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2006Final results

2006 election for Illinois Legislative District 49

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Deanna Demuzio (D) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Jeff Richey (R) by 19.4 points.

Deanna DemuzioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.7%43,324
Jeff RicheyRepublican
40.3%29,223
72,547 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

EvenD+24.41978D+25.01982D+31.61988D+19.42006R+2.72010D+6.52012

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