Illinois 2012 legislative election results

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Illinois State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Illinois State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Illinois State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state senate before and after the election:

Illinois State Senate
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	35	40
	Republican Party	24	19
Total		59	59

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected senators
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

• A total of 59 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents running in November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Antonio Munoz
2. Bill Brady
3. Carole Pankau
4. Christine Radogno
5. Dale Righter
6. Dan Duffy
7. Dan Kotowski
8. Darin LaHood
9. Dave Syverson
10. David Koehler
11. David Luechtefeld
12. Don Harmon
13. Donne Trotter
14. Emil Jones
15. Gary Forby
16. Heather Steans
17. Ira Silverstein
18. Iris Martinez
19. Jacqueline Collins
20. James Clayborne
21. John Cullerton
22. John G. Mulroe
23. John Sullivan (Illinois)
24. Kimberly Lightford
25. Kirk Dillard
26. Kwame Raoul
27. Kyle McCarter
28. Linda Holmes
29. Martin Sandoval
30. Matt Murphy
31. Mattie Hunter
32. Michael Noland
33. Mike Frerichs
34. Mike Jacobs, Illinois Senator
35. Pamela Althoff
36. Pat McGuire
37. Steve Landek
38. Sue Rezin
39. Terry Link
40. Tim Bivins
41. Toi Hutchinson
42. William "Sam" McCann
43. William Delgado
44. William Haine

Incumbents defeated

The followings is a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Carole Pankau	Republican	Illinois State Senate District 23

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Annazette Collins	Democratic	Illinois State Senate District 5
Christine Johnson, Illinois legislator	Republican	Illinois State Senate District 35
Shane Cultra	Republican	Illinois State Senate District 53

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following is a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Bill Cunningham	Democratic	Illinois State Senate District 18
Jason Barickman	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 105
Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant	Democratic	Illinois State Senate District 49
Karen McConnaughay	Republican	Illinois State Senate District 33
Michael Hastings	Democratic	Illinois State Senate District 19
Patricia Van Pelt Watkins	Democratic	Illinois State Senate District 5
Steve Stadelman	Democratic	Illinois State Senate District 34
Tom Cullerton	Democratic	Illinois State Senate District 23

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Jason Barickman	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 105
Patricia Van Pelt Watkins	Democratic	Illinois State Senate District 5

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list will display the newly-elected members of the Illinois State Senate:

Democratic

1. Andy Manar
2. Bill Cunningham
3. Daniel K. Biss
4. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
5. Julie Morrison
6. Melinda Bush
7. Michael Hastings
8. Napoleon Harris
9. Patricia Van Pelt Watkins
10. Steve Stadelman
11. Tom Cullerton

Republican

1. Chapin Rose
2. Jason Barickman
3. Jim Oberweis
4. Karen McConnaughay
5. Michael Connelly

Open Seat Winners

The following will display a list of candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Andy Manar
2. Daniel K. Biss
3. Julie Morrison
4. Melinda Bush
5. Napoleon Harris

Republican

1. Chapin Rose
2. Jim Oberweis
3. Michael Connelly

Candidates who won election

The following will be a list of all candidates elected to the Illinois State Senate:

Democratic

1. Andy Manar
2. Antonio Munoz
3. Bill Cunningham
4. Dan Kotowski
5. Daniel K. Biss
6. David Koehler
7. Don Harmon
8. Donne Trotter
9. Emil Jones
10. Gary Forby
11. Heather Steans
12. Ira Silverstein
13. Iris Martinez
14. Jacqueline Collins
15. James Clayborne
16. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant
17. John Cullerton
18. John G. Mulroe
19. John Sullivan (Illinois)
20. Julie Morrison
21. Kimberly Lightford
22. Kwame Raoul
23. Linda Holmes
24. Martin Sandoval
25. Mattie Hunter
26. Melinda Bush
27. Michael Hastings
28. Michael Noland
29. Mike Frerichs
30. Mike Jacobs, Illinois Senator
31. Napoleon Harris
32. Pat McGuire
33. Patricia Van Pelt Watkins
34. Steve Landek
35. Steve Stadelman
36. Terry Link
37. Toi Hutchinson
38. Tom Cullerton
39. William Delgado
40. William Haine

