2010 Illinois House of Representatives election

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2010 Illinois House of Representatives election
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  2008 November 2, 2010 (2010-11-02) 2012  

All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
60 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Michael Madigan Cropped.png Tom Cross.jpg
Leader Michael Madigan Tom Cross
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat22nd-Chicago 97th-Oswego
Last election7048
Seats won6454
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 6Increase2.svg 6
Popular vote1,739,2411,649,274
Percentage50.62%48.01%
SwingDecrease2.svg7.40%Increase2.svg7.41%

Illinois State House 2010 Results.svg
Illinois State House 2010 Vote Share Map.svg
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%     80–90%     >90%

Speaker before election

Michael Madigan
Democratic

Speaker-Elect

Michael Madigan
Democratic

The 2010 Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives was conducted on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The 2010 primary election was conducted on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.

Contents

Overview

Illinois State House Elections, 2010
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
before
Seats
after
+/–
Democratic 1,739,24150.62%7064-6
Republican 1,649,27448.01%4854+6
Green 31,9740.93%000
Independent 15,0570.44%000
Totals3,435,546100.00%118118

General election

The 2010 general election resulted in a net gain of 5 seats for the Republican Party. [1]

DistrictPartyIncumbentStatusPartyCandidateVotes %
1 Democratic Susana Mendoza Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Susana Mendoza 7,210100%
2 Democratic Edward Acevedo Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Edward Acevedo 100%
3 Democratic Luis Arroyo Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Luis Arroyo 100%
4 Democratic Cynthia Soto Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Cynthia Soto 100%
5 Democratic Kenneth Dunkin Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Kenneth Dunkin 100%
6 Democratic Esther Golar Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Esther Golar 100%
7 Democratic Karen Yarbrough Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Karen Yarbrough 100%
8 Democratic LaShawn Ford Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY LaShawn Ford 100%
9 Democratic Arthur Turner Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Democratic Green check.svgY Arthur Turner 100%
10 Democratic Annazette Collins Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Annazette Collins 100%
11 Democratic John Fritchey Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic hold. Democratic Green check.svgY Ann M. Williams
Republican Scott Tucker
12 Democratic Sara Feigenholtz Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Sara Feigenholtz
Republican Dave Lenkowski
13 Democratic Greg Harris Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Greg Harris 100%
14 Democratic Harry Osterman Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Harry Osterman 100%
15 Democratic John D'Amico Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY John D'Amico 100%
16 Democratic Lou Lang Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Lou Lang 100%
17 Republican Elizabeth Coulson Retired. Democratic pickup. Republican Hamilton Chang
Democratic Green check.svgY Daniel Biss
18 Democratic Julie Hamos retired Democratic Green check.svgY Robyn Gabel 100%
19 Democratic Joseph M. Lyons Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Joseph M. Lyons
Republican David J. Anderson
20 Republican Michael P. McAuliffe Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Michael P. McAuliffe 100%
21 Democratic Michael J. Zalewski Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Michael J. Zalewski 100%
22 Democratic Mike Madigan Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Mike Madigan
Republican Patrick John Ryan
23 Democratic Daniel J. Burke Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Daniel J. Burke 100%
24 Democratic Elizabeth Hernandez Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Elizabeth Hernandez 100%
25 Democratic Barbara Flynn Currie Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Barbara Flynn Currie 100%
26 Democratic William D. Burns Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY William D. Burns
Republican Sylvester 'Junebug' Hendricks
27 Democratic Monique D. Davis Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Monique D. Davis 100%
28 Democratic Robert Rita Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Robert Rita 100%
29 Democratic David E. Miller Incumbent running for State Comptroller. Democratic hold Democratic Green check.svgY Thaddeus Jones
Green Kenneth "Kenny" Williams
30 Democratic William Davis Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY William Davis 100%
31 Democratic Mary E. Flowers Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Mary E. Flowers 100%
32 Democratic André Thapedi Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY André Thapedi 100%
33 Democratic Marlow H. Colvin Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Marlow H. Colvin 100%
34 Democratic Constance A. Howard Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Constance A. Howard 100%
35 Democratic Kevin Joyce Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Kevin Joyce
