Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2018

Elections in Illinois, 2018

* General election: Nov. 6
* Voter registration deadline: Oct. 9
* Early voting: Sept. 27 - Nov. 5
* Absentee voting deadline: Nov. 20

* Online registration: Yes
* Same-day registration: Yes
* Voter ID: No
* Poll times: 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

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2018 Illinois
House elections

General| November 6, 2018
Primary| March 20, 2018
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Democrats won a supermajority in the Illinois House of Representatives in the 2018 elections, winning 74 seats to Republicans' 44. As of 2018, a party needed to control 71 seats in the House to have a three-fifths supermajority.

All 118 House seats were up for election in 2018. Heading into the election, Democrats controlled 67 seats and Republicans controlled 51.

Democrats gained a trifecta in Illinois in 2018 by holding the state House and the state Senate and winning the governor's office.

Illinois state representatives serve two-year terms, with all seats up for election every two years.

The Illinois House of Representatives was one of 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018. There are 99 chambers throughout the country. In 2017, three chambers in Virginia and New Jersey were up for election. In 2016, 86 out of 99 legislative chambers held elections. Prior to 2018, the Illinois House of Representatives last held elections in 2016.

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For more information about the Republican primary, click here.

## Contents

* 1 Post-election analysis
* 1.1 National background
* 2 Candidates
* 3 General election candidates
* 4 Primary candidates
* 5 Primary election vote totals
* 5.1 Margins of victory
* 5.2 Seats flipped
* 5.3 Incumbents retiring
* 5.4 Process to become a candidate
* 5.4.1 Political party candidates and independent candidates
* 5.4.2 Write-in candidates
* 5.4.3 Qualifications
* 5.4.4 Salaries and per diem
* 5.4.5 When sworn in
* 5.5 Illinois political history
* 5.5.1 Party control
* 5.5.1.1 2018
* 5.5.1.2 2016
* 5.5.2 Trifectas
* 5.5.3 Primary election competitiveness
* 5.6 Political context of the 2018 elections
* 5.6.1 Key issues
* 5.6.1.1 2017 budget conflict
* 5.6.1.2 Education funding
* 5.6.1.3 Rauner signs HB 40
* 5.6.1.4 Republican leaders ask Burt Minor to leave Illinois State House race
* 5.6.2 House Republican retirements
* 5.7 Wave election analysis
* 5.8 Competitiveness
* 5.8.1 Results from 2016
* 5.8.2 Historical context
* 5.9 Pivot Counties
* 5.9.1 Presidential results by legislative district
* 5.10 See also
* 5.11 External links
* 5.12 Footnotes

## Post-election analysis[edit]

See also: State legislative elections, 2018

The Democratic Party attained supermajority status in both chambers of the Illinois General Assembly in the 2018 election. Democrats in the Illinois State Senate already held a supermajority, but Democrats in the Illinois House of Representatives did not previously hold the minimum 71 seats needed for a supermajority. In the state Senate, 39 out of 59 seats were up for election. Democrats increased their supermajority in the Illinois State Senate from 37-22 to 40-19. One Democratic incumbent was defeated in the primary and three Republican incumbents were defeated in the general election.

The Illinois House of Representatives held elections for all 118 seats. The Democratic majority in the House of Representatives increased from 67-51 to 74-44. One Democratic incumbent and one Republican incumbent were defeated in the primary. Seven incumbents were defeated in the general election; one Democrat and six Republicans.

### National background[edit]

On November 6, 2018, 87 of the nation's 99 state legislative chambers held regularly scheduled elections for 6,073 of 7,383 total seats, meaning that nearly 82 percent of all state legislative seats were up for election.

* Entering the 2018 election, Democrats held 42.6 percent, Republicans held 56.8 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.6 percent of the seats up for regular election.
* Following the 2018 election, Democrats held 47.3 percent, Republicans held 52.3 percent, and independents and other parties held 0.4 percent of the seats up for regular election.
* A total of 469 incumbents were defeated over the course of the election cycle, with roughly one-third of them defeated in the primary.

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* Incumbents defeated in 2018's state legislative elections
* 2018 election analysis: Partisan balance of state legislative chambers
* 2018 election analysis: Number of state legislators by party
* 2018 election analysis: State legislative supermajorities

## Candidates[edit]

See also: Statistics on state legislative candidates, 2018

# General election candidates[edit]

#### Illinois House of Representatives General Election 2018

* Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.

Office |  Democratic |  Republican | Other
District 1 |

Aaron Ortiz

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District 2 |

Theresa Mah (i)

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District 3 |

Luis Arroyo (i)

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District 4 |

Delia Ramirez

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District 5 |

Lamont Robinson Jr.

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District 6 |

Sonya Harper (i)

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District 7 |

Emanuel Welch (i)

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District 8 |

La Shawn Ford (i)

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District 9 |

Arthur Turner II (i)

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District 10 |

Melissa Conyears-Ervin (i)

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District 11 |

Ann M. Williams (i)

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District 12 |

Sara Feigenholtz (i)

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District 13 |

Greg Harris (i)

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District 14 |

Kelly Cassidy (i)

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District 15 |

John C. D'Amico (i)

Amanda Biela

District 16 |

Lou Lang (i)

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District 17 |

Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz

Peter Lee

District 18 |

Robyn Gabel (i)

Julie Cho

District 19 |

Robert Martwick (i)

Ammie Kessem

District 20 |

Did not make the ballot:
Merry Marwig

Michael P. McAuliffe (i)

District 21 |

Celina Villanueva (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Silvana Tabares

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District 22 |

Michael Madigan (i)

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District 23 |

Michael Zalewski (i)

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District 24 |

Elizabeth Hernandez (i)

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District 25 |

Curtis Tarver II

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District 26 |

Christian Mitchell (i)

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District 27 |

Justin Slaughter (i)

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District 28 |

Robert Rita (i)

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District 29 |

Thaddeus Jones (i)

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District 30 |

William Davis (i)

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District 31 |

Mary E. Flowers (i)

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District 32 |

Andre Thapedi (i)

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District 33 |

Marcus Evans (i)

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District 34 |

Nicholas Smith (i)

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District 35 |

Frances Ann Hurley (i)

Herbert Hebein

District 36 |

Kelly M. Burke (i)

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District 37 |

Matthew Hunt

Margo McDermed (i)

District 38 |

Debbie Meyers-Martin

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District 39 |

Will Guzzardi (i)

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District 40 |

Jaime Andrade (i)

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District 41 |

Val Montgomery

Grant Wehrli (i)

District 42 |

Kathleen Carrier

Amy Grant

District 43 |

Anna Moeller (i)

Andrew Cuming

District 44 |

Fred Crespo (i)

Katy Dolan Baumer

District 45 |

Diane Pappas

Did not make the ballot:
Cynthia Borbas

Christine Winger (i)

District 46 |

Deborah Conroy (i)

Gordon Kinzler

District 47 |

Jim Caffrey

Deanne Mazzochi (i)

District 48 |

Terra Costa Howard

Peter Breen (i)

District 49 |

Karina Villa

Tonia Khouri

District 50 |

James Leslie

Keith Wheeler (i)

District 51 |

Mary Edly-Allen

Helene Walsh (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Nick Sauer (i)

District 52 |  |

David McSweeney (i)

District 53 |

Mark Walker

Eddie Corrigan

District 54 |

Maggie Trevor

Thomas R. Morrison (i)

District 55 |

Martin J. Moylan (i)

Marilyn Smolenski

District 56 |

Michelle Mussman (i)

Jillian Bernas

District 57 |

Jonathan Carroll (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Mary Battinus

District 58 |

Bob Morgan

Fredric Lesser

Did not make the ballot:
Cindy Masover

District 59 |

Daniel Didech

Karen Feldman

District 60 |

Rita Mayfield (i)

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District 61 |

Joyce Mason

Sheri Jesiel (i)

District 62 |

Sam Yingling (i)

Ken Idstein

District 63 |  |

Steven Reick (i)

District 64 |

Trisha Zubert

Tom Weber

District 65 |

Richard Johnson

Dan Ugaste

District 66 |  |

Allen Skillicorn (i)

District 67 |

Maurice West II

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District 68 |

Jake Castanza

John M. Cabello (i)

District 69 |

Angelique Bodine

Joe Sosnowski (i)

District 70 |

Paul Stoddard

Jeff Keicher (i)

District 71 |

Joan Padilla

Tony McCombie (i)

District 72 |

Michael Halpin (i)

Glen Evans Sr.

