.00%
110		Republican	Reginald "Reggie" Phillips	Won		Republican	Reginald "Reggie" Phillips	29,398	64.58%
						Democratic	Dennis F. Malak	16,121	35.42%
111		Democratic	Daniel V. Beiser	Won		Democratic	Daniel V. Beiser	24,808	52.60%
						Republican	Mike Babcock	22,353	47.40%
112		Republican	Dwight Kay	Defeated		Democratic	Katie Stuart	27,594	51.61%
						Republican	Dwight Kay	25,875	48.39%
113		Democratic	Jay Hoffman	Won		Democratic	Jay Hoffman	26,816	59.13%
						Republican	Katherine L. Ruocco	18,536	40.87%
114		Democratic	Eddie Lee Jackson	Retired		Democratic	Latoya N. Greenwood	26,029	57.18%
						Republican	Bob Romanik	19,492	42.82%
115		Republican	Terri Bryant	Won		Republican	Terri Bryant	26,454	55.02%
						Democratic	Marsha Griffin	21,626	44.98%
116		Democratic	Jerry Costello II	Won		Democratic	Jerry Costello II	40,599	100.00%
117		Democratic	John Bradley	Defeated		Republican	Dave Severin	26,946	52.86%
						Democratic	John Bradley	24,032	47.14%
118		Democratic	Brandon W. Phelps	Won		Democratic	Brandon W. Phelps	26,836	58.41%
						Republican	Jason V. Kasiar	19,108	41.59%

Source: Illinois State Board of Elections,^[2] Ballotpedia^[3][4]