Illinois State House District 31
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Mike Crawford Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Mike CrawfordDemocratic · Incumbent2 years since first win
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Mike Crawford (Democratic) won by 46.6 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Mike CrawfordIncumbentDemocratic
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Source: elections.il.gov, dated Oct 28
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History (29 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 36,290
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMike CrawfordWonName as filed: Michael Crawford Democratic 26,58873.3% RepublicanCarl R. Kunz Republican 9,70226.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,948
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,86877.4% RepublicanKenneth J. Yerkes Republican 6,08022.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,126
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 35,126100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,214
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,214100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,904
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,904100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,394
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 26,394100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,765
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,765100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,772
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 24,772100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,087
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,087100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,042
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,042100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,909
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 36,909100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,814
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,33387.9% RepublicanC. A. Lofton Republican 3,48112.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,126
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTodd H. StrogerWon(incumbent) Democratic 32,126100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,436
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTodd H. StrogerWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,37496.0% OtherHerman W. Baker Jr. Other 1,0624.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,789
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTodd H. StrogerWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,52293.1% RepublicanJohn E. Zart Republican 2,2676.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 20,992
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTodd H. StrogerWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,992100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,840
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTodd H. StrogerWon Democratic 33,71291.5% RepublicanFrank Lumpkin Republican 3,1288.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,900
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 15,900100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 29,723
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,723100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 21,400
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 20,77897.1% RepublicanMildred J. Thompson Republican 6222.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 32,274
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary E. FlowersWon Democratic 32,273100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,457
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTaylor PounceyWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,457100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 169,647
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn S. MatijevichWon(incumbent) Democratic 70,65241.6% RepublicanVirginia Fiester FrederickWon Republican 53,28731.4% RepublicanDavid BarkhausenWon Republican 45,69126.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 170.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 117,925
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRonald E. GriesheimerWon(incumbent) Republican 33,93628.8% DemocraticJohn S. MatijevichWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,86828.7% RepublicanVirginia E. FiesterWon Republican 28,74024.4% DemocraticGreg Snow Democratic 21,38118.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 164,489
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAdeline Jay GeokarisWon(incumbent) Republican 51,97131.6% RepublicanRonald E. GriesheimerWon(incumbent) Republican 42,22525.7% DemocraticJohn S. MatijevichWon(incumbent) Democratic 40,89824.9% DemocraticRod G. Chisholm Democratic 29,39517.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 101,563
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAdeline Jay GeokarisWon(incumbent) Republican 31,07830.6% RepublicanRonald E. GriesheimerWon(incumbent) Republican 25,77625.4% DemocraticJohn S. MatijevichWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,10324.7% DemocraticCharles F. Scott Democratic 19,60619.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 165,400
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAdeline Jay GeokarisWon Republican 46,49728.1% RepublicanRonald E. GriesheimerWon Republican 45,54927.5% DemocraticJohn S. MatijevichWon(incumbent) Democratic 39,99624.2% DemocraticWilliam L. Clark Democratic 33,35820.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 130,275
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn S. MatijevichWon(incumbent) Democratic 58,73345.1% RepublicanJohn H. ConollyWon(incumbent) Republican 38,22829.3% RepublicanW. J. MurphyWon(incumbent) Republican 33,31425.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 178,066
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Illinois House of Representatives District 31, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn S. MatijevichWon(incumbent) Democratic 70,63639.7% RepublicanJohn H. ConollyWon(incumbent) Republican 56,13231.5% RepublicanW. J. MurphyWon(incumbent) Republican 51,29828.8%
- 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
- 1968 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 31, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/il/house/31. 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:31
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026