2018 Illinois House of Representatives election

2018 Illinois House of Representatives election
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
60 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Mike Madigan Jim Durkin
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 22nd-Chicago 82nd-Westchester
Last election 67 51
Seats won 74 44
Seat change 7 7
Popular vote 2,503,372 1,693,846
Percentage 59.64% 40.36%
Swing 5.77% 5.61%
Results:
     Democratic gain      Republican gain
     Democratic hold      Republican hold
Vote share:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      >90%
Speaker before election

Mike Madigan
Democratic

 Elected Speaker

Mike Madigan
Democratic

The 2018 elections for the Illinois House of Representatives took place on Tuesday, November 6, 2018, to elect representatives from all 118 districts. The winners of this election served in the 101st General Assembly, with seats apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. The Democratic Party had held a House majority since 1997. The inauguration of the 101st General Assembly occurred on Wednesday, January 9, 2019. The Democrats flipped eight seats, while Republicans flipped one seat, resulting in a net gain of seven seats for the Democratic caucus.

The elections for Illinois's 18 congressional districts, governor and lieutenant governor, statewide constitutional officers, and the Illinois Senate were also held on this date.

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