Blaine Wilhour | |
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Member of the IllinoisHouseofRepresentatives from the 107th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2019 | |
Preceded by | John Cavaletto |
Personal details | |
Born | March 10,1982 |
Political party | Republican |
Residence(s) | Beecher City,Illinois,U.S. |
Profession | Farmer |
Blaine Wilhour is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 110th district for the 103rd General Assembly. The district,located in South Central Illinois,includes all or portions of Bond,Clay,Clinton,Effingham,Fayette,Marion,Montgomery,and Richland counties. [1]
Wilhour,of Beecher City,defeated David J. Seiler,a history teacher at Lake Land College,in the 2018 general election. He is a past member of the Fayette County Board and veteran of the Illinois Army National Guard. He works at his family's construction company and its farm. [2] [3]
In the aftermath of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of Trump supporters,Wilhour condemned the violence and the rioters but expressed sympathy with the reason for the protests. Wilhour supported Congresswoman Mary Miller's objections to certifying Joe Biden's electoral victory,claiming there were "irregularities" in the 2020 election. [4]
As of January 13,2023,Representative Wilhour is a member of the following Illinois House committees during the 103rd General Assembly: [5]
As of July 3,2022,Representative Wilhour was a member of the following Illinois House committees during the 102nd General Assembly: [5]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Blaine Wilhour | 6,313 | 60.37 | |
Republican | Laura A. Myers | 4,145 | 39.63 | |
Total votes | 10,458 | 100.0 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Blaine Wilhour | 27,112 | 69.71 | |
Democratic | David J. Seiler | 11,779 | 30.29 | |
Total votes | 38,891 | 100.0 |
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