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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Representative District 10

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Derrick Smith (D) won with 62.9% of the vote, defeating Lance Tyson (Oth) by 25.8 points.

Derrick SmithDemocrat · winner
62.9%25,417
Lance TysonOther party
37.1%15,007
40,424 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenD+63.41990D+84.51992D+90.21996D+73.22004D+70.62014D+67.72016

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