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2010Final results

2010 election for Illinois Representative District 79

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Lisa M. Dugan (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Nick Been (R) by 9.8 points.

Lisa M. DuganDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.4%17,072
Nick BeenRepublican
41.6%13,810
7.0%2,321
33,203 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+25.22000D+5.42004D+32.72006D+9.82010D+0.22012D+0.42014

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