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2016 Illinois
House Elections

Primary| March 15, 2016
General| November 8, 2016
2016 Election Results

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All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2016. Republicans gained four seats in the November 2016 general election.

HIGHLIGHTS

* Just one major party candidate ran in 72 districts, meaning those races were effectively decided.

* Only a handful of the remaining 42 districts were competitive and, thus, particularly subject to a change in party control.[1]

## Contents

* 1 Introduction
* 1.1 Majority control
* 2 Retired incumbents
* 3 2016 election competitiveness
* 4 List of candidates
* 5 General election
* 6 Primary election
* 6.1 Margins of victory
* 6.2 Important dates and deadlines
* 6.3 Competitiveness
* 6.3.1 Candidates unopposed by a major party
* 6.3.2 Primary challenges
* 6.3.3 Retired incumbents
* 6.3.4 Results from 2014
* 6.3.5 Historical context
* 6.4 Campaign contributions
* 6.4.1 State comparison
* 6.5 Qualifications
* 6.6 Candidates removed from the ballot
* 6.7 See also
* 6.8 External links
* 6.9 Footnotes

## Introduction[edit]

Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were held in 2016. The primary election was held on March 15, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was November 30, 2015.[2]

### Majority control[edit]

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the election, the Democratic Party held the majority in the Illinois House of Representatives:

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

## Retired incumbents[edit]

Ten incumbent representatives did not run for re-election in 2016. Those incumbents were:

Name  |  Party  |  Current Office

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Edward J. Acevedo |  Democratic | House District 2
Pamela Reaves-Harris |  Democratic | House District 10
Ed Sullivan, Jr. |  Republican | House District 51
Jack D. Franks |  Democratic | House District 63
Michael W. Tryon |  Republican | House District 66
Patrick J. Verschoore |  Democratic | House District 72
David R. Leitch |  Republican | House District 73
Donald L. Moffitt |  Republican | House District 74
Adam M. Brown |  Republican | House District 102
Eddie Lee Jackson |  Democratic | House District 114

Note: John D. Anthony (R) resigned from the state House on June 17, 2016. David Welter was appointed to the seat.

Note: Ron Sandack (R) resigned from the state House on July 24, 2016. David Olsen was appointed to the seat.

## 2016 election competitiveness[edit]

Illinois saw a dip in electoral competitiveness.

Ballotpedia conducts a yearly study of electoral competitiveness in state legislative elections. Details on how well Illinois performed in the study are provided in the image below. Click here for the full 2016 Competitiveness Analysis »

* In the Illinois State Senate, there were 39 Democratic incumbents and 20 Republican incumbents. Two incumbents faced primary challengers in the Democratic Party. There were two primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* In the House, there were 71 Democratic incumbents and 47 Republican incumbents. Nine state representatives faced primary opposition in the Democratic Party. There were four primary challenges in the Republican primary.

* Overall, 18.6 percent of Democratic incumbents and 21.4 percent of GOP incumbents faced primary opposition in all of the state legislatures with elections in 2016.

* The cumulative figure for how many state legislative candidates faced no major party opposition in November in these states was 41.8 percent. This compares to 32.7 percent in 2010, 38.3 percent in 2012, and 43.0 percent in 2014.

* More details on electoral competitiveness in Illinois can be found below.

## List of candidates[edit]

# General election[edit]

2016 Illinois House candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1  |  Daniel J. Burke (I) a |  No candidate |
2  |  Theresa Mah a |  No candidate |
3  |  Luis Arroyo (I) a |  No candidate |
4  |  Cynthia Soto (I) a |  No candidate |
5  |  Juliana Stratton a |  No candidate |
6  |  Sonya Harper (I) a |  No candidate |
7  |  Emanuel "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: 35,858 a |  Mark Spognardi: 6,911  |
11  |  Ann M. Williams: 38,028 (I) a |  Gary Mandell: 15,115  |
12  |  Sara Feigenholtz: 43,858 (I) a |  Gene Witt: 14,161  |
13  |  Greg Harris (I) a |  No candidate |
14  |  Kelly Cassidy: 35,989 (I) a |  No candidate |
15  |  John C. D'Amico: 25,586 (I) a |  Jonathan Edelman: 16,030  |
16  |  Lou Lang (I) a |  No candidate |
17  |  Laura Fine (I) a |  No candidate |
18  |  Robyn Gabel: 36,794 (I) a |  Jessica Tucker: 20,580  |
19  |  Robert F. Martwick, Jr. (I) a |  No candidate |
20  |  Merry Marwig: 20,142  |  Michael McAuliffe: 25,739 (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: 23,079 (I) a |  Andy Kirchoff: 5,969  |
25  |  Barbara Flynn Currie (I) a |  No candidate |
26  |  Christian Mitchell (I) a |  No candidate |
27  |  Monique D. Davis (I) a |  No candidate |
28  |  Robert Rita (I) a |  No candidate |
29  |  Thaddeus Jones (I) a |  No candidate |
30  |  William Davis (I) a |  No candidate |
31  |  Mary E. Flowers (I) a |  No candidate |
32  |  Andre Thapedi (I) a |  No candidate |
33  |  Marcus Evans (I) a |  No candidate |
34  |  Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (I) a |  No candidate |
35  |  Frances Ann Hurley: 34,506 (I) a |  Victor Horne: 18,081  |
36  |  Kelly M. Burke (I) a |  No candidate |
37  |  No candidate |  Margo McDermed (I) a |
38  |  Al Riley (I) a |  No candidate |
39  |  Will Guzzardi (I) a |  No candidate |
40  |  Jaime Andrade (I) a |  No candidate |
41  |  No candidate |  Grant Wehrli (I) a |
42  |  Kathleen Carrier: 21,560  |  Jeanne M. Ives: 33,443 (I) a |
43  |  Anna Moeller (I) a |  No candidate |
44  |  Fred Crespo: 22,102 (I) a |  Katy Dolan Baumer: 13,098  |
45  |  Cynthia Borbas: 22,618  |  Christine Winger: 25,876 (I) a |
46  |  Deborah O'Keefe Conroy: 23,369 (I) a |  Heidi Holan: 16,257  |
47  |  No candidate |  Patricia R. Bellock (I) a |
48  |  Steve Swanson: 23,676  |  Peter Breen: 30,793 (I) a |
49  |  No candidate |  Mike Fortner (I) a |
50  |  Valerie L. Burd: 20,830  |  Keith R. Wheeler: 31,659 (I) a |
51  |  No candidate |  Nick Sauer a |
52  |  No candidate |  David McSweeney (I) a |
53  |  No candidate |  David Harris (I) a |
54  |  No candidate |  Thomas R. Morrison (I) a |
55  |  Martin J. Moylan: 25,717 (I) a |  Dan Gott: 17,811  |
56  |  Michelle Mussman: 24,890 (I) a |  Jillian Bernas: 19,693  |
57  |  Elaine Nekritz (I) a |  No candidate |
58  |  Scott Drury: 29,338 (I) a |  Marty Blumenthal: 21,756  |
59  |  Carol Sente: 25,908 (I) a |  Dawn Abernathy: 16,656  |
60  |  Rita Mayfield: 22,402 (I) a |  Robert Ochsner: 6,909  |
61  |  Nick Ciko: 19,947  |  Sheri Jesiel: 26,692 (I) a |
62  |  Sam Yingling: 22,050 (I) a |  Rod Drobinski: 19,993  |
63  |  John M. Bartman: 19,808  |  Steven Reick: 25,699 a |
64  |  No candidate |  Barbara Wheeler (I) a |
65  |  No candidate |  Steven A. Andersson (I) a |
66  |  Nancy Zettler: 20,083  |  Allen Skillicorn: 27,295 a |
67  |  Litesa E. Wallace (I) a |  No candidate |
68  |  Tricia Sweeney: 17,655  |  John M. Cabello: 31,139 (I) a |
69  |  Angelique Bodine: 16,032  |  Joe Sosnowski: 32,961 (I) a |
70  |  No candidate |  Robert W. Pritchard (I) a |
71  |  Mike Smiddy: 18,082 (I) |  Tony McCombie: 30,635 a |
72  |  Michael Halpin: 25,014 a |  Brandi McGuire: 19,342  |
73  |  No candidate |  Ryan Spain a |
74  |  Bill Butts: 18,185  |  Daniel Swanson: 34,567 a |
75  |  Martha Shugart: 20,833  |  David Welter: 29,030 (I) a |
76  |  Andy Skoog: 22,759 (I) |  Jerry Long: 23,557 a |
77  |  Kathleen Willis: 20,806 (I) a |  Anthony Airdo: 8,762  |
78  |  Camille Y. Lilly (I) a |  No candidate |
79  |  Katherine Cloonen: 20,450 (I) |  Lindsay Parkhurst: 23,728 a |
80  |  Anthony DeLuca (I) a |  No candidate |
81  |  Greg Hose: 25,660  |  David Olsen: 29,406 (I) a |
82  |  No candidate |  Jim Durkin (I) a |
83  |  Linda Chapa LaVia (I) a |  No candidate |
84  |  Stephanie Kifowit: 24,183 (I) a |  Mike Strick: 14,242  |
85  |  Emily McAsey (I) a |  No candidate |
86  |  Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (I) a |  No candidate |
87  |  No candidate |  Tim Butler (I) a |
88  |  No candidate |  Keith P. Sommer (I) a |
89  |  No candidate |  Brian Stewart (I) a |
90  |  No candidate |  Tom Demmer (I) a |
91  |  No candidate |  Michael Unes (I) a |
92  |  Jehan Gordon-Booth (I) a |  No candidate |
93  |  John Curtis: 19,163  |  Norine Hammond: 22,985 (I) a |
94  |  Bobby Pritchett: 12,364  |  Randy Frese: 37,408 (I) a |
95  |  Mike Mathis: 20,898  |  Avery Bourne: 27,601 (I) a |
96  |  Sue Scherer (I) a |  No candidate |
97  |  No candidate |  Mark Batinick (I) a |
98  |  Natalie Manley (I) a |  No candidate |
99  |  Tony DelGiorno: 22,188  |  Sara Wojcicki Jimenez: 35,363 (I) a |
100  |  No candidate |  C.D. Davidsmeyer (I) a |
101  |  Christine Law: 13,661  |  Bill Mitchell: 41,728 (I) a |
102  |  No candidate |  Brad Halbrook a |
103  |  Carol Ammons (I) a |  No candidate |
104  |  No candidate |  Chad D. Hays (I) a |
105  |  No candidate |  Dan Brady (I) a |
106  |  No candidate |  Thomas M. Bennett (I) a |
107  |  No candidate |  John Cavaletto (I) a |
108  |  No candidate |  Charles E. Meier (I) a |
109  |  No candidate |  David Reis (I) a |
110  |  Dennis Malak: 16,121  |  Reginald "Reggie" Phillips: 29,398 (I) a |
111  |  Daniel V. Beiser: 24,808 (I) a |  Mike Babcock: 22,353  |
112  |  Katie Stuart: 27,594 a |  Dwight D. Kay: 25,875 (I) |
113  |  Jay C. Hoffman: 26,816 (I) a |  Katherine Ruocco: 18,536  |
114  |  LaToya Greenwood: 26,029 a |  Bob Romanik: 19,492  |
115  |  Marsha Griffin: 21,626  |  Terri Bryant: 26,454 (I) a |
116  |  Jerry Costello Jr. (I) a |  No candidate |
117  |  John E. Bradley: 24,032 (I) |  Dave Severin: 26,946 a |
118  |  Brandon W. Phelps: 26,836 (I) a |  Jason Kasiar: 19,108  |
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Notes:

