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2006Final results

2006 election for Illinois Representative District 50

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Patricia Reid Lindner (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Joseph Serra (D) by 34.0 points.

Patricia Reid LindnerRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%31,677
Joseph SerraDemocrat
33.0%15,603
47,280 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

EvenR+36.51998R+35.72000R+39.12004R+34.02006R+18.22008R+36.72010

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