Republican

1. Bill Brady
2. Chapin Rose
3. Christine Radogno
4. Dale Righter
5. Dan Duffy
6. Darin LaHood
7. Dave Syverson
8. David Luechtefeld
9. Jason Barickman
10. Jim Oberweis
11. Karen McConnaughay
12. Kirk Dillard
13. Kyle McCarter
14. Matt Murphy
15. Michael Connelly
16. Pamela Althoff
17. Sue Rezin
18. Tim Bivins
19. William "Sam" McCann

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Antonio Munoz
2. Don Harmon
3. Donne Trotter
4. Emil Jones
5. Heather Steans
6. Ira Silverstein
7. Iris Martinez
8. Jacqueline Collins
9. John Cullerton
10. John G. Mulroe
11. Kimberly Lightford
12. Kwame Raoul
13. Martin Sandoval
14. Mattie Hunter
15. Napoleon Harris
16. Patricia Van Pelt Watkins
17. Steve Landek
18. William Delgado

Republican

1. Bill Brady
2. Chapin Rose
3. Christine Radogno
4. Dale Righter
5. Darin LaHood
6. Dave Syverson
7. Jason Barickman
8. Karen McConnaughay
9. Matt Murphy
10. Michael Connelly
11. Pamela Althoff
12. Tim Bivins
13. William "Sam" McCann

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who are running in 2012:

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

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Illinois State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Illinois House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state house before and after the election:

Illinois House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	64	71
	Republican Party	54	47
Total		118	118

What You'll See on This Page

This page will display the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents running on November 6
• Defeated incumbents
• Challengers who defeated an incumbent
• Newly elected representatives
• List of all winners
• Unopposed candidates
• Third party candidates

State House Overview

• All 118 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who are running on the November 6 general election ballot:

1. Adam M. Brown
2. Al Riley
3. Andre Thapedi
4. Angelo Saviano
5. Ann M. Williams
6. Anthony DeLuca, Illinois Representative
7. Arthur Turner II
8. Barbara Flynn Currie
9. Bill Mitchell
10. Brad Halbrook
11. Brandon W. Phelps
12. Camille Y. Lilly
13. Carol Sente
14. Chad D. Hays
15. Charles E. Jefferson
16. Cynthia Soto
17. Dan Brady
18. Daniel J. Burke
19. Daniel V. Beiser
20. Darlene Senger
21. David Harris
22. David R. Leitch
23. David Reis
24. Deb Mell
25. Dennis Reboletti
26. Derrick Smith
27. Donald L. Moffitt
28. Dwight D. Kay
29. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
30. Eddie Lee Jackson
31. Edward Acevedo
32. Elaine Nekritz
33. Elizabeth Hernandez
34. Emily McAsey
35. Esther Golar
36. Frank J. Mautino
37. Fred Crespo
38. Greg Harris
39. Jack D. Franks
40. Jehan Gordon-Booth
41. Jerry Costello Jr.
42. Jil Tracy
43. Jim Durkin
44. Jim Sacia
45. Jim Watson
46. JoAnn D. Osmond
47. Joe Sosnowski
48. John C. D'Amico
49. John Cavaletto
50. John E. Bradley
51. Kay Hatcher
52. Keith Farnham
53. Keith P. Sommer
54. Kelly Cassidy
55. Kelly M. Burke
56. Kenneth Dunkin
57. La Shawn K. Ford
58. Lawrence Walsh
59. Linda Chapa LaVia
60. Lou Lang
61. Luis Arroyo
62. Marcus Evans
63. Maria Antonia Berrios
64. Mary E. Flowers
65. Michael D. Unes
66. Michael Madigan
67. Michael P. McAuliffe
68. Michael W. Tryon
69. Michael Zalewski
70. Michelle Mussman
71. Mike Bost
72. Mike Fortner
73. Monique D. Davis
74. Naomi D. Jakobsson
75. Norine Hammond
76. Pam Roth
77. Patricia R. Bellock
78. Patrick J. Verschoore
79. Raymond Poe
80. Renee Kosel
81. Rich Brauer
82. Richard Morthland
83. Rita Mayfield
84. Robert Rita
85. Robert W. Pritchard
86. Robyn Gabel
87. Sandra M. Pihos
88. Sandy Cole
89. Sara Feigenholtz
90. Thaddeus Jones
91. Thomas R. Morrison
92. Tim Schmitz
93. Tom Cross
94. Wayne Arthur Rosenthal
95. William Davis

Incumbents defeated

The followings will display a a list of incumbents defeated in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Angelo Saviano	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 77
Richard Morthland	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 71
Sandy Cole	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 62

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
Kent Gaffney	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 52
Paul Evans	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 102
Rosemary Mulligan	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 65

Challengers who beat an incumbent

The following will display a list of challengers who defeated an incumbent in 2012:

General election

Candidate	Party	District
Charles E. Meier	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 108
David McSweeney	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 52
Kathleen Willis	Democratic	Illinois House of Representatives District 77
Mike Smiddy	Democratic	Illinois House of Representatives District 71
Ron Sandack	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 81
Sam Yingling	Democratic	Illinois House of Representatives District 62

Primary election

Candidate	Party	District
David McSweeney	Republican	Illinois House of Representatives District 52
Dee Beaubien	Independent	Illinois House of Representatives District 52

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following will list the newly-elected members of the Illinois House of Representatives:

Democratic

1. Christian Mitchell
2. Deborah O'Keefe Conroy
3. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
4. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
5. Frances Ann Hurley
6. Jay C. Hoffman
7. Katherine Cloonen
8. Kathleen Willis
9. Laura Fine
10. Martin J. Moylan
11. Mike Smiddy
12. Natalie Manley
13. Robert F. Martwick, Jr.
14. Sam Yingling
15. Scott Drury
16. Silvana Tabares
17. Stephanie Kifowit
18. Sue Scherer

Republican

1. Barbara Wheeler
2. Charles E. Meier
3. David McSweeney
4. Jeanne M. Ives
5. John M. Cabello
6. Josh Harms
7. Ron Sandack
8. Tom Demmer

Open Seat Winners

The following will list candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:

Democratic

1. Christian Mitchell
2. Deborah O'Keefe Conroy
3. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
4. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
5. Frances Ann Hurley
6. Jay C. Hoffman
7. Katherine Cloonen
8. Laura Fine
9. Martin J. Moylan
10. Natalie Manley
11. Robert F. Martwick, Jr.
12. Scott Drury
13. Silvana Tabares
14. Stephanie Kifowit
15. Sue Scherer

Republican

1. Barbara Wheeler
2. Jeanne M. Ives
3. John M. Cabello
4. Josh Harms
5. Tom Demmer

Candidates who won election

The following will list all candidates elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

1. Al Riley
2. Andre Thapedi
3. Ann M. Williams
4. Anthony DeLuca, Illinois Representative
5. Arthur Turner II
6. Barbara Flynn Currie
7. Brandon W. Phelps
8. Camille Y. Lilly
9. Carol Sente
10. Charles E. Jefferson
11. Christian Mitchell
12. Cynthia Soto
13. Daniel J. Burke
14. Daniel V. Beiser
15. Deb Mell
16. Deborah O'Keefe Conroy
17. Derrick Smith
18. Eddie Lee Jackson
19. Edward Acevedo
20. Elaine Nekritz
21. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
22. Elizabeth Hernandez
23. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
24. Emily McAsey
25. Esther Golar
26. Frances Ann Hurley
27. Frank J. Mautino
28. Fred Crespo
29. Greg Harris
30. Jack D. Franks
31. Jay C. Hoffman
32. Jehan Gordon-Booth
33. Jerry Costello Jr.
34. John C. D'Amico
35. John E. Bradley
36. Katherine Cloonen
37. Kathleen Willis
38. Keith Farnham
39. Kelly Cassidy
40. Kelly M. Burke
41. Kenneth Dunkin
42. La Shawn K. Ford
43. Laura Fine
44. Lawrence Walsh
45. Linda Chapa LaVia
46. Lou Lang
47. Luis Arroyo
48. Marcus Evans
49. Maria Antonia Berrios
50. Martin J. Moylan
51. Mary E. Flowers
52. Michael Madigan
53. Michael Zalewski
54. Michelle Mussman
55. Mike Smiddy
56. Monique D. Davis
57. Naomi D. Jakobsson
58. Natalie Manley
59. Patrick J. Verschoore
60. Rita Mayfield
61. Robert F. Martwick, Jr.
62. Robert Rita
63. Robyn Gabel
64. Sam Yingling
65. Sara Feigenholtz
66. Scott Drury
67. Silvana Tabares
68. Stephanie Kifowit
69. Sue Scherer
70. Thaddeus Jones
71. William Davis