District 73 |  |

Ryan Spain (i)

District 74 |  |

Daniel Swanson (i)

District 75 |  |

David Welter (i)

District 76 |

Lance Yednock

Jerry Long (i)

District 77 |

Kathleen Willis (i)

Anthony Airdo

District 78 |

Camille Y. Lilly (i)

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District 79 |

Lisa Dugan

Lindsay Parkhurst (i)

District 80 |

Anthony DeLuca (i)

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District 81 |

Anne Stava-Murray

David Olsen (i)

District 82 |

Tom Chlystek

Jim Durkin (i)

District 83 |

Linda Chapa LaVia (i)

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District 84 |

Stephanie Kifowit (i)

Patty Smith

District 85 |

John Connor (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Lisa Bickus

District 86 |

Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (i)

Rick Laib

District 87 |  |

Tim Butler (i)

District 88 |

Jill Blair

Keith P. Sommer (i)

District 89 |

Nicholas Hyde

Andrew Chesney

District 90 |

Amy Davis

Tom Demmer (i)

District 91 |

Carolyn Blodgett

Michael Unes (i)

District 92 |

Jehan Gordon-Booth (i)

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District 93 |

John Curtis

Norine Hammond (i)

District 94 |

Richard Cramsey

Randy Frese (i)

District 95 |

Dillon Clark

Avery Bourne (i)

District 96 |

Sue Scherer (i)

Herman Senor

District 97 |

Mica Freeman

Mark Batinick (i)

District 98 |

Natalie Manley (i)

Alyssia Benford

District 99 |

Marc Bell

Mike Murphy

District 100 |  |

C.D. Davidsmeyer (i)

District 101 |

Jennifer McMillin

Dan Caulkins

District 102 |  |

Brad Halbrook (i)

District 103 |

Carol Ammons (i)

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District 104 |

Cynthia Cunningham

Mike Marron (i)

District 105 |

Benjamin Webb

Dan Brady (i)

District 106 |  |

Thomas Bennett (i)

District 107 |

David Seiler

Blaine Wilhour

District 108 |  |

Charles E. Meier (i)

District 109 |

Cynthia Given

Darren Bailey

District 110 |

Shirley Bell

Chris Miller

District 111 |

Monica Bristow (i)

Mike Babcock

District 112 |

Katie Stuart (i)

Dwight D. Kay

District 113 |

Jay C. Hoffman (i)

Doug Jameson

District 114 |

LaToya Greenwood (i)

Jason Madlock

District 115 |

Marsha Griffin

Terri Bryant (i)

District 116 |

Jerry Costello (i)

David Friess

District 117 |

Jason Woolard

Dave Severin (i)

District 118 |

Natalie Phelps Finnie (i)

Patrick Windhorst

# Primary candidates[edit]

The candidate list below is based on an official list provided by the Illinois State Board of Elections website on December 4, 2017. The filing deadline for the March primary was on December 4, 2017. (I) denotes an incumbent.[1]

2018 Illinois House primary candidates

District |

Democrat

Republican

| Other
1  |  Daniel J. Burke (I)
Aaron Ortiz a |  No candidate |
2  |  Theresa Mah (I) a |  No candidate |
3  |  Luis Arroyo (I) a |  No candidate |
4  |  Iris Millan
Anne Shaw
Delia Ramirez a
Alyx Pattison |  No candidate |
5  |  Dilara Sayeed
Lamont Robinson Jr. a
Felicia Bullock
Kenneth Dunkin |  No candidate |
6  |  Sonya Harper (I) a |  No candidate |
7  |  Chris Welch (I) a |  No candidate |
8  |  La Shawn K. Ford (I) a |  No candidate |
9  |  Arthur Turner II (I) a |  No candidate |
10  |  Melissa Conyears-Ervin (I) a |  No candidate |
11  |  Ann M. Williams (I) a |  No candidate |
12  |  Sara Feigenholtz (I) a |  No candidate |
13  |  Greg Harris (I) a |  No candidate |
14  |  Kelly Cassidy (I) a
Arthur Siegel |  No candidate |
15  |  John C. D'Amico (I) a |  Amanda Biela a |
16  |  Lou Lang (I) a |  No candidate |
17  |  Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz a
Mary Rita Luecke
Candance Chow
Alexandra Eidenberg
Pete Dagher |  Peter Lee a |
18  |  Robyn Gabel (I) a |  Julie Cho a |
19  |  Robert Martwick (I) a
Jeffrey Laporte |  Ammie Kessem a |
20  |  Merry Marwig a |  Michael McAuliffe (I) a |
21  |  Silvana Tabares (I) a |  No candidate |
22  |  Michael J. Madigan (I) a |  No candidate |
23  |  Michael Zalewski (I) a |  No candidate |
24  |  Elizabeth Hernandez (I) a
Robert Reyes |  No candidate |
25  |  Angelique Collins
Curtis Tarver II a
Adrienne Irmer
Anne Marie Miles
Flynn Rush
William Calloway
Grace Chan McKibben |  No candidate |
26  |  Christian Mitchell (I) a |  No candidate |
27  |  Justin Slaughter (I) a
Tawana Robinson |  No candidate |
28  |  Robert Rita (I) a
Kimberly Koschnitzky
Mary Carvlin |  No candidate |
29  |  Thaddeus Jones (I) a
Corean Davis |  No candidate |
30  |  William Davis (I) a |  No candidate |
31  |  Mary E. Flowers (I) a
Willie Preston |  No candidate |
32  |  Andre Thapedi (I) a |  No candidate |
33  |  Marcus Evans (I) a |  No candidate |
34  |  Elgie R. Sims, Jr.* (I) |  No candidate |
35  |  Frances Ann Hurley (I) a |  Herbert Hebein a |
36  |  Kelly M. Burke (I) a |  No candidate |
37  |  Matthew Hunt a |  Margo McDermed (I) a |
38  |  Cecil Matthews Jr.
Max Solomon
Debbie Meyers-Martin a
David Bonner |  No candidate |
39  |  Will Guzzardi (I) a |  No candidate |
40  |  Jaime Andrade (I) a |  No candidate |
41  |  Val Montgomery a |  Grant Wehrli (I) a |
42  |  Kathleen Carrier a |  Burt Minor
Amy Grant a
Ryan Byrne |
43  |  Anna Moeller (I) a |  Andrew Cuming a |
44  |  Fred Crespo (I) a |  Katy Dolan Baumer a |
45  |  Cynthia Borbas a |  Christine Winger (I) a |
46  |  Deborah Conroy (I) a |  Gordon Kinzler a
Roger Orozco |
47  |  Jim Caffrey a
Anne Sommerkamp |  Deanne Mazzochi a |
48  |  Terra Costa Howard a |  Peter Breen (I) a |
49  |  Karina Villa a |  Nic Zito
Tonia Khouri a |
50  |  James Leslie a |  Keith R. Wheeler (I) a |
51  |  No candidate |  Nick Sauer (I) a |
52  |  No candidate |  David McSweeney (I) a |
53  |  Mark Walker a |  Katie Miller
Eddie Corrigan a |
54  |  Maggie Trevor a |  Thomas R. Morrison (I) a |
55  |  Martin J. Moylan (I) a |  Marilyn Smolenski a |
56  |  Michelle Mussman (I) a |  Jillian Bernas a
Charlotte Kegarise |
57  |  Jonathan Carroll (I) a |  Mary Battinus a |
58  |  Bob Morgan a |  Cindy Masover a |
59  |  Daniel Didech a
Susan Malter |  Marko Sukovic
Karen Feldman a |
60  |  Rita Mayfield (I) a |  No candidate |
61  |  Joyce Mason a |  Sheri Jesiel (I) a |
62  |  Sam Yingling (I) a |  Adam Solano
Ken Idstein a |
63  |  No candidate |  Steven Reick (I) a |
64  |  No candidate |  Tom Weber a |
65  |  Richard Johnson a |  Dan Ugaste a |
66  |  No candidate |  Allen Skillicorn (I) a |
67  |  Valeri DeCastris
Maurice West II a
Gerald Albert
Angela Fellars |  No candidate |
68  |  Jake Castanza a |  John M. Cabello (I) a |
69  |  Angelique Bodine a |  Joe Sosnowski (I) a |
70  |  Paul Stoddard a
Howard Solomon |  Jeff Keicher a |
71  |  Joan Padilla a |  Tony McCombie (I) a |
72  |  Michael Halpin (I) a |  Glen Evans Sr. a |
73  |  No candidate |  Ryan Spain (I) a |
74  |  No candidate |  Daniel Swanson (I) a |
75  |  No candidate |  David Welter (I) a |
76  |  Jill Bernal
Lance Yednock a |  Jerry Long (I) a |
77  |  Kathleen Willis (I) a |  Anthony Airdo a |
78  |  Camille Y. Lilly (I) a |  No candidate |
79  |  Lisa Dugan a |  Lindsay Parkhurst (I) a |
80  |  Anthony DeLuca (I) a |  No candidate |
81  |  Anne Stava-Murray a |  David Olsen (I) a |
82  |  Tom Chlystek a |  Jim Durkin (I) a
Michael Straub |
83  |  Linda Chapa LaVia (I) a |  No candidate |
84  |  Stephanie Kifowit (I) a |  Patty Smith a |
85  |  John Connor (I) a |  Lisa Bickus a |
86  |  Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (I) a |  Rick Laib a |
87  |  No candidate |  Tim Butler (I) a |
88  |  Jill Blair a |  Keith P. Sommer (I) a |
89  |  Nicholas Hyde a |  Andrew Chesney a
Steven Fricke |
90  |  Amy Davis a |  Tom Demmer (I) a |
91  |  Carolyn Blodgett a |  Michael Unes (I) a |
92  |  Jehan Gordon-Booth (I) a |  No candidate |
93  |  John Curtis a |  Norine Hammond (I) a
Joshua Griffith |
94  |  No candidate |  Randy Frese (I) a |
95  |  Dillon Clark a |  Avery Bourne (I) a |
96  |  Sue Scherer (I) a |  Herman Senor a |
97  |  Mica Freeman a |  Mark Batinick (I) a |
98  |  Natalie Manley (I) a |  Alyssia Benford a |
99  |  Marc Bell a |  Mike Murphy a |
100  |  No candidate |  C.D. Davidsmeyer (I) a
Jonas Hicks Petty |
101  |  Jennifer McMillin a |  Todd Henricks
Dan Caulkins a
Randy Keith |
102  |  No candidate |  Brad Halbrook (I) a |
103  |  Carol Ammons (I) a |  No candidate |
104  |  Cynthia Cunningham a
Frank McCullough Jr. |  Mike Marron a |
105  |  Benjamin Webb a |  Dan Brady (I) a
David Blumenshine |
106  |  No candidate |  Thomas M. Bennett (I) a |
107  |  David Seiler a |  Blaine Wilhour a
Laura Myers |
108  |  No candidate |  Charles E. Meier (I) a
Don Moore |
109  |  Cynthia Given a |  David Reis (I)
Darren Bailey a |
110  |  Shirley Bell a |  Chris Miller a
Terry Davis |
111  |  Monica Bristow (I) a |  Mike Babcock a |
112  |  Katie Stuart (I) a |  Wendy Erhart
Dwight D. Kay a |
113  |  Jay C. Hoffman (I) a |  Doug Jameson a |
114  |  LaToya Greenwood (I) a |  Jason Madlock a |
115  |  Marsha Griffin a
Tamiko Mueller |  Terri Bryant (I) a
Paul Jacobs |
116  |  Jerry Costello (I) a |  David Friess a |
117  |  Jason Woolard a |  Dave Severin (I) a |
118  |  Natalie Phelps Finnie (I) a |  Patrick Windhorst a
Wes Sherrod
Samuel Stratemeyer |
Notes |  • An (I) denotes an incumbent.
* The candidate withdrew from the election, but his or her name will still appear on the ballot
|  • Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our Elections Project.

