Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

For the 2012 Illinois Senate elections, see Illinois Senate elections, 2012.

Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012

November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06)
All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Leader Michael Madigan Tom Cross Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 22nd-Chicago 84th-Oswego Last election 64 54 Seats won 71 47 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 2,294,402 2,137,826 Percentage 51.35% 47.85% Swing 0.73% 0.16%
Speaker before election Michael Madigan Democratic Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic

The 2012 Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives was conducted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years. The share of votes remained very similar from the last election, but the Democrats were able to win back several seats, due in part to their near complete control of the state's redistricting process after the 2010 census, allowing them to win 3/5 of the seats in the House of Representatives (a supermajority in Illinois).

Overview

Illinois State House Elections, 2010
Party		Votes	Percentage	Candidates	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	2,294,402	51.35%	87	64	71	+7
	Republican	2,137,826	47.85%	78	54	47	-7
	Independent	18,392	0.41%	1	0	0	0
	10th District Unity Party	15,007	0.34%	1	0	0	0
	Constitution	1,483	0.03%	1	0	0	0
	Write-Ins	629	0.01%	12	0	0	0
Totals		4,467,739	100.00%	180	118	118	—

External links

• Illinois State Board of Elections
• Illinois General Assembly - Illinois State Representatives, 97th General Assembly
• Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012 at Ballotpedia