2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois Representative District 96
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sue Scherer (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Dennis Ross Shackelford (R) by 24.1 points.
Sue SchererDemocrat · winner
62.0%25,096
Dennis Ross ShackelfordRepublican
37.9%15,334
40,464 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