2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois Representative District 53
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sidney Mathias (R) won with 60.2% of the vote, defeating Michael Macdonald (D) by 20.3 points.
Sidney MathiasRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.2%18,751
Michael MacdonaldDemocrat
39.8%12,412
31,163 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET