2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Illinois Representative District 79
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Lindsay Parkhurst (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Katherine Cloonen (D) by 7.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Lindsay ParkhurstRepublican · winner
53.7%23,728
Katherine CloonenDemocrat · incumbent
46.3%20,450
The same year, the district voted R+8.9 for president; this race was R+7.4.44,178 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET