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2006 election for Illinois Legislative District 31

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Michael Bond (D) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Suzanne D. Simpson (R) by 1.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Michael BondDemocrat · winner
50.9%30,546
49.1%29,434
59,980 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+32.91988R+39.31992R+38.02002D+1.92006R+6.92010D+2.72012

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