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Illinois Representative District 72
Gregg Johnson has no major-party opponent.
Gregg Johnson has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+19: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 103,391
- People per km²
- 499
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 24%
- White, no degree
- 51%of adults
- White 63%
- Hispanic 17%
- Black 13%
- Asian 3%
- Other / multiracial 5%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
43,711 votes · D+22.0✓ Gregg C Johnson (D)61.0%
Charlie Helmick (R)39.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
43,248 two-party votes · D+18.7 · D+20.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)59.4%
Donald Trump (R)40.6%
2022
32,870 votes · D+20.4✓ Gregg Johnson (D)60.2%
Tom Martens (R)39.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
45,884 votes · D+19.5✓ Michael W Halpin (D)59.7%
Glen Evans Sr (R)40.3%
2020 President Vote in this district
45,760 two-party votes · D+21.6 · D+17.1 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)60.8%
Donald Trump (R)39.2%
2016 President Vote in this district
41,665 two-party votes · D+17.9 · D+15.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)59.0%
Donald Trump (R)41.0%