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2006Final results

2006 election for Illinois Representative District 62

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Sandy Cole (R) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Sharyn I. Elman (D) by 3.2 points.

Sandy ColeRepublican · winner
51.6%14,737
48.4%13,824
28,561 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+33.62000R+22.52002R+7.22004R+3.22006R+33.32010D+10.62012

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