2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Illinois Representative District 62
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sam Yingling (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Sandy Cole (R) by 10.6 points.
Sam YinglingDemocrat · winner
55.3%20,994
Sandy ColeRepublican · incumbent
44.7%16,978
37,972 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