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2014Final results

2014 election for Illinois Representative District 56

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Michelle Mussman (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Moynihan (R) by 2.9 points.

Michelle MussmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%14,405
Jim MoynihanRepublican
48.5%13,592
27,997 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

EvenD+15.52008D+2.32010D+19.82012D+2.92014D+11.72016D+17.72018

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