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2014Final results

2014 election for Illinois Representative District 55

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Martin J. Moylan (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Mel Thillens (R) by 5.4 points.

Martin J. MoylanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.7%15,209
Mel ThillensRepublican
47.3%13,647
28,856 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+10.92008R+24.72010D+6.52012D+5.42014D+18.22016D+11.32018

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