2014 Illinois House of Representatives election explained

Election Name:2014 Illinois House of Representatives election
Country:Illinois
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2012 Illinois House of Representatives election
Previous Year:2012
Next Election:2016 Illinois House of Representatives election
Next Year:2016
Seats For Election:All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
Majority Seats:60
Leader1:Michael Madigan
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:22nd-Chicago
Last Election1:71
Seats1:71
Popular Vote1:1,603,932
Percentage1:50.49%
Swing1:0.86%
Leader2:Jim Durkin
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:82nd-Westchester
Last Election2:47
Seats2:47
Popular Vote2:1,566,984
Percentage2:49.33%
Swing2: 1.48%
Speaker
Posttitle:Speaker-Elect
Before Election:Michael Madigan
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Michael Madigan
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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
PartyVotesPercentage% ChangeCandidatesSeats
before
Seats
after
+/–
Democratic1,603,93250.49%align="right" -0.86%907171+/-0
Republican1,566,98449.33%+1.48%754747+/-0
Independent5,6110.18%align="right" -0.23%1000
Write-Ins2,3090.07%+0.06%6000
Totals3,176,527100.00%172118118

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