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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Representative District 116

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Jerry Costello II (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Julie Bigham Eggers (R) by 24.7 points.

Jerry Costello IIDemocrat · winner
62.3%29,914
37.7%18,075
47,989 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+11.81998D+21.22000D+12.42010D+24.72012D+7.02018R+29.72020

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