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2010 Illinois House of Representatives election

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Field	Value
election_name	2010 Illinois House of Representatives election
country	Illinois
type	legislative
ongoing	no
previous_election	2008 Illinois House of Representatives election
previous_year	2008
next_election	2012 Illinois House of Representatives election
next_year	2012
seats_for_election	All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
majority_seats	60
election_date
image1	File:Michael Madigan Cropped.png
leader1	Michael Madigan
party1	Democratic Party (United States)
leaders_seat1	22nd-Chicago
last_election1	70
seats1	64
seat_change1	6
popular_vote1	1,739,241
percentage1	50.62%
swing1	7.40%
image2	File:Tom Cross.jpg
leader2	Tom Cross
party2	Republican Party (United States)
leaders_seat2	97th-Oswego
last_election2	48
seats2	54
seat_change2	6
popular_vote2	1,649,274
percentage2	48.01%
swing2	7.41%
map_image	{{Switcher
map_caption	Results:
Vote Share:

title	Speaker
posttitle	Speaker-Elect
before_election	Michael Madigan
before_party	Democratic Party (United States)
after_election	Michael Madigan
after_party	Democratic Party (United States)

| [[File:Illinois State House 2010 Results.svg|351px]] | Results by gains and holds | [[File:Illinois State House 2010 Vote Share Map.svg|351px]] | Results by winning party vote share}}

Vote Share:

The 2010 Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives was conducted on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. The 2010 primary election was conducted on Tuesday, February 2, 2010. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.

Overview

Illinois State House Elections, 2010	Party	Votes	Percentage	Seats
before	Seats
after	+/–
Democratic	1,739,241	50.62%	70	64	-6
Republican	1,649,274	48.01%	48	54	+6
Green	31,974	0.93%	0	0	0
Independent	15,057	0.44%	0	0	0
Totals	3,435,546	100.00%	118	118	—

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing	November 1, 2010

General election

The 2010 general election resulted in a net gain of 5 seats for the Republican Party.

Notable races

District 54

Long-time Republican incumbent Suzanne Bassi, a moderate, lost in the primary to conservative Tom Morrison (campaign site, PVS), co-owner of a Servpro franchise with his brother, in an upset. Morrison is facing Democratic nominee Matt Flamm (campaign site, PVS), senior partner in a business and real estate law practice in Chicago. The Pioneer Press endorsed Flamm on October 14, 2010.

The 54th District includes portions of Palatine, Barrington, Barrington Hills, Inverness, Hoffman Estates and Rolling Meadows.

Daily Herald candidate questionnaire
Campaign contributions at National Institute for Money in State Politics: Suzanne Bassi, Matt Flamm, Tom Morrison

References

General Election 2010: Offices and Candidates from the Illinois State Board of Elections

References

Jacobson, Louis. (November 1, 2010). "Update: 2010 State Legislatures: A Challenging Environment for Democrats".
"Official Canvass of the 2010 Illinois General Election". [[Illinois State Board of Elections]].
[http://www.pioneerlocal.com/barrington/news/2026141,barrington-54thHouse-020210-s1.article Morrison stuns Bassi in 54th], Stephanie Kohl, ''[[Pioneer Press]]'', February 2, 2010
[http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=355775 Bassi loses to Morrison in 54th House District GOP primary], Kim Pohl, ''Daily Herald'', February 2, 2010
[http://www.pioneerlocal.com/barrington/news/forum/2796706,barrington-54thedit-101410-s1.article Endorsement: Flamm for 54th], editorial, ''[[Pioneer Press]]'', October 14, 2010

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