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
Sharyn I. ElmanDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET