2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois Legislative District 36
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Mike Jacobs (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating James M. Beals (R) by 22.1 points.
Mike JacobsDemocrat · winner
61.0%41,272
James M. BealsRepublican
39.0%26,350
67,622 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