Illinois State House District 79

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Jackie Haas Republican · Member list as of Oct 28

Jackie HaasRepublican · Incumbent6 years since first win

One candidate on the printed ballot.

Last election: Jackie Haas (Republican) won by 10.8 points, 2024
On the 2026 ballot: 1 candidate

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History (22 elections for this seat)

Votes for listed candidates: 45,529
Election day: November 5, 2024
District map: Older district map (2022 to 2024)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2024, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJackie HaasWon	Republican	25,23855.4%	55.4%
DemocraticWilliam "Billy" Morgan	Democratic	20,29144.6%	44.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,706
Election day: November 8, 2022
District map: Older district map (2022)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJackie HaasWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,65258.3%	58.3%
DemocraticErin Slone	Democratic	14,05441.7%	41.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,320
Election day: November 3, 2020
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2020, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJackie HaasWon	Republican	29,54063.8%	63.8%
DemocraticCharlene Eads	Democratic	16,78036.2%	36.2%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,099
Election day: November 6, 2018
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLindsay ParkhurstWon(incumbent)	Republican	19,70256.1%	56.1%
DemocraticLisa M. Dugan	Democratic	15,39743.9%	43.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,178
Election day: November 8, 2016
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanLindsay ParkhurstWon	Republican	23,72853.7%	53.7%
DemocraticKatherine Cloonen(incumbent)	Democratic	20,45046.3%	46.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 32,602
Election day: November 4, 2014
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2014, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKatherine CloonenWon(incumbent)	Democratic	16,36250.2%	50.2%
RepublicanGlenn Nixon	Republican	16,24049.8%	49.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 42,541
Election day: November 6, 2012
District map: Older district map (2012 to 2021)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticKatherine CloonenWon	Democratic	21,28750.0%	50.0%
RepublicanGlenn Nixon	Republican	21,19649.8%	49.8%
Antonio Carrico	Write-in	580.1%	0.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 33,203
Election day: November 2, 2010
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2010, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLisa M. DuganWon(incumbent)	Democratic	17,07251.4%	51.4%
RepublicanNick Been	Republican	13,81041.6%	41.6%
GreenGeorge Ochsenfeld	Green	2,3217.0%	7.0%

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLisa M. DuganWon(incumbent)	Democratic	40,982100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 29,806
Election day: November 7, 2006
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2006, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLisa M. DuganWon(incumbent)	Democratic	19,78066.4%	66.4%
RepublicanSam T. Nicholos	Republican	10,02633.6%	33.6%

Votes for listed candidates: 44,505
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticLisa M. DuganWon	Democratic	23,45852.7%	52.7%
RepublicanKay M. Pangle	Republican	21,04747.3%	47.3%

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticJohn NovakWon(incumbent)	Democratic	24,820100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,622
Election day: November 7, 2000
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 2000, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRobert L. Ryan Jr.Won	Democratic	23,54962.6%	62.6%
RepublicanRobert W. West	Republican	14,07337.4%	37.4%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,062
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMichael GiglioWon(incumbent)	Democratic	18,94567.5%	67.5%
RepublicanGary A. Genovese	Republican	9,11732.5%	32.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,425
Election day: November 5, 1996
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1996, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticMichael GiglioWon	Democratic	21,29256.9%	56.9%
RepublicanMarvin Lyzenga	Republican	16,13343.1%	43.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 27,307
Election day: November 8, 1994
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill W. BalthisWon(incumbent)	Republican	15,35356.2%	56.2%
DemocraticRobert L. Ryan Jr.	Democratic	11,95443.8%	43.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 41,384
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanBill W. BalthisWon	Republican	22,81855.1%	55.1%
DemocraticRobert L. Ryan Jr.	Democratic	18,56644.9%	44.9%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,990
Election day: November 6, 1990
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRobert J. PielWon(incumbent)	Republican	14,92262.2%	62.2%
DemocraticCharles A. Palombo	Democratic	9,06837.8%	37.8%

Votes for listed candidates: 35,832
Election day: November 8, 1988
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1988, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRobert J. PielWon(incumbent)	Republican	22,88563.9%	63.9%
DemocraticCharles A. Palombo	Democratic	12,94736.1%	36.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 23,825
Election day: November 4, 1986
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRobert J. PielWon(incumbent)	Republican	16,08167.5%	67.5%
DemocraticAlfred R. Ragonese	Democratic	7,74432.5%	32.5%

Votes for listed candidates: 37,784
Election day: November 6, 1984
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1984, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRobert J. PielWon(incumbent)	Republican	24,14563.9%	63.9%
DemocraticAlfred R. Ragonese	Democratic	13,63936.1%	36.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 28,727
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois House of Representatives District 79, 1982 to 2024, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanRobert J. PielWon(incumbent)	Republican	16,63857.9%	57.9%
DemocraticRobert T. Lane	Democratic	12,08542.1%	42.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	40.0%	0.0%

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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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:79

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