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.

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