2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois Legislative District 52
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Mike Frerichs (D) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating John Christian Bambenek (R) by 29.7 points.
Mike FrerichsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
64.8%48,493
John Christian BambenekRepublican
35.2%26,310
74,803 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