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 displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• 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 who ran on November 6

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

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

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Open Seat Winners

The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:

Democratic

1. Melinda Bush
2. Napoleon Harris
3. Julie Morrison
4. Andy Manar

Republican

1. Michael Connelly (Illinois)
2. Chapin Rose
3. Jim Oberweis

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

No candidates were added to this category.

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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 displays the following lists of candidates

• Incumbents who ran on November 6
• 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 were on the November 6 general election ballot:

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

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Open Seat Winners

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Candidates who won election

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

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

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

Republican

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

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

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

1. Raymond Poe
2. Deb Mell
3. Frank J. Mautino
4. Dale E. Dorch
5. Lance Tyson
6. Dee Beaubien

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables 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 incumbents defeated 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:	36	59	3	1	41	56	1	1