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2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated

2010 election for Illinois Legislative District 49

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

William McCann (R) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Deanna Demuzio (D) by 2.7 points, a seat Democrats won last time.

William McCannRepublican · winner
51.4%35,614
Deanna DemuzioDemocrat · incumbent
48.6%33,733
69,347 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+25.01982D+31.61988D+19.42006R+2.72010D+6.52012D+5.52016

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