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2006Final results

2006 election for Illinois Representative District 17

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Elizabeth Coulson (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Judithrae Ross (D) by 18.5 points.

Elizabeth CoulsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%22,747
40.8%15,646
38,393 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+73.52000R+1.82002R+7.82004R+18.52006R+3.02008D+9.62010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET