The 2012 Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives was conducted on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives up for a vote every two years.^[1] The votes were as close as to the previous election, but the Democrats were able to win "3/5 of the seats in the House of Representatives (a supermajority in Illinois)".^[2] [1]

2012 Illinois House of Representatives election

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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 84th-Oswego Last election 64 54 Seats won 71 47 Seat change 7 7 Popular vote 2,294,402 2,137,826 Percentage 51.35% 47.85% Swing 0.73% 0.16%
Results by gains and holds Results by winning party vote share Results:      Democratic gain      Republican gain      Democratic hold      Republican hold Vote Share:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      50–60%      60–70%      >90%
Speaker before election Michael Madigan Democratic Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic