Illinois State House District 36
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Rick Ryan Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
Rick RyanDemocratic · Incumbent2 years since first winDavid SheppardRepublican
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Rick Ryan (D) 59.2, Christine Shanahan McGovern (R) 40.8
- Last election
- Rick Ryan (Democratic) won by 18.4 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: RyanRight column: Sheppard
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeSheppardNo published score for Ryan
- Races
- Won 1 of 1
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 2
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Rick RyanIncumbentDemocratic
- David SheppardRepublican
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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
- 46,425
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRick RyanWon Democratic 27,48759.2% RepublicanChristine Shanahan McGovern Republican 18,93840.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,331
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKelly M. BurkeWon(incumbent) Democratic 21,20961.8% RepublicanDavid Sheppard Republican 13,12238.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,536
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKelly M. BurkeWon(incumbent) Democratic 39,536100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,339
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKelly M. BurkeWon(incumbent) Democratic 30,339100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 38,047
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKelly M. BurkeWon(incumbent) Democratic 38,047100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,443
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKelly M. BurkeWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,443100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 44,068
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKelly M. BurkeWon(incumbent) Democratic 29,91067.9% RepublicanBob Shelstrom Republican 14,15832.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,681
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKelly M. BurkeWon Democratic 21,87471.3% RepublicanRichard L. Grabowski Republican 8,79928.7% Timothy Haynes Write-in 80.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,312
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames D. BrosnahanWon(incumbent) Democratic 35,312100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,836
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames D. BrosnahanWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,836100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,792
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames D. BrosnahanWon(incumbent) Democratic 33,20577.6% RepublicanJason E. Tabour Republican 9,58722.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,721
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames D. BrosnahanWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,721100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,037
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames D. BrosnahanWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,25672.1% RepublicanPatricia Theresa Vlasis Republican 9,78127.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 27,522
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames D. BrosnahanWon(incumbent) Democratic 18,42166.9% RepublicanJohn P. McCauley Republican 9,10133.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 35,999
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames D. BrosnahanWon Democratic 20,20156.1% RepublicanMaureen Murphy(incumbent) Republican 15,79843.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,474
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMaureen MurphyWon(incumbent) Republican 17,44161.3% DemocraticNancy A. Stack Democratic 11,03338.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,522
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanMaureen MurphyWon Republican 24,27855.8% DemocraticAndrew J. McGann(incumbent) Democratic 19,24444.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 25,007
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonique D. DavisWon(incumbent) Democratic 25,007100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,396
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonique D. DavisWon(incumbent) Democratic 41,59798.1% RepublicanHerman L. Standberry Republican 7991.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,594
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMonique D. DavisWon Democratic 30,79097.5% RepublicanDireoce Anthony Junirs Republican 8042.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 39,892
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHoward B. BrookinsWon(incumbent) Democratic 39,892100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,398
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticHoward B. BrookinsWon Democratic 28,87577.2% OtherMonica Faith Stewart(incumbent) Other 8,52322.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 230,622
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClarence A. DarrowWon(incumbent) Democratic 61,98126.9% RepublicanBen PolkWon(incumbent) Republican 60,89326.4% RepublicanTimothy A. BellWon(incumbent) Republican 58,53825.4% DemocraticLisa Learner Democratic 49,21021.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 136,368
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBen PolkWon(incumbent) Republican 36,67326.9% DemocraticClarence A. DarrowWon(incumbent) Democratic 35,14325.8% RepublicanTimothy A. BellWon Republican 34,82025.5% DemocraticOral Jacobs(incumbent) Democratic 29,73221.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 225,816
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanBen PolkWon(incumbent) Republican 65,60529.1% DemocraticClarence A. DarrowWon(incumbent) Democratic 60,03426.6% DemocraticOral JacobsWon(incumbent) Democratic 51,54122.8% RepublicanRobert P. Swanson Republican 48,63621.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 143,432
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClarence A. DarrowWon Democratic 40,30728.1% RepublicanBen PolkWon(incumbent) Republican 39,51527.6% DemocraticOral JacobsWon(incumbent) Democratic 37,42226.1% RepublicanRobert O. Williams Republican 26,18818.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 228,122
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticOral JacobsWon(incumbent) Democratic 62,19527.3% RepublicanBen PolkWon Republican 58,68625.7% RepublicanPete PappasWon(incumbent) Republican 56,61724.8% DemocraticCarroll A. Koepplinger Democratic 50,62422.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 150,985
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohn Jerome HillWon(incumbent) Democratic 54,59036.2% RepublicanAllan L. SchoeberleinWon(incumbent) Republican 48,36632.0% RepublicanJohn E. FriedlandWon(incumbent) Republican 48,02931.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 200,485
- Election day
- November 5, 1968
- Seats
- 3
- District map
- Older district map (1966 to 1971)
Illinois House of Representatives District 36, 1968 to 2024, 1968, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanAllan L. SchoeberleinWon(incumbent) Republican 68,51834.2% DemocraticJohn Jerome HillWon(incumbent) Democratic 66,34733.1% RepublicanJohn E. FriedlandWon Republican 65,62032.7%
- 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 36, election results 1968 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/il/house/36. 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:36
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