* An (I) denotes an incumbent.
* Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

# Primary election[edit]

2016 Illinois House candidates

District |  Democrat |  Republican | Other
1 | Daniel J. Burke (I) a | No candidate |
2 | Theresa Mah: 10,732 a
Alex Acevedo: 10,217 | No candidate |
3 | Luis Arroyo (I) a | No candidate |
4 | Cynthia Soto: 18,326 (I) a
Robert Zwolinski: 4,705 | No candidate |
5 | Kenneth Dunkin: 9,300 (I)
Juliana Stratton: 19,790 a | No candidate |
6 | Kenyatta Vaughn: 4,530
Genita Robinson: 5,019
Darryl Smith: 5,585
Sonya Harper: 7,348 (I) a | No candidate |
7 | Chris Welch: 18,117 (I) a
Chris Harris: 9,521 | No candidate |
8 | La Shawn K. Ford (I) a | No candidate |
9 | Arthur Turner II (I) a | No candidate |
10 | Melissa Conyears a | Mark Spognardi a |
11 | Ann M. Williams (I) a | Gary Mandell a |
12 | Sara Feigenholtz (I) a | Gene Witt a |
13 | Greg Harris (I) a | No candidate |
14 | Kelly Cassidy (I) a | No candidate |
15 | John C. D'Amico: 11,437 (I) a
Jac Charlier: 7,663 | Jonathan Edelman a |
16 | Lou Lang (I) a | No candidate |
17 | Laura Fine (I) a | No candidate |
18 | Robyn Gabel (I) a | Jessica Tucker a |
19 | Robert F. Martwick, Jr. (I) a | No candidate |
20 | Merry Marwig a | Michael McAuliffe (I) a |
21 | Silvana Tabares (I) a | No candidate |
22 | Michael J. Madigan: 17,155 (I) a
Joe Barboza: 518
Jason Gonzales: 7,124
Grasiela Rodriguez: 1,523 | No candidate |
23 | Michael Zalewski (I) a | No candidate |
24 | Elizabeth Hernandez (I) a | Andy Kirchoff a |
25 | Barbara Flynn Currie (I) a | No candidate |
26 | Jay Travis: 11,489
Christian Mitchell: 14,735 (I) a | No candidate |
27 | Monique D. Davis (I) a | No candidate |
28 | Robert Rita (I) a | No candidate |
29 | Will Tillman: 3,501
Thaddeus Jones: 17,934 (I) a
Kenny Williams: 6,030 | No candidate |
30 | William Davis (I) a | No candidate |
31 | Mary E. Flowers (I) a | No candidate |
32 | Andre Thapedi (I) a | No candidate |
33 | Marcus Evans (I) a | No candidate |
34 | Elgie R. Sims, Jr. (I) a | No candidate |
35 | Frances Ann Hurley (I) a | Victor Horne a |
36 | Kelly M. Burke (I) a | No candidate |
37 | No candidate | Margo McDermed (I) a |
38 | Al Riley (I) a | No candidate |
39 | Will Guzzardi (I) a | No candidate |
40 | Harish Patel: 8,812
Jaime Andrade: 12,886 (I) a | No candidate |
41 | No candidate | Grant Wehrli (I) a |
42 | Kathleen Carrier a | Jeanne M. Ives (I) a |
43 | Anna Moeller (I) a | No candidate |
44 | Fred Crespo (I) a | No candidate |
45 | Cynthia Borbas a | Christine Winger (I) a |
46 | Deborah O'Keefe Conroy (I) a | Heidi Holan a |
47 | No candidate | Patricia R. Bellock (I) a |
48 | No candidate | Peter Breen (I) a |
49 | No candidate | Mike Fortner (I) a |
50 | No candidate | Keith R. Wheeler (I) a |
51 | No candidate | Nick Sauer a |
52 | No candidate | David McSweeney (I) a |
53 | No candidate | David Harris (I) a |
54 | No candidate | Thomas R. Morrison (I) a |
55 | Martin J. Moylan (I) a | Dan Gott a |
56 | Michelle Mussman (I) a | Jillian Bernas a |
57 | Elaine Nekritz (I) a | No candidate |
58 | Scott Drury (I) a | No candidate |
59 | Carol Sente (I) a | Dawn Abernathy a |
