Illinois State House District 117
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Patrick Windhorst Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Patrick Windhorst (Republican) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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Uncontested
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Patrick WindhorstIncumbentRepublican
Party nominees only, not the certified ballot.
Source: elections.il.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (22 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 45,233
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatrick WindhorstWon Republican 45,233100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,964
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanPatrick WindhorstWon(incumbent) Republican 35,964100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 46,247
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave SeverinWon(incumbent) Republican 46,247100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,053
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave SeverinWon(incumbent) Republican 25,04656.9% DemocraticJason Woolard Democratic 19,00743.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 50,978
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave SeverinWon Republican 26,94652.9% DemocraticJohn Bradley(incumbent) Democratic 24,03247.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,819
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn BradleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,65899.4% OtherCatherine Talbott Other 1610.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,302
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn BradleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,78565.1% RepublicanChristopher McCann Republican 15,03431.8% OtherDale E. Dorch Other 1,4833.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,208
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn BradleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 31,208100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,569
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn BradleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 37,89876.5% RepublicanRon Emery Republican 11,67123.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,793
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn BradleyWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,793100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 49,484
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn BradleyWon Democratic 35,50871.8% RepublicanLeslie Donelson Republican 13,97628.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,688
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGary F. ForbyWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,65062.8% RepublicanBob Brown Republican 14,03837.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,294
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticGary F. ForbyWon Democratic 22,24951.4% RepublicanJack Woolard Republican 21,04548.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,765
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry D. WoolardWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,70976.6% RepublicanEdward E. Killman Republican 9,05623.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 40,965
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry D. WoolardWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,68872.5% RepublicanPhilip D. Roberts Republican 11,27727.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,019
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry D. WoolardWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,41863.0% RepublicanPhilip D. Roberts Republican 12,60137.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,772
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry D. WoolardWon(incumbent) Democratic 39,772100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,376
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLarry D. WoolardWon Democratic 28,41778.1% RepublicanJoe Luto Stanski Republican 7,95921.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,072
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames F. ReaWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,072100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,197
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames F. ReaWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,76869.3% RepublicanDoris L. Boynton Republican 11,42930.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,420
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames F. ReaWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,92669.6% RepublicanDonald R. Swinford Republican 13,49430.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,454
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 117, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames F. ReaWon(incumbent) Democratic 23,69665.0% RepublicanRobert L. Connell Republican 12,75835.0%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1982 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Illinois State House District 117, election results 1982 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/il/house/117. Retrieved October 30, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:il/sldl:117
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026