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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Legislative District 48

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Andy Manar (D) won with 55.3% of the vote, defeating Mike McElroy (R) by 10.6 points.

Andy ManarDemocrat · winner
55.3%47,334
Mike McElroyRepublican
44.7%38,256
85,590 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+19.01986R+20.81988R+30.21992D+10.62012D+11.22014D+13.62018

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