60 | Rita Mayfield (I) a | Robert Ochsner a |
61 | Nick Ciko a | Sheri Jesiel (I) a |
62 | Sam Yingling (I) a | Rod Drobinski a |
63 | Jack D. Franks (I) a | Steven Reick: 8,829 a
Jeffery Lichte: 6,057 |
64 | No candidate | Barbara Wheeler (I) a |
65 | No candidate | Steven A. Andersson (I) a |
66 | Nancy Zettler a | Allen Skillicorn: 4,816 a
Dan Wilbrandt: 3,962
Carolyn Schofield: 4,211  |
67 | Litesa E. Wallace (I) a | No candidate |
68 | Tricia Sweeney a | John M. Cabello (I) a |
69 | Angelique Bodine a | Joe Sosnowski (I) a |
70 | No candidate | Robert W. Pritchard (I) a |
71 | Mike Smiddy (I) a | Tony McCombie a |
72 | Jeff Jacobs: 4,692
Michael Halpin: 5,687 a
Katelyn Hotle: 3,042
Glen Evans: 1,296  | Brandi McGuire: 5,170 a
Jordan Thoms: 3,650 |
73 | No candidate | Ryan Spain a |
74 | Bill Butts a | Daniel Swanson: 8,462 a
Michael DeSutter: 6,027
Wayne Saline: 2,867 |
75 | Martha Shugart a | John D. Anthony (I) a |
76 | Andy Skoog (I) a | Jacob Bramel: 4,497
Jerry Long: 7,442 a |
77 | Kathleen Willis (I) a | Anthony Airdo a |
78 | Camille Y. Lilly (I) a | No candidate |
79 | Katherine Cloonen (I) a | Lindsay Parkhurst a |
80 | Anthony DeLuca (I) a | No candidate |
81 | Greg Hose a | Ron Sandack (I) a |
82 | No candidate | Jim Durkin (I) a |
83 | Linda Chapa LaVia (I) a | No candidate |
84 | Stephanie Kifowit (I) a | Mike Strick a |
85 | Emily McAsey (I) a | No candidate |
86 | Lawrence Walsh, Jr. (I) a | No candidate |
87 | No candidate | Tim Butler (I) a |
88 | No candidate | Keith P. Sommer (I) a |
89 | No candidate | Brian Stewart (I) a |
90 | No candidate | Tom Demmer (I) a |
91 | No candidate | Michael Unes (I) a |
92 | Jehan Gordon-Booth (I) a | No candidate |
93 | John Curtis a | Norine Hammond (I) a |
94 | Bobby Pritchett a | Randy Frese (I) a |
95 | Mike Mathis a | Dennis Scobbie: 4,681
Christopher Hicks: 1,711
Avery Bourne: 9,636 (I) a |
96 | Sue Scherer (I) a | Cindy Wolfer: 5,389 a
Gary Pierce: 3,589 |
97 | No candidate | Mark Batinick (I) a |
98 | Natalie Manley (I) a | No candidate |
99 | Tony DelGiorno a | Sara Jimenez: 14,196 (I) a
Kent Gray: 7,746 |
100 | No candidate | C.D. Davidsmeyer (I) a |
101 | Christine Law a | Bill Mitchell (I) a |
102 | No candidate | Randy Peterson: 3,960
James Acklin: 8,190
Brad Halbrook: 9,381 a |
103 | Carol Ammons (I) a | No candidate |
104 | No candidate | Chad D. Hays (I) a |
105 | No candidate | Dan Brady (I) a |
106 | No candidate | Thomas M. Bennett (I) a |
107 | No candidate | John Cavaletto (I) a |
108 | No candidate | Charles E. Meier (I) a |
109 | No candidate | John Curtis: 5,149
David Reis: 15,800 (I) a |
110 | No candidate | Reggie Phillips: 10,940 (I) a
Jonathan Kaye: 7,428 |
111 | Daniel V. Beiser (I) a | No candidate |
112 | Katie Stuart a | Dwight D. Kay (I) a |
113 | Jay C. Hoffman (I) a | Katherine Ruocco a |
114 | LaToya Greenwood a | Bob Romanik a |
115 | Marsha Griffin a | Terri Bryant (I) a |
116 | Jerry Costello Jr. (I) a | No candidate |
117 | John E. Bradley (I) a | Dave Severin a |
118 | Brandon W. Phelps (I) a | Jason Kasiar a |
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Notes:

