2010Final results
2010 election for Illinois Representative District 51
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Ed Sullivan Jr. (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Steve Riess (D) by 38.1 points.
Ed Sullivan Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
69.1%26,777
Steve RiessDemocrat
30.9%12,002
38,779 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET