2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois Representative District 79
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Katherine Cloonen (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating Glenn Nixon (R) by 0.2 points.
Katherine CloonenDemocrat · winner
50.0%21,287
Glenn NixonRepublican
49.8%21,196
42,541 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