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2014 Illinois House of Representatives election

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All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
60 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Michael Madigan Jim Durkin
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 22nd-Chicago 82nd-Westchester
Last election 71 47
Seats won 71 47
Seat change Steady Steady
Popular vote 1,603,932 1,566,984
Percentage 50.49% 49.33%
Swing Decrease0.86% Increase 1.48%

Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote shareResults:
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote Share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Speaker before election

Michael Madigan
Democratic

Speaker-Elect

Michael Madigan
Democratic

The 2014 Illinois House of Representatives Elections were conducted on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives elected every two years. Despite a small swing against the Democrats, there was no net seat change between the two major parties after this election. The Democrats maintained their three-fifths super-majority.

Overview

Illinois State House Elections, 2010
Party Votes Percentage % Change Candidates Seats
before
Seats
after
+/–
Democratic 1,603,932 50.49% -0.86% 90 71 71 +/-0
Republican 1,566,984 49.33% +1.48% 75 47 47 +/-0
Independent 5,611 0.18% -0.23% 1 0 0 0
Write-Ins 2,309 0.07% +0.06% 6 0 0 0
Totals 3,176,527 100.00% 172 118 118

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