* An (I) denotes an incumbent.
* Candidate lists can change frequently throughout an election season. Ballotpedia staff update this list monthly. To suggest changes, click here to email our State Legislature Project.

## Margins of victory[edit]

The average margin of victory for contested races in the Illinois House of Representatives in 2016 was lower than the national average. Out of 118 races in the Illinois House of Representatives in 2016, 48 were contested, meaning at least two candidates competed for that seat in the general election. The average margin of victory across these races was 23.6 percent. Across contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016, the average margin of victory was 29.01 percent.[3]

Democratic candidates in the Illinois House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican candidates in 2016. Democrats won 67 races. In the 24 races where a winning Democrat faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 28.1 percent. Republicans won 51 races in 2016. In the 24 races where a winning Republican faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 19.2 percent.

More Republican candidates than Democratic candidates saw margins of victory that were less than 10 percentage points. Nine of the 48 contested races in 2016—18.8 percent—saw margins of victory that were 10 percent or less. Three races saw margins of victory that were 5 percent or less. Republicans won six races with margins of victory of 10 percent or less.

Illinois House of Representatives: 2016 Margins of Victory Less than 10 Percent

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 45 | R | 6.7 percent
District 62 | D | 4.9 percent
District 76 | R | 1.7 percent
District 79 | R | 7.4 percent
District 81 | R | 6.8 percent
District 93 | R | 9.1 percent
District 111 | D | 5.2 percent
District 112 | D | 3.2 percent
District 117 | R | 5.7 percent
The average margin of victory for incumbents in the Illinois House of Representatives who ran for re-election and won in 2016 was lower than the national average. 102 incumbents who ran for re-election in 2016 won. The average margin of victory for the 37 winning Illinois House of Representatives incumbents who faced a challenger in 2016 was 25.3 percent. The average margin of victory for all winning incumbents in contested single-winner state legislative elections in 2016 was 31.8 percent.

Democratic incumbents in the Illinois House of Representatives saw larger margins of victory than Republican incumbents. 61 Democratic incumbents won re-election. In the 20 races where a winning Democratic incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 28.8 percent. 41 Republican incumbents won re-election. In the 17 races where a winning Republican incumbent faced a challenger, the average margin of victory was 21.2 percent.

Illinois House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory Analysis

Party | Elections won | Average margin of victory[4] | Races with incumbent victories | Average margin of victory for incumbents[4] | Unopposed incumbents | Unopposed races | Percent unopposed
Democratic | 67 | 28.1 percent | 61 | 28.8 percent | 41 | 43 | 64.2 percent
Republican | 51 | 19.2 percent | 41 | 21.2 percent | 24 | 27 | 52.9 percent
Total | 118 | 23.6 percent | 102 | 25.3 percent | 65 | 70 | 59.3 percent

Click [show] on the tables below to see the margin of victory in Illinois House of Representatives districts in 2016.

Illinois House of Representatives: 2016 Margin of Victory by District

District | Winning Party | Margin of Victory
District 1 | D | Unopposed
District 2 | D | Unopposed
District 3 | D | Unopposed
District 4 | D | Unopposed
District 5 | D | Unopposed
District 6 | D | Unopposed
District 7 | D | Unopposed
District 8 | D | Unopposed
District 9 | D | Unopposed
District 10 | D | 67.7 percent
District 11 | D | 43.1 percent
District 12 | D | 51.2 percent
District 13 | D | Unopposed
District 14 | D | 66.4 percent
District 15 | D | 23.0 percent
District 16 | D | Unopposed
District 17 | D | Unopposed
District 18 | D | 28.3 percent
District 19 | D | Unopposed
District 20 | R | 12.2 percent
District 21 | D | Unopposed
District 22 | D | Unopposed
District 23 | D | Unopposed
District 24 | D | 58.9 percent
District 25 | D | Unopposed
District 26 | D | Unopposed
District 27 | D | Unopposed
District 28 | D | Unopposed
District 29 | D | Unopposed
District 30 | D | Unopposed
District 31 | D | Unopposed
District 32 | D | Unopposed
District 33 | D | Unopposed
District 34 | D | Unopposed
District 35 | D | 31.2 percent
District 36 | D | Unopposed
District 37 | R | Unopposed
District 38 | D | Unopposed
District 39 | D | Unopposed
District 40 | D | Unopposed
District 41 | R | Unopposed
District 42 | R | 21.6 percent
District 43 | D | Unopposed
District 44 | D | 25.6 percent
District 45 | R | 6.7 percent
District 46 | D | 18.0 percent
District 47 | R | Unopposed
District 48 | R | 13.1 percent
District 49 | R | Unopposed
District 50 | R | 20.6 percent
District 51 | R | Unopposed
District 52 | R | Unopposed
District 53 | R | Unopposed
District 54 | R | Unopposed
District 55 | D | 18.2 percent
District 56 | D | 11.7 percent
District 57 | D | Unopposed
District 58 | D | 14.8 percent
District 59 | D | 21.7 percent
District 60 | D | 52.9 percent
District 61 | R | 14.5 percent
District 62 | D | 4.9 percent
District 63 | R | 13.0 percent
District 64 | R | Unopposed
District 65 | R | Unopposed
District 66 | R | 15.2 percent
District 67 | D | Unopposed
District 68 | R | 27.6 percent
District 69 | R | 34.6 percent
District 70 | R | Unopposed
District 71 | R | 25.8 percent
District 72 | D | 12.8 percent
District 73 | R | Unopposed
District 74 | R | 31.1 percent
District 75 | R | 16.4 percent
District 76 | R | 1.7 percent
District 77 | D | 40.7 percent
District 78 | D | Unopposed
District 79 | R | 7.4 percent
District 80 | D | Unopposed
District 81 | R | 6.8 percent
District 82 | R | Unopposed
District 83 | D | Unopposed
District 84 | D | 25.9 percent
District 85 | D | Unopposed
District 86 | D | Unopposed
District 87 | R | Unopposed
District 88 | R | Unopposed
District 89 | R | Unopposed
District 90 | R | Unopposed
District 91 | R | Unopposed
District 92 | D | Unopposed
District 93 | R | 9.1 percent
District 94 | R | 50.3 percent
District 95 | R | 13.8 percent
District 96 | D | Unopposed
District 97 | R | Unopposed
District 98 | D | Unopposed
District 99 | R | 22.9 percent
District 100 | R | Unopposed
District 101 | R | 50.7 percent
District 102 | R | Unopposed
District 103 | D | Unopposed
District 104 | R | Unopposed
District 105 | R | Unopposed
District 106 | R | Unopposed
District 107 | R | Unopposed
District 108 | R | Unopposed
District 109 | R | Unopposed
District 110 | R | 29.2 percent
District 111 | D | 5.2 percent
District 112 | D | 3.2 percent
District 113 | D | 18.3 percent
District 114 | D | 14.4 percent
District 115 | R | 10.0 percent
District 116 | D | Unopposed
District 117 | R | 5.7 percent
District 118 | D | 16.8 percent

## Important dates and deadlines[edit]

See also: Illinois elections, 2016

The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Illinois in 2016.

Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016

Deadline  |  Event type  |  Event description
November 30, 2015 | Ballot access  |  Filing deadline for established party candidates
January 14, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing deadline for write-in candidates for the primary election
January 15, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  December quarterly report due
March 15, 2016 | Election date  |  Primary election
April 15, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  March quarterly report due
June 27, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing deadline for new political party candidates and independent candidates
July 15, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  June quarterly report due
September 8, 2016 | Ballot access  |  Filing deadline for write-in candidates for the general election
October 17, 2016 | Campaign finance  |  September quarterly report due
November 8, 2016 | Election date  |  General election
January 17, 2017 | Campaign finance  |  December quarterly report due
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar 2016," accessed August 7, 2015

## Competitiveness[edit]

### Candidates unopposed by a major party[edit]

In 72 of the 118 districts up for election in 2016, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 45 Democrats and 27 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 46 of the 118 districts up for election.

### Primary challenges[edit]

Thirteen incumbents faced primary competition on March 15. Ten incumbents did not seek re-election and another 95 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition.

### Retired incumbents[edit]

Ten incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 108 (91.5%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, five Republicans and five Democrats, can be found above.

### Results from 2014[edit]

See also: 2014 state legislative elections analyzed using a Competitiveness Index

There were 6,057 seats in 87 chambers with elections in 2014. All three aspects of Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Index—the number of open seats, incumbents facing primary opposition, and general elections between partisan candidates—showed poor results compared to the prior election cycle. States with elections in 2014 held fewer general elections between partisan candidates. Additionally, fewer incumbents faced primary opposition and more incumbents ran for re-election than in recent years.

Since 2010, when the Competitiveness Index was established, there had not been an even-year election cycle to do statistically worse in any of the three categories. See the following chart for a breakdown of those scores between each year.

Overall Competitiveness

|  2010  |  2012  |  2014
Competitiveness Index  | 36.2  | 35.8  | 31.4
% Open Seats  | 18.6%  | 21.2%  | 17.0%
% Incumbent with primary challenge  | 22.7%  | 24.6%  | 20.1%
% Candidates with major party opposition  | 67.3%  | 61.7%  | 57.0%

The following table details Illinois' rates for open seats, incumbents that faced primary challenges, and major party competition in the 2014 general election.

Illinois General Assembly 2014 Competitiveness

% Open Seats  |  % Incumbent with primary challenge  |  % Candidates with major party opposition  |  Competitiveness Index  |  Overall rank
10.2%  |  11.4%  |  39.4%  |  20.3  |  16

### 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.

## Campaign contributions[edit]

The following chart shows how many candidates ran for State House in Illinois in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in State House races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests.[5]

Illinois House of Representatives Donations

Year  | Candidates  | Amount
2014  |  212  |  $53,437,607
2012  |  238  |  $48,808,946
2010  |  261  |  $49,815,463
2008  |  224  |  $41,775,350
2006  |  214  |  $38,424,468

### State comparison[edit]

The map below shows the average contributions to 2014 candidates for state houses. The average contributions raised by state house candidates in 2014 was $59,983. Illinois, at $252,064 per candidate, is ranked two of 45 for state house chambers with the highest average contributions. Hover your mouse over a state to see the average campaign contributions for that state’s house candidates in 2014.[5][6]

## Qualifications[edit]

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. In the general election following a redistricting, a candidate for the General Assembly may be elected from any district which contains a part of the district in which he resided at the time of the redistricting and re-elected if a resident of the new district he represents for 18 months prior to re-election."[7]

## Candidates removed from the ballot[edit]

* Steve Golston
* Pamela Reaves-Harris (I)
* Flynn Rush
* Justin Slaughter
* Michael Crawford
* Linda Jernigan
* Lisa Wesa

## See also[edit]

* Illinois House of Representatives
* Illinois State Legislature
* State legislative elections, 2016

## External links[edit]

|  Suggest a link

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* Illinois State Board of Elections - Candidate Filing Search

## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ Under Ballotpedia's competitiveness criteria, districts that have a margin of victory of less than 5 percent were considered highly competitive. Districts that have a margin of victory from 5 to 10 percent were considered mildly competitive.
2. ↑ Illinois State Board of Elections, "Election and Campaign Finance Calendar," accessed November 30, 2015
3. ↑ This calculation excludes chambers that had elections where two or more members were elected in a race. These chambers are the Arizona House, the New Hampshire House, the North Dakota House, the South Dakota House, the Vermont House, the Vermont Senate, and the West Virginia House.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Excludes unopposed elections
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 followthemoney.org, "Contributions to candidates and committees in elections in Illinois," accessed July 28, 2015
6. ↑ This map relies on data collected in July 2015.
7. ↑ Illinois General Assembly, "Illinois Constitution," accessed March 28, 2014

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Current members of the Illinois House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Emanuel Welch

Representatives

District 1

Aaron Ortiz (D)

