2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois Representative District 56
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Michelle Mussman (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating John R. Lawson (R) by 19.8 points.
Michelle MussmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%24,138
John R. LawsonRepublican
40.1%16,164
40,302 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET