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Illinois 2012 legislative election results
The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Illinois.
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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 | |||
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| 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:
New State Senators and General Election Winners
Newly elected senators
The following list displays newly-elected members of the Illinois State Senate:
Democratic
Results will display after the election on November 6.
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following displays a list of candidates who won election in seats where there was no incumbent:
Democratic
Results will display after the election on November 6.
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Illinois State Senate:
Democratic
Republican
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
Republican
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 | |||
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| 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:
- Luis Arroyo
- Cynthia Soto
- Esther Golar
- Sara Feigenholtz
- William Davis (Illinois state representative)
- Mary E. Flowers
- Renee Kosel
- Darlene Senger
- Keith Farnham
- Patricia R. Bellock
- Sandra M. Pihos
- Mike Fortner
- Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- Jack D. Franks
- Tim Schmitz
- Michael W. Tryon
- Robert W. Pritchard
- David R. Leitch
- Linda Chapa LaVia
- Rich Brauer
- Jim Sacia
- Jil Tracy
- Tom Cross
- Jim Watson (Illinois)
- Raymond Poe
- Bill Mitchell (Illinois)
- John Cavaletto
- Brandon W. Phelps
- Edward Acevedo
- Kenneth Dunkin
- Derrick Smith (Illinois)
- Lou Lang
- Michael P. McAuliffe (Illinois)
- Michael J. Zalewski (Illinois House of Representatives)
- Elizabeth Hernandez (Illinois)
- Monique D. Davis (Illinois)
- Robert Rita
- Andre Thapedi
- Al Riley
- Maria Antonia Berrios
- Deb Mell
- Fred Crespo
- Dennis Reboletti
- Kay Hatcher
- Michelle Mussman
- Elaine Nekritz
- JoAnn D. Osmond
- Sandy Cole
- Charles E. Jefferson
- Richard Morthland
- Patrick J. Verschoore
- Donald L. Moffitt
- Pam Roth
- Frank J. Mautino
- Angelo Saviano
- Keith P. Sommer
- Naomi D. Jakobsson
- Daniel V. Beiser
- Eddie Lee Jackson
- John E. Bradley
- Michael J. Madigan
- Daniel Burke (Illinois)
- Dan Brady (Illinois)
- David Reis (Illinois)
- Jim Durkin
- Jehan Gordon-Booth
- John C. D'Amico
- Greg Harris (Illinois)
New Representatives and General Election Winners
Newly elected representatives
The following lists the newly-elected members of the Illinois House of Representatives:
Democratic
Republican
Open Seat Winners
The following lists candidates who won election in seats where no incumbent was running:
Democratic
Republican
Candidates who won election
The following lists all candidates elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2012:
Democratic
- Edward Acevedo
- Luis Arroyo
- Cynthia Soto
- Kenneth Dunkin
- Esther Golar
- Derrick Smith (Illinois)
- Sara Feigenholtz
- Lou Lang
- Michael J. Zalewski (Illinois House of Representatives)
- Elizabeth Hernandez (Illinois)
- Robert Rita
- William Davis (Illinois state representative)
- Monique D. Davis (Illinois)
- Mary E. Flowers
- Andre Thapedi
- Al Riley
- Maria Antonia Berrios
- Keith Farnham
- Fred Crespo
- Elaine Nekritz
- Michelle Mussman
- Jack D. Franks
- Charles E. Jefferson
- Patrick J. Verschoore
- Linda Chapa LaVia
- Naomi D. Jakobsson
- Daniel V. Beiser
- Jay C. Hoffman
- Eddie Lee Jackson
- John E. Bradley
- Brandon W. Phelps
- Michael J. Madigan
- Daniel Burke (Illinois)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth
- John C. D'Amico
- Greg Harris (Illinois)
- Martin J. Moylan
- Laura Fine
Republican
- Michael P. McAuliffe (Illinois)
- Renee Kosel
- Darlene Senger
- Dennis Reboletti
- Patricia R. Bellock
- Sandra M. Pihos
- Kay Hatcher
- Mike Fortner
- Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- JoAnn D. Osmond
- Tim Schmitz
- Michael W. Tryon
- Robert W. Pritchard
- David R. Leitch
- Donald L. Moffitt
- Pam Roth
- Rich Brauer
- Keith P. Sommer
- Jim Sacia
- Tom Cross
- Jil Tracy
- Jim Watson (Illinois)
- Bill Mitchell (Illinois)
- Josh Harms
- John Cavaletto
- Dan Brady (Illinois)
- David Reis (Illinois)
- Jim Durkin
Competitiveness
Unopposed candidates in general election
The following candidates did not face major party competition:
Democratic
- Esther Golar
- Sara Feigenholtz
- Michael J. Zalewski (Illinois House of Representatives)
- Robert Rita
- William Davis (Illinois state representative)
- Mary E. Flowers
- Keith Farnham
- Jack D. Franks
- Cynthia Soto
- Luis Arroyo
- Linda Chapa LaVia
- Brandon W. Phelps
- Kenneth Dunkin
- Derrick Smith (Illinois)
- Elizabeth Hernandez (Illinois)
- Monique D. Davis (Illinois)
- Andre Thapedi
- Charles E. Jefferson
- Al Riley
- Edward Acevedo
- Maria Antonia Berrios
- Eddie Winters
- Daniel Burke (Illinois)
- Jehan Gordon-Booth
- John C. D'Amico
- Greg Harris (Illinois)
Republican
- Bill Mitchell (Illinois)
- Renee Kosel
- Darlene Senger
- Patricia R. Bellock
- Mike Fortner
- Sandra M. Pihos
- Ed Sullivan, Jr.
- Tim Schmitz
- Michael W. Tryon
- Robert W. Pritchard
- Rich Brauer
- Jim Sacia
- Jil Tracy
- Tom Cross
- Jim Watson (Illinois)
- David R. Leitch
- John Cavaletto
- Josh Harms
- Keith P. Sommer
- Dan Brady (Illinois)
- David Reis (Illinois)
- Jim Durkin
Ballot Access
Third party candidates
The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:
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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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 | |||
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| 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
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