# Primary election vote totals[edit]

Below are election results for all contested primary elections in the Illinois House of Representatives in 2018. All results are unofficial.

Illinois House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Aaron Ortiz | 53.12% | 5,636
Daniel J. Burke Incumbent | 46.88% | 4,974
Total Votes | 10,610
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Delia Ramirez | 47.99% | 7,120
Iris Millan | 20.73% | 3,076
Alyx Pattison | 15.81% | 2,346
Anne Shaw | 15.46% | 2,294
Total Votes | 14,836
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 5 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Lamont Robinson Jr. | 40.83% | 7,230
Dilara Sayeed | 27.36% | 4,844
Kenneth Dunkin | 18.33% | 3,246
Felicia Bullock | 13.48% | 2,387
Total Votes | 17,707
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 14 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Kelly Cassidy Incumbent | 85.94% | 16,609
Arthur Siegel | 14.06% | 2,718
Total Votes | 19,327
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz | 36.61% | 7,800
Candance Chow | 33.63% | 7,165
Mary Rita Luecke | 16.55% | 3,526
Alexandra Eidenberg | 8.51% | 1,812
Pete Dagher | 4.70% | 1,002
Total Votes | 21,305
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Robert Martwick Incumbent | 67.16% | 9,332
Jeffrey Laporte | 32.84% | 4,563
Total Votes | 13,895
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 24 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Elizabeth Hernandez Incumbent | 57.67% | 6,308
Robert Reyes | 42.33% | 4,630
Total Votes | 10,938
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Curtis Tarver II | 25.21% | 4,737
Flynn Rush | 16.34% | 3,071
Grace Chan McKibben | 15.10% | 2,838
Adrienne Irmer | 14.96% | 2,811
Angelique Collins | 12.03% | 2,260
Anne Marie Miles | 9.21% | 1,731
William Calloway | 7.15% | 1,343
Total Votes | 18,791
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 27 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Justin Slaughter Incumbent | 54.55% | 10,917
Tawana Robinson | 45.45% | 9,095
Total Votes | 20,012
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 28 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Robert Rita Incumbent | 69.99% | 11,123
Mary Carvlin | 17.32% | 2,752
Kimberly Koschnitzky | 12.69% | 2,017
Total Votes | 15,892
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 29 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Thaddeus Jones Incumbent | 64.23% | 11,021
Corean Davis | 35.77% | 6,137
Total Votes | 17,158
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 31 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Mary E. Flowers Incumbent | 82.78% | 14,077
Willie Preston | 17.22% | 2,929
Total Votes | 17,006
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 38 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Debbie Meyers-Martin | 44.83% | 7,974
David Bonner | 26.34% | 4,685
Max Solomon | 17.86% | 3,177
Cecil Matthews Jr. | 10.98% | 1,953
Total Votes | 17,789
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 42 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Amy Grant | 66.26% | 7,593
Burt Minor | 22.40% | 2,567
Ryan Byrne | 11.34% | 1,299
Total Votes | 11,459
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 46 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Gordon Kinzler | 79.44% | 3,783
Roger Orozco | 20.56% | 979
Total Votes | 4,762
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 47 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jim Caffrey | 53.65% | 5,953
Anne Sommerkamp | 46.35% | 5,142
Total Votes | 11,095
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 49 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Tonia Khouri | 65.55% | 5,250
Nic Zito | 34.45% | 2,759
Total Votes | 8,009
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 53 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Eddie Corrigan | 61.53% | 5,832
Katie Miller | 38.47% | 3,647
Total Votes | 9,479
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 56 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jillian Bernas | 60.00% | 3,457
Charlotte Kegarise | 40.00% | 2,305
Total Votes | 5,762
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 59 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Daniel Didech | 60.43% | 5,942
Susan Malter | 39.57% | 3,891
Total Votes | 9,833
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 59 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Karen Feldman | 58.89% | 2,485
Marko Sukovic | 41.11% | 1,735
Total Votes | 4,220
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 62 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Ken Idstein | 61.46% | 3,387
Adam Solano | 38.54% | 2,124
Total Votes | 5,511
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 67 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Maurice West II | 39.81% | 2,786
Angela Fellars | 27.33% | 1,913
Valeri DeCastris | 21.89% | 1,532
Gerald Albert | 10.97% | 768
Total Votes | 6,999
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 70 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Paul Stoddard | 76.30% | 5,225
Howard Solomon | 23.70% | 1,623
Total Votes | 6,848
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 76 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Lance Yednock | 58.45% | 5,407
Jill Bernal | 41.55% | 3,844
Total Votes | 9,251
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Jim Durkin Incumbent | 67.58% | 6,798
Michael Straub | 32.42% | 3,261
Total Votes | 10,059
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 89 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Andrew Chesney | 53.54% | 7,327
Steven Fricke | 46.46% | 6,357
Total Votes | 13,684
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 93 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Norine Hammond Incumbent | 53.83% | 5,227
Joshua Griffith | 46.17% | 4,483
Total Votes | 9,710
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 100 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
C.D. Davidsmeyer Incumbent | 75.06% | 9,036
Jonas Hicks Petty | 24.94% | 3,002
Total Votes | 12,038
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 101 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Dan Caulkins | 43.94% | 6,112
Randy Keith | 37.98% | 5,282
Todd Henricks | 18.08% | 2,515
Total Votes | 13,909
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 104 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Cynthia Cunningham | 64.59% | 4,153
Frank McCullough Jr. | 35.41% | 2,277
Total Votes | 6,430
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 105 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Dan Brady Incumbent | 74.07% | 7,699
David Blumenshine | 25.93% | 2,695
Total Votes | 10,394
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 107 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Blaine Wilhour | 60.37% | 6,313
Laura Myers | 39.63% | 4,145
Total Votes | 10,458
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 108 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Charles E. Meier Incumbent | 71.57% | 9,096
Don Moore | 28.43% | 3,614
Total Votes | 12,710
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 109 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Darren Bailey | 56.76% | 9,729
David Reis Incumbent | 43.24% | 7,411
Total Votes | 17,140
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 110 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Chris Miller | 65.34% | 10,302
Terry Davis | 34.66% | 5,465
Total Votes | 15,767
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 112 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Dwight D. Kay | 58.10% | 4,356
Wendy Erhart | 41.90% | 3,141
Total Votes | 7,497
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 115 Democratic Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Marsha Griffin | 63.19% | 5,183
Tamiko Mueller | 36.81% | 3,019
Total Votes | 8,202
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 115 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Terri Bryant Incumbent | 55.38% | 4,615
Paul Jacobs | 44.62% | 3,718
Total Votes | 8,333
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

Illinois House of Representatives, District 118 Republican Primary, 2018

Candidate | Vote % | Votes
Patrick Windhorst | 53.79% | 5,872
Wes Sherrod | 26.40% | 2,882
Samuel Stratemeyer | 19.81% | 2,163
Total Votes | 10,917
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "General Primary 2017 Office Results, accessed April 23, 2018

## Margins of victory[edit]

See also: Margin of victory analysis for the 2018 state legislative elections

A margin of victory (MOV) analysis for the 2018 Illinois House of Representatives races is presented in this section. MOV represents the percentage of total votes that separated the winner and the second-place finisher. For example, if the winner of a race received 47 percent of the vote and the second-place finisher received 45 percent of the vote, the MOV is 2 percent.

The table below presents the following figures for each party:

* Elections won
* Elections won by less than 10 percentage points
* Elections won without opposition
* Average margin of victory[2]

Illinois House of Representatives: 2018 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party |  Elections won |  Elections won by less than 10% |  Unopposed elections |  Average margin of victory[2]
Democratic | 74 | 9 | 42 | 19.7%
Republican | 44 | 10 | 12 | 17.2%
Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A
Total | 118 | 19 | 54 | 18.5%

The margin of victory in each race is presented below. The list is sorted from the closest MOV to the largest (including unopposed races).

