The 2012 Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives was conducted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.[1] The votes were as close as to the previous election, but the Democrats were able to win "3/5 of the seats in the House of Representatives (a supermajority in Illinois)".[2] [1]
Overview
| Illinois State House Elections, 2010 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Votes | Percentage | Candidates | Seats before |
Seats after |
+/– | |
| Democratic | 2,294,402 | 51.35% | 87 | 64 | 71 | +7 | |
| Republican | 2,137,826 | 47.85% | 78 | 54 | 47 | -7 | |
| Independent | 18,392 | 0.41% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10th District Unity Party | 15,007 | 0.34% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Constitution | 1,483 | 0.03% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Write-Ins | 629 | 0.01% | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4,467,739 | 100.00% | 180 | 118 | 118 | — | |
Predictions
| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing[3] | Safe D | October 24, 2012 |
References
- ^ "Illinois Constitution - Article IV". www.ilga.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ "Illinois House of Representatives elections, 2012". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- ^ Daigneau, Elizabeth; Jacobson, Louis (October 23, 2012). "The Latest Chamber-by-Chamber Analysis of the 2012 State Legislative Elections". Governing. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2024.