Illinois House of Representatives election, 2016

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Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2016
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  2014 November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08) 2018  

All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
60 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Michael Madigan Cropped.png
Leader Michael Madigan Jim Durkin
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat22nd-Chicago 82nd-Westchester
Last election7147
Seats won6751
Seat changeDecrease2.svg4Increase2.svg4
Popular vote2,604,2362,222,482
Percentage53.87%45.97%
SwingIncrease2.svg3.38%Decrease2.svg 3.36%

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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)

McHenry County, Illinois County in the United States

McHenry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 308,760, making it the sixth-most populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Woodstock.

Sterling, Illinois City in Illinois, United States

Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States. The population was 15,370 at the 2010 census, down from 15,451 in 2000. Formerly nicknamed "Hardware Capital of the World", Sterling has long been associated with manufacturing and the steel industry.

LaSalle, Illinois City in Illinois, United States

LaSalle is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States, located at the intersection of Interstates 39 and 80. It is part of the Ottawa-Peru, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area. Originally platted in 1837 over one square mile, the city's boundaries have grown to 12 sq mi (31 km2). City boundaries extend from the Illinois River and Illinois and Michigan Canal to a mile north of Interstate 80 and from the city of Peru on the west to the village of North Utica on the east. Starved Rock State Park is located approximately 5 mi (8 km) to the east. The population was 9,609 at the 2010 census, and was estimated to be 9,328 by July 2014. LaSalle and its twin city, Peru, make up the core of the Illinois Valley. Due to their combined dominance of the zinc processing industry in the early 1900s, they were collectively nicknamed "Zinc City."

Overview

Illinois State House Elections, 2016
PartyVotesPercentage% ChangeSeats
before
Seats
after
+/–
Democratic 2,604,23653.87%Increase2.svg3.38%7167Decrease2.svg4
Republican 2,222,48245.97%Decrease2.svg3.36%4751Increase2.svg4
Totals4,834,247100.00%118118

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