Republican Barbara Ruth Bellar
36 Democratic Michael J. Carberry Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. Democratic Green check.svgY Kelly M. Burke 21,8748,799
Republican Richard L. Grabowski8,79928.68
Independent Timothy Haines (write-in)80.03
37 Democratic Kevin A. McCarthy Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Kevin A. McCarthy
Republican Jeffrey L. Junkas
38 Democratic Al Riley Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Al Riley 100%
39 Democratic Toni Berrios Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Maria Antonia Berrios
Green Jeremy Karpen
40 Democratic Deborah Mell Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Deborah Mell 11,899100%
41 Republican Bob Biggins Retired. Republican hold Republican Green check.svgY Chris Nybo
Democratic Brian J. Stephenson
42 Republican Sandra M. Pihos Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Sandra M. Pihos
Democratic Kathryn F. Vlahos
43 Democratic Keith Farnham Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Keith Farnham
Republican Ruth Munson
44 Democratic Fred Crespo Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Fred Crespo
Republican Billie D. Roth
45 Republican Franco Coladipietro Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Franco Coladipietro
Democratic Jim Hagerty
46 Republican Dennis Reboletti Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Dennis Reboletti
Democratic Deborah O'Keefe Conroy
47 Republican Patricia R. Bellock Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Patricia R. Bellock
Green Bob Mueller
Democratic Jim Speta
48 Republican Michael Connelly Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Michael Connelly
Democratic Barbara Green
49 Republican Timothy L. Schmitz Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Timothy L. Schmitz
Democratic Jennifer Barconi
50 Republican Kay Hatcher Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Kay Hatcher
Democratic Linda Healy
51 Republican Ed Sullivan, Jr. Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Ed Sullivan, Jr.
Democratic Steve Riess
52 Republican Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Mark H. Beaubien, Jr. 100%
53 Republican Sidney Mathias Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Sidney Mathias
Democratic Linda Birnbaum
54 Republican Suzanne Bassi lost in primary. Republican hold. Republican Green check.svgY Tom Morrison
Democratic Matt Flamm
55 Republican Randy Ramey, Jr. Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Randy Ramey, Jr.
Democratic Gregory Brownfield
56 Democratic Paul D. Froehlich retired Democratic Green check.svgY Michelle Mussman
Republican Ryan Higgins
57 Democratic Elaine Nekritz Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Elaine Nekritz
Republican Richard Hamen
58 Democratic Karen May Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Karen May
Republican Lauren Turelli
59 Democratic Carol Sente Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Carol Sente
Republican Dan Sugue
60 Democratic Eddie Washington died June 4, 2010 Democratic Green check.svgY Rita Mayfield 100%
61 Republican JoAnn D. Osmond Republican Green check.svgY JoAnn D. Osmond
Democratic Scott D. Pollock
62 Republican Sandy Cole Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Sandy Cole
Democratic Rich Voltair
63 Democratic Jack D. Franks Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Jack D. Franks
Republican John O'Neill
64 Republican Michael Tryon Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Michael W. Tryon
Democratic Robert Kaempfe
65 Republican Rosemary Mulligan Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Rosemary Mulligan
Democratic Wendy Gruen
66 Democratic Mark L. Walker Lost reelection. Republican pickup Democratic Mark L. Walker
Republican Green check.svgY David Harris
67 Democratic Charles E. Jefferson Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Charles E. Jefferson
Republican Robert E. Brokish, Jr.
68 Republican Dave Winters Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Dave Winters
Democratic Marla Jean Wilson
Green Gerry Woods
69 Republican Ronald A. Wait Incumbent retired. Republican hold. Republican Green check.svgY Joe Sosnowski
Democratic Ray Pendzinski
Green Dan Lindsey
70 Republican Robert W. Pritchard Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Robert W. Pritchard 100%
71 Democratic Mike Boland Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor. Republican pick up Democratic Dennis Ahern
Republican Green check.svgY Richard Morthland
72 Democratic Patrick J. Verschoore Democratic Green check.svgY Patrick J. Verschoore
Republican Mark Lioen
73 Republican David R. Leitch Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY David R. Leitch 100%
74 Republican Donald L. Moffitt Republican Green check.svgY Donald L. Moffitt
Democratic Elizabeth Double
75 Democratic Careen M. Gordon Incumbent lost. Republican pick-up Democratic Careen M. Gordon
Republican Green check.svgY Sue Rezin
76 Democratic Frank J. Mautino Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Frank J. Mautino 100%
77 Republican Angelo Saviano Republican Green check.svgY Angelo Saviano 100%
78 Democratic Deborah L. Graham Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Camille Lilly 100%
79 Democratic Lisa M. Dugan Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Lisa M. Dugan
Republican Nick Been
Green George Ochsenfeld
