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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Representative District 16

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Louis I. Lang (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Vince Romano (R) by 36.2 points.

Louis I. LangDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.1%22,281
Vince RomanoRepublican
31.9%10,431
32,712 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+45.61994D+63.81998D+53.02002D+54.72004D+36.22012D+41.72022

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