The 2016 Elections for the Illinois House of Representatives were conducted on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. State Representatives are elected for two-year terms, with the entire House of Representatives elected every two years. The Democratic party lost a net of four seats and thus its three-fifths supermajority in the chamber. Republicans picked up five seats in the 63rd (McHenry County), 71st (Sterling), 76th (LaSalle), 79th (Kankakee), and 117th (Marion) districts, whilst the Democrats won the previously Republican held 112th district (Edwardsville/Collinsville)

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2016 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 Jim Durkin Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 22nd-Chicago 82nd-Westchester Last election 71 47 Seats won 67 51 Seat change 4 4 Popular vote 2,604,236 2,222,482 Percentage 53.87% 45.97% Swing 3.38% 3.36%
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%      70–80%      >90%
Speaker before election Michael Madigan Democratic Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic

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Source: Illinois State Board of Elections,^[1] Ballotpedia^[2][3]