2006 Illinois House of Representatives election

2006 Illinois House of Representatives election

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 65 53 Seats won 66 52 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,701,735 1,454,770 Percentage 53.03% 45.85% Swing 2.32% 2.12%
Results:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold Vote Share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Speaker before election Michael Madigan Democratic Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic

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.

Overview

Illinois State House of Representatives Elections, 2006
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Number of Candidates	Seats after	+/–
	Democratic	1,701,735	53.64%	65	91	66	+1
	Republican	1,454,770	45.85%	53	84	52	-1
	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

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Rothenberg	Safe D	November 4, 2006