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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Representative District 61

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Joann D. Osmond (R) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Ed Erwin (D) by 12.8 points.

Joann D. OsmondRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.4%24,734
Ed ErwinDemocrat
43.6%19,115
43,849 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+26.22004R+4.52008R+29.52010R+12.82012R+16.02014R+14.52016

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