Illinois House of Representatives: 2018 Margin of Victory by District

District |  Winning Party |  Losing Party |  Margin of Victory
Illinois House of Representatives District 54 |  Republican |  Democratic | 0.1%
Illinois House of Representatives District 51 |  Democratic |  Republican | 0.7%
Illinois House of Representatives District 111 |  Democratic |  Republican | 0.9%
Illinois House of Representatives District 97 |  Republican |  Democratic | 1.3%
Illinois House of Representatives District 45 |  Democratic |  Republican | 1.7%
Illinois House of Representatives District 81 |  Democratic |  Republican | 1.9%
Illinois House of Representatives District 68 |  Republican |  Democratic | 2.6%
Illinois House of Representatives District 47 |  Republican |  Democratic | 3.1%
Illinois House of Representatives District 61 |  Democratic |  Republican | 3.2%
Illinois House of Representatives District 70 |  Republican |  Democratic | 3.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 41 |  Republican |  Democratic | 4.0%
Illinois House of Representatives District 65 |  Republican |  Democratic | 4.3%
Illinois House of Representatives District 93 |  Republican |  Democratic | 4.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 42 |  Republican |  Democratic | 4.5%
Illinois House of Representatives District 53 |  Democratic |  Republican | 4.9%
Illinois House of Representatives District 48 |  Democratic |  Republican | 7.0%
Illinois House of Representatives District 116 |  Democratic |  Republican | 7.0%
Illinois House of Representatives District 49 |  Democratic |  Republican | 7.6%
Illinois House of Representatives District 50 |  Republican |  Democratic | 10.0%
Illinois House of Representatives District 76 |  Democratic |  Republican | 10.1%
Illinois House of Representatives District 112 |  Democratic |  Republican | 10.1%
Illinois House of Representatives District 55 |  Democratic |  Republican | 11.3%
Illinois House of Representatives District 104 |  Republican |  Democratic | 11.8%
Illinois House of Representatives District 79 |  Republican |  Democratic | 12.3%
Illinois House of Representatives District 118 |  Republican |  Democratic | 12.9%
Illinois House of Representatives District 62 |  Democratic |  Republican | 13.1%
Illinois House of Representatives District 64 |  Republican |  Democratic | 13.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 117 |  Republican |  Democratic | 13.7%
Illinois House of Representatives District 37 |  Republican |  Democratic | 16.0%
Illinois House of Representatives District 114 |  Democratic |  Republican | 16.7%
Illinois House of Representatives District 88 |  Republican |  Democratic | 17.3%
Illinois House of Representatives District 46 |  Democratic |  Republican | 17.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 71 |  Republican |  Democratic | 17.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 99 |  Republican |  Democratic | 17.6%
Illinois House of Representatives District 56 |  Democratic |  Republican | 17.7%
Illinois House of Representatives District 115 |  Republican |  Democratic | 18.0%
Illinois House of Representatives District 95 |  Republican |  Democratic | 19.6%
Illinois House of Representatives District 69 |  Republican |  Democratic | 20.2%
Illinois House of Representatives District 105 |  Republican |  Democratic | 20.8%
Illinois House of Representatives District 19 |  Democratic |  Republican | 21.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 96 |  Democratic |  Republican | 21.5%
Illinois House of Representatives District 90 |  Republican |  Democratic | 22.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 59 |  Democratic |  Republican | 22.7%
Illinois House of Representatives District 15 |  Democratic |  Republican | 23.0%
Illinois House of Representatives District 82 |  Republican |  Democratic | 23.6%
Illinois House of Representatives District 89 |  Republican |  Democratic | 23.7%
Illinois House of Representatives District 72 |  Democratic |  Republican | 24.1%
Illinois House of Representatives District 113 |  Democratic |  Republican | 25.8%
Illinois House of Representatives District 58 |  Democratic |  Republican | 27.6%
Illinois House of Representatives District 98 |  Democratic |  Republican | 27.8%
Illinois House of Representatives District 91 |  Republican |  Democratic | 27.9%
Illinois House of Representatives District 110 |  Republican |  Democratic | 30.7%
Illinois House of Representatives District 44 |  Democratic |  Republican | 31.2%
Illinois House of Representatives District 84 |  Democratic |  Republican | 32.5%
Illinois House of Representatives District 35 |  Democratic |  Republican | 37.6%
Illinois House of Representatives District 17 |  Democratic |  Republican | 38.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 101 |  Republican |  Democratic | 39.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 107 |  Republican |  Democratic | 39.4%
Illinois House of Representatives District 86 |  Democratic |  Republican | 40.2%
Illinois House of Representatives District 77 |  Democratic |  Republican | 41.2%
Illinois House of Representatives District 43 |  Democratic |  Republican | 41.2%
Illinois House of Representatives District 94 |  Republican |  Democratic | 43.2%
Illinois House of Representatives District 18 |  Democratic |  Republican | 44.2%
Illinois House of Representatives District 109 |  Republican |  Democratic | 52.3%
Illinois House of Representatives District 102 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 103 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 106 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 11 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 12 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 13 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 22 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 23 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 26 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 32 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 33 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 36 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 39 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 40 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 52 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 60 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 63 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 66 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 7 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 73 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 74 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 75 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 78 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 8 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 83 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 87 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 9 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 92 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 1 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 2 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 3 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 4 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 5 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 6 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 10 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 14 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 16 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 21 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 24 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 25 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 27 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 28 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 29 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 30 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 31 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 34 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 38 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 57 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 67 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 80 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 85 |  Democratic | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 20 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 100 |  Republican | None | Unopposed
Illinois House of Representatives District 108 |  Republican | None | Unopposed

## Seats flipped[edit]

See also: State legislative seats that changed party control, 2018

The below map displays each seat in the Illinois House of Representatives which changed partisan hands as a result of the 2018 elections, shaded according to the partisan affiliation of the winner in 2018. Hover over a shaded district for more information.

State legislative seats flipped in 2018, Illinois House of Representatives

District  |  Incumbent  |  2018 winner  |  Direction of flip
Illinois House of Representatives District 118 |  Natalie Phelps Finnie |  Patrick Windhorst | D to R
Illinois House of Representatives District 45 |  Christine Winger |  Diane Pappas | R to D
Illinois House of Representatives District 48 |  Peter Breen |  Terra Costa Howard | R to D
Illinois House of Representatives District 49 |  Mike Fortner |  Karina Villa | R to D
Illinois House of Representatives District 51 |  Nick Sauer |  Mary Edly-Allen | R to D
Illinois House of Representatives District 53 |  David Harris |  Mark Walker | R to D
Illinois House of Representatives District 61 |  Sheri Jesiel |  Joyce Mason | R to D
Illinois House of Representatives District 76 |  Jerry Long |  Lance Yednock | R to D
Illinois House of Representatives District 81 |  David Olsen |  Anne Stava-Murray | R to D

## Incumbents retiring[edit]

Eighteen incumbents did not run for re-election in 2018.[3] Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Juliana Stratton |  Democratic |  House District 5
Laura Fine |  Democratic |  House District 17
Barbara Flynn Currie |  Democratic |  House District 25
Al Riley |  Democratic |  House District 38
Jeanne M. Ives |  Republican |  House District 42
Mike Fortner |  Republican |  House District 49
David Harris |  Republican |  House District 53
Scott Drury |  Democratic |  House District 58
Carol Sente |  Democratic |  House District 59
Barbara Wheeler |  Republican |  House District 64
Steven A. Andersson |  Republican |  House District 65
Litesa E. Wallace |  Democratic |  House District 67
Brian Stewart |  Republican |  House District 89
Sara Wojcicki Jimenez |  Republican |  House District 99
Bill Mitchell |  Republican |  House District 101
John Cavaletto |  Republican |  House District 107
Reginald Phillips |  Republican |  House District 110

## Process to become a candidate[edit]

See also: Ballot access requirements for political candidates in Illinois

See statutes: Chapter 10, Section 5, Article 7 of the Illinois Statutes

In Illinois, a candidate may run with an established political party, with a new party, as an independent candidate, or as a write-in candidate. Candidate qualification processes are detailed below.[4]

### Political party candidates and independent candidates[edit]

Established political party candidates, new party candidates, and independent candidates must file nomination papers with the Illinois State Board of Elections in order to qualify for placement on the ballot. These nomination papers must be filed during the designated filing period. The filing period for established party candidates begins 113 days before the primary election and ends 106 days before the primary election. New party and independent candidates have a separate filing period. Their filing period begins 141 days before the general election and ends 134 days before the general election.[5][4]

Nomination papers include the following:[4]

1. The statement of candidacy must indicate the candidate's address, the office being sought, and the candidate's political party designation (if applicable). This form also includes a statement affirming that the candidate is qualified for the office being sought. This form must be signed by the candidate and notarized.[6]
2. The original statement of economic interests must be filed with the Illinois Secretary of State, which will then issue the receipt of the statement of economic interests for the candidate to file with the Illinois State Board of Elections. This form is not required from candidates seeking federal office. It is suggested that this form be filed at the same time as all other nomination papers, but it may be filed after the other papers as long as it is filed within the candidate filing period.[4]
3. The loyalty oath form is optional. If a candidate chooses to sign it, he or she must affirm that he or she is not affiliated directly or indirectly with any organization that seeks to overthrow the government of the United States or the state of Illinois.[4][7]
4. A petition containing the signatures of qualified electors. A candidate can begin circulating petitions 90 days before the last day of the filing period. Signature requirements for petitions vary according to the candidate's political party affiliation and the office being sought. Signature requirements are detailed in the table below.[4][8][9]

Petition signature requirements

Office  |  Established party candidates  |  New party candidates  |  Independent candidates
Statewide office (e.g., governor and lieutenant governor, attorney general, secretary of state, comptroller, treasurer)  |  5,000 (no more than 10,000) primary voters belonging to the candidate's party  |  1% of the number of voters who voted in the most recent general election or 25,000, whichever is less  |  1% of the number of voters who voted in the most recent general election or 25,000, whichever is less
United States Representative |  0.5% of primary voters in the district belonging to the candidate's party  |  5% of the total number of district voters who voted in the last general election  |  5% of the total number of district voters who voted in the last general election
State senator  |  1,000 (no more than 3,000) district voters belonging to the candidate's party  |  5% of the total number of district voters who voted in the last general election  |  5% of the total number of district voters who voted in the last general election
State representative  |  500 (no more than 1,500) district voters belonging to the candidate's party  |  5% of the total number of district voters who voted in the last general election  |  5% of the total number of district voters who voted in the last general election

Any objections to nomination papers must be filed no later than five business days after the filing deadline.[10]

### Write-in candidates[edit]

Write-in votes will not be counted unless the candidate files a declaration of intent no later than 61 days before the election in which he or she is running. This form must indicate the office being sought by the candidate.[4][11]

### Qualifications[edit]

See also: State legislature candidate requirements by state

Article IV of the Illinois Constitution states: To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent.

