2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois Legislative District 27
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Matt Murphy (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Peter Gutzmer (D) by 5.3 points.
Matt MurphyRepublican · winner
52.6%31,881
Peter GutzmerDemocrat
47.4%28,698
60,579 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