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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Representative District 53

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

David Harris (R) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Curt Renz (D) by 18.4 points.

David HarrisRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.2%28,092
Curt RenzDemocrat
40.8%19,346
47,438 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+20.32006R+7.72008R+29.22010R+18.42012D+4.92018D+14.02022

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