### Salaries and per diem[edit]

See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
State legislators

Salary| Per diem
$69,464/year| $151/day

### When sworn in[edit]

See also: When state legislators assume office after a general election

Illinois legislators assume office the second Wednesday in January.

## Illinois political history[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses and State government trifectas

### Party control[edit]

#### 2018[edit]

In the 2018 elections, Democrats increased their majority in the Illinois House of Representatives from 67-51 to 74-44.

Illinois House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 6, 2018  |  After November 7, 2018
|  Democratic Party |  67 |  74
|  Republican Party |  51  |  44
Total |  118 |  118

#### 2016[edit]

In the 2016 elections, the Democratic majority in the Illinois House decreased from 71-47 to 67-51.

Illinois House of Representatives

Party  |  As of November 7, 2016  |  After November 8, 2016
|  Democratic Party |  71 |  67
|  Republican Party |  47  |  51
Total |  118 |  118

### Trifectas[edit]

A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government. Illinois came under divided government following the 2014 elections when Republicans won control of the governor's office and Democrats retained control of the state legislature. Prior to the 2014 elections, Democrats had held a trifecta since the 2002 elections. From 1992 to 2017, there were 12 years of Democratic trifectas and two years of Republican trifectas.

Illinois Party Control: 1992-2021
Fifteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
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### Primary election competitiveness[edit]

A total of 340 candidates—199 Democrats and 141 Republicans—filed for election. In 2016, 266 candidates—150 Democrats and 116 Republicans—filed for state legislative races in Illinois. There were 235 candidates in 2014. The 340 candidates who filed for election in 2018 represent about a 28 percent increase over 2016, with Democratic and Republican candidates splitting that increase fairly evenly.

The number of primaries held also increased with the number of candidates who filed for election. In 2018, Democrats held 34 primaries between the two chambers, while Republicans held 27 primaries. In 2016, there were 18 Democratic primaries and 15 Republican primaries. There were 13 Democratic primaries and 16 Republican primaries in 2014.  About 20 percent of incumbents faced primary opposition in 2018. From 2010 to 2016, around 11 percent of incumbents faced a primary opponent in Illinois legislative races.

## Political context of the 2018 elections[edit]

### Key issues[edit]

#### 2017 budget conflict[edit]

See also: State budget conflicts, 2017

* In 2017, disagreements between Governor Bruce Rauner (R) and the Democratic-controlled Illinois General Assembly over the state budget drew national attention when S&P Global Inc. and Moody’s Investors Service downgraded Illinois' credit rating and some government services, including transportation projects and the state lottery, were on the verge of being shut down.[12][13] Rauner and the legislature failed to come to an agreement on a budget during the regular session, which ended on May 31, leading Rauner to call a special session from June 21 to June 30, the last day of the 2017 fiscal year. A budget agreement was not reached before June 30, meaning Illinois entered the 2018 fiscal year without a budget.

* A budget was passed on July 6, 2017, when the legislature overrode Rauner's vetoes of a $36 billion spending plan and a $5 billion tax increase. In the votes in the Illinois House, 10 Republicans joined the Democrats in voting for the overrides. Up to this point, Illinois had not passed a budget since 2014, when Pat Quinn (D) served as governor. According to The Associated Press, two years was the longest any state had gone without a budget in recent memory.[14]

* Important issues surrounding the budget debate included differences in Democratic and Republican plans concerning income tax rate increases, a property tax freeze, changes to regulations related to injured worker compensation, and the state's pension liabilities. The budget deal that eventually passed increased the personal income tax rate from 3.75 to 4.95 percent, increased the corporate tax rate from 5.25 to 7 percent, and left overall spending at $36 billion for fiscal year 2018.[15]

* The budget had an impact beyond the state, costing Wisconsin millions from its state budget. This was because, as of July 2017, Illinois and Wisconsin had a reciprocity agreement to account for the greater number of Wisconsinites that cross the state border to work in Illinois, but not pay state income taxes, than Illinoisans who came to work in Wisconsin. With higher incomes taxes in Illinois, Wisconsin's reciprocity payment increased.[16]

* Coverage of the budget negotiations centered on the relationship between Rauner and Speaker of the House Michael Madigan (D).[17] As of July 6, 2017, Rauner was seeking re-election as governor in 2018 and Madigan was defending the Democrats' 67-51 majority in the state house. Rauner and Madigan disagreed on a number of issues including whether the income tax increases should have been permanent.[18]

#### Education funding[edit]

* $8.2 billion in state aid for public schools was included in the budget agreement. However, language was also included that said $6.76 billion of the aid had to be dispersed through a funding formula that calculated state aid for school districts based on the cost of strategies that supporters say are proven to improve student performance. The funding for districts could be increased by elements such as income, property wealth, and English-learning needs.[19][20][21] On August 29, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill that included the necessary funding formula. Read more the timeline of events below.

* On May 31, the Legislature passed SB 1, which contained the necessary funding formula. Gov. Rauner indicated that he would veto the bill, causing Senate President John Cullerton (D) to hold it in the chamber.[22] According to Rauner's office, the governor would not support the bill because he believed it would benefit Chicago at the expense of other areas of the state.[23]

* On July 24, Rauner called the General Assembly into a special session starting July 26 to address education funding. He had set a deadline of 12:00pm CT on July 24 for Cullerton to send him SB 1 so that he could use his amendatory veto power to make unspecified changes to the provisions he disagreed with. When the deadline passed without Cullerton sending him the bill, he called the special session.[24] On July 31, the last day of the special session, SB 1 was transmitted to Rauner.[25]

* Rauner issued an amendatory veto on August 1, rewriting SB 1 to remove a $250 million block grant to Chicago Public Schools and changing how the funding formula determines state aid.[26] According to the Illinois State Board of Education, Rauner's changes would result in a $463 million decrease in funding for Chicago Public Schools in the 2017-2018 school year.[27] The Illinois Senate met on August 13 and overrode the veto by a 38-19 vote, with all Democrats and Republican Sam McCann voting to override.[28] The Illinois House was scheduled to vote on the override on August 23, but Speaker Madigan cancelled the vote on August 22. He said that progress had been made in negotiations with Rauner and Republicans.[29][30][31]

* On August 24, the four leaders in the General Assembly— Madigan, Cullerton, Senate Minority Leader Bill Brady (R), and House Minority Leader Jim Durkin (R)— announced that they had reached a compromise agreement on SB 1. According to Politico, the agreement kept the funding formula from SB 1 and included $75 million in subsidies for private school education.[32] On August 28, 2017, the Illinois House rejected the agreement in a 46-61 vote.[33] The chamber next voted on an override of SB 1. After the override vote received just 63 of the 71 votes it needed to pass, the chamber took up the compromise bill again and passed it 73-34.[34] On August 29, the Illinois Senate passed the compromise bill by a 38-13 vote.[35] Gov. Rauner signed the bill into law on August 31.[36]

* According to The Chicago Sun-Times, some schools in low-income areas cannot remain open without the state money that is allocated by the budget.[19] In addition to the state aid in the budget, education funding in Illinois also comes from property taxes levied by local governments. Areas that pay more in property taxes can spend more on schools and are less dependent on state aid.[37]

#### Rauner signs HB 40[edit]

On September 28, 2017, sitting Gov. Bruce Rauner (R) signed HB 40, a bill passed by the state Legislature that spring. The bill removed a provision in Illinois law that would have made abortion illegal in the state in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its ruling in Roe v. Wade. The bill also required that Medicaid and state employee health insurance plans cover abortions.[38] Rauner's decision to sign the bill was criticized by opponents of the bill within the Illinois Republican Party, who argued that the governor had indicated in the spring that he would issue a veto if given the opportunity. A Chicago Tribune story published shortly after Rauner's signature reported that state Rep. Peter Breen (R) had called for members of the Illinois Republican Party to unite behind a candidate to challenge Rauner.[39] At the time of Rauner's signature on HB 40, he had one declared opponent in the Republican primary, William Kelly.

This chart tracks Illinois Republican state legislators that Ballotpedia identified as opposing Gov. Rauner's signing of HB 40. Their positions were determined by their public statements. As of October 10, 2017, eight of 51 House Republicans—15.7 percent—had publicly opposed Rauner on HB 40.

Illinois House Republican HB 40 opponents

District | Member
District 42 | Jeanne M. Ives[40]
District 48 | Peter Breen[40]
District 52 | David McSweeney[40]
District 54 | Thomas R. Morrison[41]
District 64 | Barbara Wheeler[40]
District 66 | Allen Skillicorn[40]
District 69 | Joe Sosnowski[41]
District 101 | Bill Mitchell[40]

#### Republican leaders ask Burt Minor to leave Illinois State House race[edit]

On February 22, 2018, Politico reported that Peter Breen, the Illinois House of Representatives Republican Floor Leader, had sent out a letter to other Republicans urging them to reach out to Burt Minor and request that Minor not use their names as endorsers. Breen also stated, "Many in our Party have urged Mr. Minor to withdraw his candidacy for state representative. However, he has continually refused to do so. And, just as with the white supremacist currently running as an alleged Republican in the 3rd Congressional District, we appear to have no means to have Mr. Minor thrown off the ballot."[42][43] Minor was running for the Illinois House of Representatives District 42 seat.

The letter was in response to a conversation between Minor and Erika Harold, a candidate for Illinois attorney general, in October 2017. In an interview regarding the meeting, Harold said, "He asked me if I had children and I said I did not. He then asked me whether I was married and I said I wasn't. And then he asked whether I'd ever been married I said I have not. Then he said well are you a lesbo?"[44] Harold also said,

“  | [Minor was] discussing someone's use of the N-word, but he said the entire word. And that was shocking to me because I haven’t heard someone use that word in a very long time. I said, ‘No one should use that word.’ And he repeated it again, using the full word. And I said, ‘No one should use that word.’ And he repeated it a third time, and I reiterated that that’s an offensive word for anyone to use.[45][46] |  ”

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Harold said she reported the conversation to the Republican Party after it occurred. "He wasn't a candidate at the time but we thought that people should still know about it," she said. She added, "I don't think he should be a candidate, and I think that he should withdraw from the race."[47]

Minor responded to the allegations with a statement. "Not all Republican voters are comfortable discussing issues of race and sexual orientation. I wish it were different, but it is a reality those of us active in the Republican Party’s leadership confront, not infrequently," he wrote. "My discussion with Erika was an attempt to point out this unfortunate reality, it was in no way meant to be offensive. I honestly left our meeting unaware that our conversation might have made Erika uncomfortable. My apologies to Erika if she was in any way offended."[48]

He also stated,

“  | Peter Breen and Kevin Fitzpatrick, who are attempting to capitalize on this misunderstanding for the benefit of one of my opponents, tried to bribe me months ago with the offer of a government job if I were to get out of this race. They told me that they wanted another candidate to win because Peter Breen would be able to control her. When I declined the offer, they said they would support my daughter if she were ever to run for higher office. This morning, when Peter sent his letter to the media he attempted to follow through on a promise to destroy my reputation.[48][46] |  ”

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Breen responded to the statement by saying the bribery allegations were false.[49]

As of February 23, 2018, several members of the Republican Party had called for Minor to withdraw his candidacy, including Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner, Illinois Republican Chairman Tim Schneider, State House leader Jim Durkin, and State Senate leader Bill Brady. Illinois Representative Jeanne Ives, who currently holds the District 42 seat, also called for him to leave the race.[45]

### House Republican retirements[edit]

Thirteen of 51 House Republicans—25.5 percent—are not running for re-election in 2018.[50] Most of the retiring Republicans had opposed Gov. Bruce Rauner's (R) veto of a tax increase that was part of the July 2017 state budget deal (either the original passage vote or the vote to override Rauner's veto) or his signing of HB 40, a bill that removed a provision in Illinois law that would have made abortion illegal in the state in the event that the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its ruling in Roe v. Wade. HB 40 also required that Medicaid and state employee health insurance plans cover abortions.[51] Ballotpedia tracked competitive primaries in these districts that may have indicated conflict within the Republican Party.

2018 Illinois House Republican retirements

District | Member | Position on tax increase | Position on HB 40
District 42 | Jeanne Ives | Supported Rauner | Opposed Rauner[52]
District 47 | Patricia R. Bellock | Supported Rauner | No position identified
District 49 | Mike Fortner | Opposed Rauner | No position identified
District 53 | David Harris | Opposed Rauner | No position identified
District 64 | Barbara Wheeler | Supported Rauner | Opposed Rauner
District 65 | Steven A. Andersson | Opposed Rauner | No position identified
District 70 | Robert W. Pritchard | Opposed Rauner[53] | No position identified
District 89 | Brian Stewart | Supported Rauner | No position identified
District 99 | Sara Wojcicki Jimenez | Opposed Rauner | No position identified
District 101 | Bill Mitchell | Opposed Rauner | Opposed Rauner
District 104 | Chad D. Hays | Opposed Rauner | No position identified
District 107 | John Cavaletto | Opposed Rauner[54] | Opposed Rauner
District 110 | Reginald Phillips | Opposed Rauner | No position identified

## Wave election analysis[edit]

See also: Wave elections (1918-2016)

The term wave election is frequently used to describe an election cycle in which one party makes significant electoral gains. How many seats would Republicans have had to lose for the 2018 midterm election to be considered a wave election?

Ballotpedia examined the results of the 50 election cycles that occurred between 1918 and 2016—spanning from President Woodrow Wilson's (D) second midterm in 1918 to Donald Trump's (R) first presidential election in 2016. We define wave elections as the 20 percent of elections in that period resulting in the greatest seat swings against the president's party.

Applying this definition to state legislative elections, we found that Republicans needed to lose 494 seats for 2018 to qualify as a wave election.

The chart below shows the number of seats the president's party lost in the 10 state legislative waves from 1918 to 2016. Click here to read the full report.

State legislative wave elections

Year | President | Party | Election type | State legislative seats change | Elections analyzed[55]
1932 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -1,022 | 7,365
1922 | Harding | R | First midterm | -907 | 6,907
1966 | Johnson | D | First midterm[56] | -782 | 7,561
1938 | Roosevelt | D | Second midterm | -769 | 7,179
1958 | Eisenhower | R | Second midterm | -702 | 7,627
2010 | Obama | D | First midterm | -702 | 7,306
1974 | Ford | R | Second midterm[57] | -695 | 7,481
1920 | Wilson | D | Presidential | -654 | 6,835
1930 | Hoover | R | Presidential | -640 | 7,361
1954 | Eisenhower | R | First midterm | -494 | 7,513

## Competitiveness[edit]

Every year, Ballotpedia uses official candidate lists from each state to examine the competitiveness of every state legislative race in the country. Nationally, there has been a steady decline in electoral competitiveness since 2010. Most notable is that the number of districts with general election competition has dropped by more than 10 percent.

### Results from 2016[edit]

Below is Ballotpedia's 2016 competitiveness analysis. Click here to read the full study »

### Historical context[edit]

See also: Competitiveness in State Legislative Elections: 1972-2014

Uncontested elections: In 2014, 32.8 percent of Americans lived in states with an uncontested state senate election. Similarly, 40.4 percent of Americans lived in states with uncontested house elections. Primary elections were uncontested even more frequently, with 61 percent of people living in states with no contested primaries. Uncontested elections often occur in locations that are so politically one-sided that the result of an election would be a foregone conclusion regardless of whether it was contested or not.

Open seats: In most cases, an incumbent will run for re-election, which decreases the number of open seats available. In 2014, 83 percent of the 6,057 seats up for election saw the incumbent running for re-election. The states that impose term limits on their legislatures typically see a higher percentage of open seats in a given year because a portion of incumbents in each election are forced to leave office. Overall, the number of open seats decreased from 2012 to 2014, dropping from 21.2 percent in 2012 to 17.0 percent in 2014.

Incumbent win rates: Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of elections between 1972 and 2014 documented the high propensity for incumbents to win re-election in state legislative elections. In fact, since 1972, the win rate for incumbents had not dropped below 90 percent—with the exception of 1974, when 88 percent of incumbents were re-elected to their seats. Perhaps most importantly, the win rate for incumbents generally increased over time. In 2014, 96.5 percent of incumbents were able to retain their seats. Common convention holds that incumbents are able to leverage their office to maintain their seat. However, the high incumbent win rate may actually be a result of incumbents being more likely to hold seats in districts that are considered safe for their party.

Marginal primaries: Often, competitiveness is measured by examining the rate of elections that have been won by amounts that are considered marginal (5 percent or less). During the 2014 election, 90.1 percent of primary and general election races were won by margins higher than 5 percent. Interestingly, it is usually the case that only one of the two races—primary or general—will be competitive at a time. This means that if a district's general election is competitive, typically one or more of the district's primaries were won by more than 5 percent. The reverse is also true: If a district sees a competitive primary, it is unlikely that the general election for that district will be won by less than 5 percent. Primaries often see very low voter turnout in comparison to general elections. In 2014, there were only 27 million voters for state legislative primaries, but approximately 107 million voters for the state legislative general elections.

## Pivot Counties[edit]

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Eleven of 102 Illinois counties—10.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008

County  |  Trump margin of victory in 2016  |  Obama margin of victory in 2012  |  Obama margin of victory in 2008
Alexander County, Illinois | 8.30% | 13.65% | 12.62%
Carroll County, Illinois | 26.69% | 1.49% | 4.81%
Fulton County, Illinois | 14.93% | 11.04% | 21.33%
Henderson County, Illinois | 28.43% | 12.25% | 17.67%
Henry County, Illinois | 20.99% | 3.08% | 7.74%
Jo Daviess County, Illinois | 14.64% | 1.16% | 10.49%
Knox County, Illinois | 2.91% | 17.37% | 19.89%
Mercer County, Illinois | 20.36% | 7.39% | 11.91%
Putnam County, Illinois | 19.92% | 1.82% | 15.64%
Warren County, Illinois | 16.50% | 5.47% | 8.08%
Whiteside County, Illinois | 6.18% | 17.02% | 17.56%

In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Illinois with 55.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 38.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Illinois voted Republican 50 percent of the time and Democratic 50 percent of the time. Illinois voted Democratic in all five elections from 2000 to 2016.

