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2012Final results

2012 election for Illinois Legislative District 54

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Kyle McCarter (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Danny L. Stover (D) by 24.3 points.

Kyle McCarterRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%59,104
37.8%35,962
95,066 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

EvenD+26.01996R+7.22002R+30.32006R+40.12008R+24.32012R+40.02018

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