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2014Final results

2014 election for Illinois Representative District 71

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Mike Smiddy (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Jim Wozniak (R) by 0.9 points.

Mike SmiddyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.5%17,547
Jim WozniakRepublican
49.5%17,233
34,780 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+27.82008R+16.02010D+4.12012D+0.92014R+25.82016R+17.42018

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