2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois Representative District 72
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Patrick Verschoore (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Neil Anderson (R) by 28.6 points.
Patrick VerschooreDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.3%28,675
Neil AndersonRepublican
35.7%15,934
44,609 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