2010Final results
2010 election for Illinois Representative District 53
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sidney Mathias (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Linda Birnbaum (D) by 29.2 points.
Sidney MathiasRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%21,759
Linda BirnbaumDemocrat
35.4%11,926
33,685 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