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2014Final results

2014 election for Illinois Representative District 52

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

David McSweeney (R) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating Bill Downs (D) by 39.2 points.

David McSweeneyRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.6%22,676
Bill DownsDemocrat
30.4%9,911
32,587 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 2014

Races before and after

EvenR+41.22002R+39.32004R+24.02008R+39.22014R+11.22020R+4.62022

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