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2010Final results

2010 election for Illinois Representative District 42

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Sandra M. Pihos (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Kathryn F. Vlahos (D) by 28.3 points.

Sandra M. PihosRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%23,007
35.9%12,868
35,875 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenR+23.32000R+30.22002R+24.32006R+28.32010R+23.32012R+21.62016

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