2012Final results
2012 election for Illinois Legislative District 9
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Daniel Biss (D) won with 66.6% of the vote, defeating Glenn Farkas (R) by 33.3 points.
Daniel BissDemocrat · winner
66.6%68,064
Glenn FarkasRepublican
33.4%34,081
102,145 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