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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Legislative District 27

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Matt Murphy (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating David R. Page (D) by 21.2 points.

Matt MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.6%57,447
39.4%37,323
94,770 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

EvenR+19.72002R+5.32006R+16.82008R+21.22012D+4.02018D+18.12022

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET