2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois Legislative District 42
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Linda Holmes (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Peter Hurtado (R) by 29.2 points.
Linda HolmesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.6%36,825
Peter HurtadoRepublican
35.4%20,177
57,002 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