2010Final results
2010 election for Illinois Representative District 59
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Carol Sente (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Dan Sugrue (R) by 5.9 points.
Carol SenteDemocrat · winner
53.0%16,459
Dan SugrueRepublican
47.0%14,614
31,073 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