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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Representative District 36

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Kelly M. Burke (D) won with 67.9% of the vote, defeating Bob Shelstrom (R) by 35.7 points.

Kelly M. BurkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.9%29,910
Bob ShelstromRepublican
32.1%14,158
44,068 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+44.22000D+55.22004D+42.62010D+35.72012D+23.62022D+18.42024

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