2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Illinois Representative District 71
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Mike Smiddy (D) won with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Richard Morthland (R) by 4.1 points.
Mike SmiddyDemocrat · winner
52.1%25,011
Richard MorthlandRepublican · incumbent
47.9%23,037
48,048 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