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2010Final results

2010 election for Illinois Representative District 72

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Patrick Verschoore (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating Mark Lioen (R) by 21.5 points.

Patrick VerschooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%19,923
Mark LioenRepublican
39.2%12,872
32,795 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+27.21988D+43.61992D+37.92004D+21.52010D+28.62012D+12.82016

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