District 2

Theresa Mah (D)

District 3

Eva Delgado (D)

District 4

Delia Ramirez (D)

District 5

Lamont Robinson (D)

District 6

Sonya Harper (D)

District 7

Emanuel Welch (D)

District 8

La Ford (D)

District 9

Lakesia Collins (D)

District 10

Jawaharial Williams (D)

District 11

Ann Williams (D)

District 12

Margaret Croke (D)

District 13

Greg Harris (D)

District 14

Kelly Cassidy (D)

District 15

Vacant

District 16

Denyse Wang Stoneback (D)

District 17

Jennifer Gong-Gershowitz (D)

District 18

Robyn Gabel (D)

District 19

Lindsey LaPointe (D)

District 20

Brad Stephens (R)

District 21

Edgar Gonzalez (D)

District 22

Angelica Guerrero-Cuellar (D)

District 23

Michael Zalewski (D)

District 24

Elizabeth Hernandez (D)

District 25

Curtis Tarver (D)

District 26

Kambium Buckner (D)

District 27

Justin Slaughter (D)

District 28

Robert Rita (D)

District 29

Thaddeus Jones (D)

District 30

William Davis (D)

District 31

Mary Flowers (D)

District 32

Cyril Nichols (D)

District 33

Marcus Evans (D)

District 34

Nicholas Smith (D)

District 35

Frances Hurley (D)

District 36

Kelly Burke (D)

District 37

Tim Ozinga (R)

District 38

Debbie Meyers-Martin (D)

District 39

Will Guzzardi (D)

District 40

Jaime Andrade (D)

District 41

Janet Yang Rohr (D)

District 42

Amy Grant (R)

District 43

Anna Moeller (D)

District 44

Fred Crespo (D)

District 45

Seth Lewis (R)

District 46

Deborah Conroy (D)

District 47

Deanne Mazzochi (R)

District 48

Terra Howard (D)

District 49

Maura Hirschauer (D)

District 50

Keith Wheeler (R)

District 51

Chris Bos (R)

District 52

Martin McLaughlin (R)

District 53

Mark Walker (D)

District 54

Thomas Morrison (R)

District 55

Martin Moylan (D)

District 56

Michelle Mussman (D)

District 57

Jonathan Carroll (D)

District 58

Bob Morgan (D)

District 59

Daniel Didech (D)

District 60

Rita Mayfield (D)

District 61

Joyce Mason (D)

District 62

Sam Yingling (D)

District 63

Steven Reick (R)

District 64

Tom Weber (R)

District 65

Dan Ugaste (R)

District 66

Suzanne Ness (D)

District 67

Maurice West (D)

District 68

Dave Vella (D)

District 69

Joe Sosnowski (R)

District 70

Jeff Keicher (R)

District 71

Tony McCombie (R)

District 72

Michael Halpin (D)

District 73

Ryan Spain (R)

District 74

Daniel Swanson (R)

District 75

David Welter (R)

District 76

Lance Yednock (D)

District 77

Kathleen Willis (D)

District 78

Camille Lilly (D)

District 79

Jackie Haas (R)

District 80

Anthony DeLuca (D)

District 81

Anne Stava-Murray (D)

District 82

Jim Durkin (R)

District 83

Barbara Hernandez (D)

District 84

Stephanie Kifowit (D)

District 85

Dagmara Avelar (D)

District 86

Lawrence Walsh (D)

District 87

Tim Butler (R)

District 88

Keith Sommer (R)

District 89

Andrew Chesney (R)

District 90

Tom Demmer (R)

District 91

Mark Luft (R)

District 92

Jehan Gordon-Booth (D)

District 93

Norine Hammond (R)

District 94

Randy Frese (R)

District 95

Avery Bourne (R)

District 96

Sue Scherer (D)

District 97

Mark Batinick (R)

District 98

Natalie Manley (D)

District 99

Mike Murphy (R)

District 100

C.D. Davidsmeyer (R)

District 101

Dan Caulkins (R)

District 102

Brad Halbrook (R)

District 103

Carol Ammons (D)

District 104

Mike Marron (R)

District 105

Dan Brady (R)

District 106

Thomas Bennett (R)

District 107

Blaine Wilhour (R)

District 108

Charles Meier (R)

District 109

Adam Niemerg (R)

District 110

Chris Miller (R)

District 111

Amy Elik (R)

District 112

Katie Stuart (D)

District 113

Jay Hoffman (D)

District 114

LaToya Greenwood (D)

District 115

Paul Jacobs (R)

District 116

David Friess (R)

District 117

Dave Severin (R)

District 118

Patrick Windhorst (R)

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Republican Party (45)

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