Republican

1. Adam M. Brown
2. Barbara Wheeler
3. Bill Mitchell
4. Brad Halbrook
5. Chad D. Hays
6. Charles E. Meier
7. Dan Brady
8. Darlene Senger
9. David Harris
10. David McSweeney
11. David R. Leitch
12. David Reis
13. Dennis Reboletti
14. Donald L. Moffitt
15. Dwight D. Kay
16. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
17. Jeanne M. Ives
18. Jil Tracy
19. Jim Durkin
20. Jim Sacia
21. Jim Watson
22. JoAnn D. Osmond
23. Joe Sosnowski
24. John Cavaletto
25. John M. Cabello
26. Josh Harms
27. Kay Hatcher
28. Keith P. Sommer
29. Michael D. Unes
30. Michael P. McAuliffe
31. Michael W. Tryon
32. Mike Bost
33. Mike Fortner
34. Norine Hammond
35. Pam Roth
36. Patricia R. Bellock
37. Raymond Poe
38. Renee Kosel
39. Rich Brauer
40. Robert W. Pritchard
41. Ron Sandack
42. Sandra M. Pihos
43. Thomas R. Morrison
44. Tim Schmitz
45. Tom Cross
46. Tom Demmer
47. Wayne Arthur Rosenthal

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates will not face major party competition:

Democratic

1. Al Riley
2. Andre Thapedi
3. Ann M. Williams
4. Anthony DeLuca, Illinois Representative
5. Arthur Turner II
6. Barbara Flynn Currie
7. Brandon W. Phelps
8. Charles E. Jefferson
9. Christian Mitchell
10. Cynthia Soto
11. Daniel J. Burke
12. Derrick Smith
13. Eddie Winters
14. Edward Acevedo
15. Elgie R. Sims, Jr.
16. Elizabeth Hernandez
17. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
18. Emily McAsey
19. Esther Golar
20. Greg Harris
21. Jack D. Franks
22. Jehan Gordon-Booth
23. John C. D'Amico
24. Keith Farnham
25. Kelly Cassidy
26. Kenneth Dunkin
27. La Shawn K. Ford
28. Lawrence Walsh
29. Linda Chapa LaVia
30. Luis Arroyo
31. Marcus Evans
32. Maria Antonia Berrios
33. Mary E. Flowers
34. Michael Zalewski
35. Monique D. Davis
36. Robert F. Martwick, Jr.
37. Robert Rita
38. Sara Feigenholtz
39. Silvana Tabares
40. Thaddeus Jones
41. William Davis

Republican

1. Adam M. Brown
2. Barbara Wheeler
3. Bill Mitchell
4. Brad Halbrook
5. Dan Brady
6. Darlene Senger
7. David Harris
8. David McSweeney
9. David R. Leitch
10. David Reis
11. Ed Sullivan, Jr.
12. Jil Tracy
13. Jim Durkin
14. Jim Sacia
15. Jim Watson
16. Joe Sosnowski
17. John Cavaletto
18. Josh Harms
19. Keith P. Sommer
20. Michael W. Tryon
21. Mike Bost
22. Mike Fortner
23. Norine Hammond
24. Patricia R. Bellock
25. Raymond Poe
26. Renee Kosel
27. Rich Brauer
28. Robert W. Pritchard
29. Ron Sandack
30. Sandra M. Pihos
31. Tim Schmitz
32. Tom Cross

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates running in 2012:

1. Dale E. Dorch
2. Dee Beaubien
3. Lance Tyson

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables will detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbent defeats in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	21	49	70
Republican	37	182	219
Third Party	2	3	5
TOTALS	60	234	294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	165	684	849
Republican	202	652	854
Independent	0	4	4
TOTALS	367	1,340	1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party	Senate	House	Total
Democratic	82	220	302
Republican	105	296	401
Third Party	0	0	0
TOTALS	187	516	703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures

Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	17	24	1	1	18	24	0	1
State houses	15	27	1	0	19	24	0	0
Totals:	32	51	2	1	37	48	0	1

Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
	Pre-election				Post-election
Legislative chamber
State senates	19	28	2	1	20	28	1	1
State houses	17	31	1	0	21	28	0	0
Totals:	35	60	3	1	41	56	1	1