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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Representative District 40

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Deborah L. Mell (D) won with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Antoinette Pucciojohnson (R) by 63.2 points.

Deborah L. MellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.6%21,744
18.4%4,909
26,653 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

EvenR+21.11992R+41.61996D+64.62004D+59.92008D+63.22012D+66.92024

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