#### Presidential results by legislative district[edit]

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Illinois. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[58][59]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 75 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 39.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 76 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 42.1 points. Clinton won 13 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.

In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 43 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 15 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 42 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 22.1 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

2016 presidential results by state House district

District |  Obama |  Romney |  2012 Margin |  Clinton |  Trump |  2016 Margin |  Party Control
1 | 83.62% | 15.21% | D+68.4 | 82.32% | 14.37% | D+68 | D
2 | 82.39% | 15.42% | D+67 | 80.05% | 14.65% | D+65.4 | D
3 | 79.93% | 18.51% | D+61.4 | 79.31% | 17.11% | D+62.2 | D
4 | 85.70% | 11.51% | D+74.2 | 86.74% | 8.01% | D+78.7 | D
5 | 85.51% | 13.50% | D+72 | 86.81% | 9.67% | D+77.1 | D
6 | 87.98% | 11.09% | D+76.9 | 85.82% | 10.82% | D+75 | D
7 | 80.06% | 18.99% | D+61.1 | 80.62% | 15.84% | D+64.8 | D
8 | 86.10% | 13.03% | D+73.1 | 85.11% | 11.52% | D+73.6 | D
9 | 87.33% | 11.58% | D+75.8 | 87.72% | 8.52% | D+79.2 | D
10 | 89.16% | 9.51% | D+79.7 | 89.44% | 6.93% | D+82.5 | D
11 | 70.89% | 26.65% | D+44.2 | 80.64% | 13.16% | D+67.5 | D
12 | 72.73% | 24.96% | D+47.8 | 81.23% | 13.31% | D+67.9 | D
13 | 83.32% | 14.08% | D+69.2 | 85.26% | 10.09% | D+75.2 | D
14 | 86.60% | 10.95% | D+75.7 | 86.67% | 8.59% | D+78.1 | D
15 | 61.08% | 37.44% | D+23.6 | 63.15% | 32.35% | D+30.8 | D
16 | 67.28% | 31.33% | D+36 | 70.19% | 26.06% | D+44.1 | D
17 | 61.83% | 36.93% | D+24.9 | 69.97% | 25.22% | D+44.8 | D
18 | 66.52% | 31.94% | D+34.6 | 76.28% | 18.12% | D+58.2 | D
19 | 63.32% | 34.68% | D+28.6 | 60.22% | 34.98% | D+25.2 | D
20 | 52.74% | 45.64% | D+7.1 | 51.65% | 43.61% | D+8 | R
21 | 74.33% | 24.11% | D+50.2 | 74.36% | 21.32% | D+53 | D
22 | 71.92% | 26.75% | D+45.2 | 72.11% | 24.01% | D+48.1 | D
23 | 68.15% | 30.25% | D+37.9 | 68.21% | 27.01% | D+41.2 | D
24 | 76.56% | 21.82% | D+54.7 | 78.51% | 17.01% | D+61.5 | D
25 | 93.09% | 5.86% | D+87.2 | 91.45% | 5.66% | D+85.8 | D
26 | 85.59% | 13.65% | D+71.9 | 86.53% | 10.16% | D+76.4 | D
27 | 81.90% | 17.46% | D+64.4 | 79.07% | 18.14% | D+60.9 | D
28 | 79.41% | 19.90% | D+59.5 | 75.46% | 21.59% | D+53.9 | D
29 | 83.65% | 15.75% | D+67.9 | 81.69% | 15.87% | D+65.8 | D
30 | 82.89% | 16.29% | D+66.6 | 79.99% | 16.71% | D+63.3 | D
31 | 82.49% | 16.80% | D+65.7 | 77.74% | 19.39% | D+58.4 | D
32 | 87.17% | 12.26% | D+74.9 | 82.32% | 15.18% | D+67.1 | D
33 | 87.38% | 12.10% | D+75.3 | 85.39% | 12.24% | D+73.2 | D
34 | 80.42% | 18.91% | D+61.5 | 76.17% | 21.23% | D+54.9 | D
35 | 56.71% | 41.96% | D+14.8 | 53.87% | 41.66% | D+12.2 | D
36 | 56.82% | 41.83% | D+15 | 56.15% | 39.16% | D+17 | D
37 | 39.72% | 58.89% | R+19.2 | 39.49% | 55.32% | R+15.8 | R
38 | 78.87% | 20.34% | D+58.5 | 76.44% | 20.51% | D+55.9 | D
39 | 82.46% | 14.81% | D+67.7 | 82.71% | 12.52% | D+70.2 | D
40 | 81.75% | 15.46% | D+66.3 | 82.84% | 11.67% | D+71.2 | D
41 | 47.44% | 51.05% | R+3.6 | 55.32% | 38.20% | D+17.1 | R
42 | 45.06% | 53.21% | R+8.2 | 51.28% | 41.48% | D+9.8 | R
43 | 65.55% | 32.50% | D+33.1 | 65.81% | 28.61% | D+37.2 | D
44 | 62.30% | 36.05% | D+26.3 | 62.48% | 32.17% | D+30.3 | D
45 | 48.18% | 50.30% | R+2.1 | 48.39% | 46.46% | D+1.9 | R
46 | 58.46% | 39.71% | D+18.8 | 59.07% | 35.26% | D+23.8 | D
47 | 43.33% | 55.30% | R+12 | 51.72% | 41.63% | D+10.1 | R
48 | 49.08% | 49.10% | R+0 | 55.13% | 37.66% | D+17.5 | R
49 | 47.84% | 50.47% | R+2.6 | 52.14% | 40.94% | D+11.2 | R
50 | 42.69% | 55.72% | R+13 | 44.59% | 48.88% | R+4.3 | R
51 | 42.13% | 56.55% | R+14.4 | 50.03% | 43.68% | D+6.3 | R
52 | 44.02% | 54.27% | R+10.3 | 45.31% | 48.09% | R+2.8 | R
53 | 49.78% | 48.75% | D+1 | 55.58% | 38.54% | D+17 | R
54 | 47.53% | 50.89% | R+3.4 | 53.16% | 40.31% | D+12.9 | R
55 | 55.26% | 43.04% | D+12.2 | 57.50% | 37.06% | D+20.4 | D
56 | 55.72% | 42.70% | D+13 | 56.72% | 37.77% | D+19 | D
57 | 57.78% | 40.95% | D+16.8 | 61.54% | 33.50% | D+28 | D
58 | 56.67% | 42.28% | D+14.4 | 67.90% | 27.15% | D+40.8 | D
59 | 59.17% | 39.44% | D+19.7 | 64.53% | 30.30% | D+34.2 | D
60 | 75.70% | 23.34% | D+52.4 | 75.53% | 20.08% | D+55.5 | D
61 | 50.84% | 47.70% | D+3.1 | 51.76% | 42.09% | D+9.7 | R
62 | 54.69% | 43.51% | D+11.2 | 55.13% | 38.21% | D+16.9 | D
63 | 45.16% | 52.83% | R+7.7 | 40.55% | 52.68% | R+12.1 | R
64 | 44.10% | 54.17% | R+10.1 | 41.29% | 52.51% | R+11.2 | R
65 | 43.52% | 55.10% | R+11.6 | 46.78% | 47.37% | R+0.6 | R
66 | 46.19% | 52.24% | R+6.1 | 46.91% | 46.96% | R+0.1 | R
67 | 70.11% | 28.12% | D+42 | 64.34% | 30.36% | D+34 | D
68 | 48.13% | 50.10% | R+2 | 44.36% | 49.75% | R+5.4 | R
69 | 43.41% | 54.91% | R+11.5 | 38.97% | 55.13% | R+16.2 | R
70 | 49.12% | 48.75% | D+0.4 | 46.09% | 46.77% | R+0.7 | R
71 | 56.68% | 41.68% | D+15 | 43.93% | 50.00% | R+6.1 | R
72 | 62.60% | 35.95% | D+26.7 | 53.78% | 40.19% | D+13.6 | D
73 | 37.57% | 60.78% | R+23.2 | 34.45% | 59.10% | R+24.7 | R
74 | 50.34% | 47.90% | D+2.4 | 37.36% | 56.41% | R+19.1 | R
75 | 43.44% | 54.51% | R+11.1 | 36.58% | 57.17% | R+20.6 | R
76 | 52.08% | 46.00% | D+6.1 | 42.52% | 51.68% | R+9.2 | R
77 | 64.97% | 33.66% | D+31.3 | 64.89% | 30.98% | D+33.9 | D
78 | 80.57% | 18.10% | D+62.5 | 80.12% | 15.92% | D+64.2 | D
79 | 48.61% | 49.64% | R+1 | 41.25% | 53.07% | R+11.8 | R
80 | 66.23% | 32.75% | D+33.5 | 64.99% | 31.42% | D+33.6 | D
81 | 49.98% | 48.31% | D+1.7 | 54.80% | 38.55% | D+16.3 | R
82 | 41.03% | 57.68% | R+16.7 | 43.86% | 50.67% | R+6.8 | R
83 | 69.12% | 29.20% | D+39.9 | 69.54% | 24.80% | D+44.7 | D
84 | 59.63% | 38.93% | D+20.7 | 63.03% | 31.19% | D+31.8 | D
85 | 63.64% | 34.81% | D+28.8 | 60.90% | 33.45% | D+27.5 | D
86 | 65.21% | 33.17% | D+32 | 61.15% | 34.04% | D+27.1 | D
87 | 36.99% | 60.88% | R+23.9 | 30.62% | 63.34% | R+32.7 | R
88 | 40.02% | 57.84% | R+17.8 | 38.41% | 54.54% | R+16.1 | R
89 | 45.79% | 52.18% | R+6.4 | 35.99% | 57.98% | R+22 | R
90 | 42.91% | 55.12% | R+12.2 | 36.05% | 57.26% | R+21.2 | R
91 | 50.46% | 47.13% | D+3.3 | 37.74% | 55.81% | R+18.1 | R
92 | 63.44% | 34.67% | D+28.8 | 59.86% | 34.18% | D+25.7 | D
93 | 49.27% | 48.45% | D+0.8 | 36.82% | 57.40% | R+20.6 | R
94 | 37.54% | 60.67% | R+23.1 | 26.64% | 68.63% | R+42 | R
95 | 42.49% | 54.95% | R+12.5 | 28.84% | 65.74% | R+36.9 | R
96 | 58.74% | 39.47% | D+19.3 | 50.73% | 44.13% | D+6.6 | D
97 | 46.85% | 51.64% | R+4.8 | 47.31% | 46.94% | D+0.4 | R
98 | 59.53% | 39.10% | D+20.4 | 58.02% | 36.87% | D+21.2 | D
99 | 41.40% | 56.65% | R+15.3 | 41.34% | 52.43% | R+11.1 | R
100 | 37.26% | 60.42% | R+23.2 | 25.75% | 69.57% | R+43.8 | R
101 | 33.91% | 64.22% | R+30.3 | 28.70% | 65.31% | R+36.6 | R
102 | 33.32% | 64.74% | R+31.4 | 26.87% | 67.69% | R+40.8 | R
103 | 67.85% | 28.35% | D+39.5 | 71.56% | 20.92% | D+50.6 | D
104 | 46.02% | 52.10% | R+6.1 | 42.48% | 52.16% | R+9.7 | R
105 | 41.33% | 56.81% | R+15.5 | 45.19% | 47.11% | R+1.9 | R
106 | 29.26% | 68.84% | R+39.6 | 22.90% | 71.51% | R+48.6 | R
107 | 34.01% | 64.10% | R+30.1 | 22.81% | 72.62% | R+49.8 | R
108 | 34.28% | 63.51% | R+29.2 | 26.75% | 67.49% | R+40.7 | R
109 | 27.23% | 70.75% | R+43.5 | 17.21% | 79.13% | R+61.9 | R
110 | 37.75% | 60.20% | R+22.5 | 27.66% | 67.10% | R+39.4 | R
111 | 51.31% | 46.13% | D+5.2 | 39.05% | 55.40% | R+16.4 | D
112 | 48.97% | 48.87% | D+0.1 | 44.35% | 49.85% | R+5.5 | D
113 | 58.59% | 39.41% | D+19.2 | 53.73% | 41.03% | D+12.7 | D
114 | 63.89% | 34.84% | D+29.1 | 57.60% | 38.35% | D+19.3 | D
115 | 43.13% | 53.93% | R+10.8 | 33.20% | 61.29% | R+28.1 | R
116 | 41.16% | 56.77% | R+15.6 | 29.39% | 66.21% | R+36.8 | D
117 | 37.92% | 59.99% | R+22.1 | 26.42% | 69.38% | R+43 | R
118 | 39.86% | 58.03% | R+18.2 | 28.44% | 67.59% | R+39.2 | D
Total | 57.61% | 40.74% | D+16.9 | 55.96% | 38.85% | D+17.1 | \-
Source: Daily Kos

