2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Illinois Representative District 71
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Richard Morthland (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating Dennis Ahern (D) by 16.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Richard MorthlandRepublican · winner
58.0%20,376
Dennis AhernDemocrat
42.0%14,750
35,126 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