80 Democratic Anthony DeLuca Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Anthony DeLuca 100%
81 Republican Renee Kosel Democratic John G. Unhoch
Republican Green check.svgY Renee Kosel
82 Republican Jim Durkin Republican Green check.svgY Jim Durkin
Democratic Matthew T. Mostowik
83 Democratic Linda Chapa LaVia Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Linda Chapa LaVia 100%
84 Republican Tom Cross Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Tom Cross
Democratic Dennis Grosskopf
85 Democratic Emily McAsey Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Emily McAsey
Republican Maripat Oliver
86 Democratic Jack McGuire Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Jack McGuire
Republican Ryan Eggert
87 Republican Bill Mitchell Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Bill Mitchell
Democratic George H. Wissmiller
88 Republican Dan Brady Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Dan Brady 100%
89 Republican Jim Sacia Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Jim Sacia
Democratic Victoria F. Grizzoffi
90 Republican Jerry L. Mitchell Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Jerry L. Mitchell
Democratic Kenneth J. Novak
91 Democratic Michael K. Smith Incumbent lost. Republican pickup. Democratic Michael K. Smith
Republican Green check.svgY Michael D. Unes
92 Democratic Jehan Gordon Won reelection Democratic Jehan Gordon
Republican Jim Montelongo
93 Republican Jil Tracy Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Jil Tracy 100%
94 Republican Richard P. Myers Republican Green check.svgY Richard P. Myers
Democratic Earl W. Godt II
95 Republican Mike Fortner Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Mike Fortner
Democratic Maria Owens
96 Republican Darlene Senger Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Darlene Senger
Democratic Dawn DeSart
97 Republican Jim Watson Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Jim Watson 100%
98 Democratic Betsy Hannig Incumbent retired. Republican pickup Democratic Charles Landers
Republican Green check.svgY Wayne Arthur Rosenthal
99 Republican Raymond Poe Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Raymond Poe
Democratic Kent E. DeLay
100 Republican Rich Brauer Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Rich Brauer 100%
101 Democratic Robert F. Flider Incumbent lost. Republican pickup Democratic Robert F. Flider
Republican Green check.svgY Adam M. Brown
Republican Mark Scranton (withdrawn)
102 Republican Ron Stephens Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Ron Stephens
IndependentDeena Dailey
103 Democratic Naomi Jakobsson Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Naomi Jakobsson
Republican Norman E. Davis
104 Republican William B. Black Incumbent retired. Republican Green check.svgY Chad Hays
Democratic Michael Puhr
105 Republican Shane Cultra Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Shane Cultra
Green Vince LaMie
106 Republican Keith P. Sommer Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Keith P. Sommer 100%
107 Republican John Cavaletto Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY John Cavaletto
Democratic Joshua Qualls
108 Republican David Reis Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY David Reis 100%
109 Republican Roger L. Eddy Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Roger L. Eddy
Democratic Tim Cyr
110 Republican Chapin Rose Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Chapin Rose
Democratic Dennis Malak
111 Democratic Daniel V. Beiser Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Daniel V. Beiser 100%
112 Democratic Jay C. Hoffman Incumbent lost. Republican pickup Democratic Jay C. Hoffman
Republican Green check.svgY Dwight Kay
113 Democratic Thomas Holbrook Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Thomas Holbrook
Republican Joseph F. Avellone
114 Democratic Eddie Lee Jackson Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Eddie Lee Jackson 100%
115 Republican Mike Bost Won reelection Republican Green check.svgY Mike Bost
Green Charlie Howe
116 Democratic Dan Reitz Democratic Green check.svgY Dan Reitz Won reelection
Republican Glenn C. Farley
117 Democratic John E. Bradley Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY John E. Bradley 100%
118 Democratic Brandon W. Phelps Won reelection Democratic Green check.svgY Brandon W. Phelps 100%

Notable races

District 54

Long-time Republican incumbent Suzanne Bassi, a moderate, lost in the primary to conservative Tom Morrison (campaign site, PVS), co-owner of a Servpro franchise with his brother, in an upset. Morrison is facing Democratic nominee Matt Flamm (campaign site, PVS), senior partner in a business and real estate law practice in Chicago. [2] [3] The Pioneer Press endorsed Flamm on October 14, 2010. [4]

The 54th District includes portions of Palatine, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Inverness, Hoffman Estates and Rolling Meadows.

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References

  1. "Official Canvass of the 2010 Illinois General Election". Illinois State Board of Elections . Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  2. Morrison stuns Bassi in 54th, Stephanie Kohl, Pioneer Press , February 2, 2010
  3. Bassi loses to Morrison in 54th House District GOP primary, Kim Pohl, Daily Herald, February 2, 2010
  4. Endorsement: Flamm for 54th, editorial, Pioneer Press , October 14, 2010