## See also[edit]

* Illinois House of Representatives
* Illinois State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2018
* Illinois state legislative Democratic primaries, 2018
* Illinois state legislative Republican primaries, 2018

## External links[edit]

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* Illinois State Legislature

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate Filing Search - By Office: GENERAL PRIMARY - 3/20/2018," accessed December 5, 2017
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Excludes unopposed elections
3. ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Illinois State Board of Elections, "State of Illinois Candidate's Guide 2014," Updated November 26, 2013
5. ↑ Illinois Statutes, "Chapter 10, Section 5, Article 10, Section 12," accessed March 26, 2014
6. ↑ Illinois Statutes, "Chapter 10, Section 5, Article 7, Section 10.1," accessed March 26, 2014
7. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "State of Illinois Candidate's Guide 2013," accessed March 26, 2014
8. ↑ Illinois Statutes, "Chapter 10, Section 5, Article 7, Section 10," accessed March 26, 2014
9. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Candidate's Guide 2018," updated October 11, 2017
10. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2014," Updated July 31, 2013
11. ↑ Illinois Statutes, "Chapter 10, Section 5, Article 7, Section 59," accessed March 26, 2014
12. ↑ Reuters, "S&P cuts Illinois' credit rating to one notch above junk," June 1, 2017
13. ↑ NBC Chicago, "What Happens If Illinois Lawmakers Don't Pass a Budget?" June 28, 2017
14. ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "Illinois Senate Democrats Vote for $5.4 Billion Tax Increase," May 23, 2017
15. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Illinois Senate votes to override Rauner veto of income tax hike, budget," July 4, 2017
16. ↑ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Wisconsin's state budget takes $51 million hit — thanks to Illinois," July 11, 2017
17. ↑ Politico, "Illinois lawmakers face budget rage," July 5, 2017
18. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Madigan sends Rauner message on tax hike vote as talks break down at Capitol," July 1, 2017
19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 The Chicago Sun-Times, "Illinois has state budget, but no school funding plan," July 16, 2017
20. ↑ NPR Illinois, "Education Desk: Evidence-Based School Funding Model Explained," September 26, 2016
21. ↑ WTTW, "Education Funding in Illinois: How the Evidence-Based Model Works," September 21, 2016
22. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Rauner-CPS feud could hold up school money for rest of state," July 13, 2017
23. ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "Rauner Aide: Democrats' School Funding Plan a CPS 'Bailout'," May 17, 2017
24. ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "The Latest: Gov. Rauner Calls School-Funding Special Session," July 24, 2017
25. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Next move is Rauner's after Senate sends him school funding bill," July 31, 2017
26. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Rauner vetoes education funding plan, Emanuel accuses him of 'fuzzy math'," August 1, 2017
27. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Madigan: Attempt to override Rauner's education veto set for next week," August 16, 2017
28. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Senate overrides Rauner school funding veto, but House hurdle remains," August 13, 2017
29. ↑ The Chicago Sun-Times, "Speaker Madigan calls legislators to work — on Governor’s Day," August 9, 2017
30. ↑ wglt.org, "Illinois House To Vote Next Week On School Funding Override," August 16, 2017
31. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Madigan calls off Wednesday session in Springfield; no override vote of Rauner for now," August 23, 2017
32. ↑ Politico, "SCHOOL funding WINNERS and LOSERS — RAUNER staffing TURMOIL — Saving ABE in CHICAGO," August 25, 2017
33. ↑ capitolfax.com, "Education funding reform bill gets just 46 votes," August 28, 2017
34. ↑ capitolfax.com, "On second try, education funding reform passes with 73 votes," August 28, 2017
35. ↑ capitolfax.com, "React rolls in to passage of education funding reform," August 29, 2017
36. ↑ NBC Chicago, "Rauner Signs Historic Education Funding Reform Bill," August 31, 2017
37. ↑ NPR, "Why America's Schools Have A Money Problem," April 18, 2016
38. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Rauner signs controversial abortion bill, angering conservatives," September 29, 2017
39. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Rauner's left turns on abortion, immigration put his political base in doubt," September 30, 2017
40. ↑ 40.0 40.1 40.2 40.3 40.4 40.5 The State-Journal Register, "Reaction to the signing of House Bill 40 into law," September 28, 2017
41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 Illinois Federation for Right to Life, "Reactions to Gov. Rauner Signing HB40," September 29, 2017
42. ↑ Politico, "Peter Breen's letter to other Republicans," accessed February 23, 2018
43. ↑ Politico, "Illinois GOP contender called AG candidate racial, gay slurs, colleagues say," February 22, 2018
44. ↑ ABC 7 Chicago, "Illinois State House candidate accused of sexist, racist language," February 22, 2018
45. ↑ 45.0 45.1 The Chicago Tribune, "Illinois attorney general candidate Erika Harold says DuPage GOP official used N-word, asked if she was a 'lesbo'," February 22, 2018
46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
47. ↑ Chicago Sun-Times, "GOPer Erika Harold to House candidate: Drop out for using n-word, lesbian slur," February 22, 2018
48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 Capitol Fax, "Update 8: Statement from Burt Minor," accessed February 23, 2018
49. ↑ Capitol Fax, "Update 10: Rep. Peter Breen...", accessed February 23, 2018
50. ↑ Crain's Chicago Business, "Yes, state House retirements are off the charts," October 6, 2017
51. ↑ Chicago Tribune, "Rauner signs controversial abortion bill, angering conservatives," September 29, 2017
52. ↑ Ives did not seek re-election in order to run against Rauner in the 2018 Republican gubernatorial primary
53. ↑ Supported bill for original passage on July 2, 2017. Excused on override vote on July 6, 2017.
54. ↑ Supported bill for original passage on July 2, 2017. Voted no on veto override on July 6, 2017.
55. ↑ The number of state legislative seats available for analysis varied, with as many as 7,795 and as few as 6,835.
56. ↑ Lyndon Johnson's (D) first term began in November 1963 after the death of President John F. Kennedy (D), who was first elected in 1960. Before Johnson had his first midterm in 1966, he was re-elected president in 1964.
57. ↑ Gerald Ford's (R) first term began in August 1974 following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (R), who was first elected in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972. Because Ford only served for two full months before facing the electorate, this election is classified as Nixon's second midterm.
58. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' statewide election results by congressional and legislative districts," July 9, 2013
59. ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' 2016 presidential results for congressional and legislative districts," February 6, 2017

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