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2010Final results

2010 election for Illinois Representative District 7

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Karen A. Yarbrough (D) won with 88.3% of the vote, defeating Princess Cynthia Dempsey (Ind) by 76.7 points.

Karen A. YarbroughDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.3%25,260
11.7%3,332
28,592 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

EvenD+53.01990D+59.71992D+58.11994D+69.11996D+69.52002D+55.42022

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