2006 Illinois House of Representatives election

The Illinois House of Representatives elections of 2006 determined the membership of the lower house of the 95th General Assembly. The Democratic Party increased its Majority.

2006 Illinois House of Representatives elections

November 7, 2006 (2006-11-07)

All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
60 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Michael Madigan Tom Cross
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 22nd-Chicago 97th-Oswego
Last election 64 54
Seats won 66 52
Seat change 2 2
Popular vote 1,701,735 1,454,770
Percentage 53.03% 45.85%
Swing 2.32% 2.12

Speaker before election

Michael Madigan
Democratic

Speaker-Elect

Michael Madigan
Democratic

Overview

Illinois State House of Representatives Elections, 2006
Party Votes Percentage Seats
before
Number of
Candidates
Seats
after
+/–
Democratic 1,701,735 53.64% 64 91 66 +2
Republican 1,454,770 45.85% 54 84 52 -2
Green 65,647 0.50% 0 4 0 0
Independent 49 0.00% 0 5 0 0
Totals 3,172,566 100.00% 118 184 118 0
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