This is the 2010 race. The latest: 2026 →

2010Final results

2010 election for Illinois Representative District 47

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Patricia R. Bellock (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating James F. Speta (D) by 36.6 points.

Patricia R. BellockRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%22,924
29.7%10,281
3.9%1,356
34,561 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+42.02002R+31.32004R+25.22006R+36.62010R+3.12018R+8.02020

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

The candidates