Illinois State House District 62
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Laura Faver Dias Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Last election
- Laura Faver Dias (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 1 candidate
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Uncontested
One candidate on the printed ballot.
- Laura Faver DiasIncumbentDemocratic
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
- 33,440
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura Faver DiasWon Democratic 33,440100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 31,880
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLaura Faver DiasWon Democratic 18,52858.1% RepublicanAdam R. Shores Republican 13,35241.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 47,834
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam YinglingWon(incumbent) Democratic 27,21556.9% RepublicanJim Walsh Republican 20,61943.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,696
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam YinglingWon(incumbent) Democratic 19,61456.5% RepublicanKen Idstein Republican 15,08243.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 42,043
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam YinglingWon(incumbent) Democratic 22,05052.5% RepublicanRod Drobinski Republican 19,99347.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,699
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam YinglingWon(incumbent) Democratic 13,91052.1% RepublicanRod Drobinski Republican 12,78947.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 37,972
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticSam YinglingWon Democratic 20,99455.3% RepublicanSandy Cole(incumbent) Republican 16,97844.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 30,030
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSandy ColeWon(incumbent) Republican 20,01066.6% DemocraticRich Voltair Democratic 10,02033.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,733
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSandy ColeWon(incumbent) Republican 36,733100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 28,561
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSandy ColeWon Republican 14,73751.6% DemocraticSharyn I. Elman Democratic 13,82448.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 43,740
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon(incumbent) Republican 23,43453.6% DemocraticSharyn I. Elman Democratic 20,30646.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,627
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon Republican 16,31161.3% DemocraticJudy Armstrong Democratic 10,31638.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,110
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTimothy H. OsmondWon(incumbent) Republican 22,77966.8% DemocraticSpiro Georgeson Democratic 11,33133.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 26,287
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanTimothy H. OsmondWon Republican 17,04264.8% DemocraticMichael J. Deimler Democratic 9,24535.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 34,291
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon(incumbent) Republican 21,86463.8% DemocraticRonald Lee Milinaro III Democratic 12,42736.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,116
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon(incumbent) Republican 16,18867.1% DemocraticPhyllis A. Lucas Democratic 7,92832.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 36,810
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon(incumbent) Republican 23,32763.4% DemocraticGrant B. Farrell Democratic 13,48336.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 24,284
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon(incumbent) Republican 15,02061.9% DemocraticHenry F. Marquard Democratic 9,26438.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,514
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon(incumbent) Republican 20,74861.9% DemocraticGrant B. Farrell Democratic 12,76638.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,088
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon(incumbent) Republican 16,088100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 33,862
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon(incumbent) Republican 21,97064.9% DemocraticSamuel E. Payne Sr. Democratic 11,89235.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 22,802
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Illinois House of Representatives District 62, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRobert W. ChurchillWon Republican 14,15962.1% DemocraticRobert Gesiakowski Democratic 8,63137.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 120.1%
- 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 62, election results 1982 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/il/house/62. Retrieved October 31, 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:62
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