Kermit Thomas
Candidate for Illinois House District 71 · Democrat
On the 2026 ballotChallenger · Illinois House District 71 · Nov 3 General
Ballot status source: Illinois State Board of Elections — Candidate List, General Election 11/3/2026: 71ST REPRESENTATIVE · read Oct 3, 2026
The District
What Illinois House District 71 covers
Covers parts of Warren County, McDonough County, Knox County, Mercer County, Henry County and Rock Island County.
Includes Galesburg, Macomb (part), Colona, Moline (part), Monmouth, Coal Valley, Bushnell, Carbon Cliff (part), Coyne Center, Knoxville, Bardolph, Cable and 20 more.
109 precincts · District lines: State house lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary) · Precinct lines: Chicago Board of Election Commissioners, Boundaries - Ward Precincts (2023-2024) (data.cityofchicago.org 6piy-vbxa) for the City of Chicago; Cook County Clerk, Suburban Cook Election Precincts - Current (datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov k7sw-w3b8); DuPage County, Election_Precincts layer (gis.dupageco.org, current, retrieved 2026-09-24); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 VTDs elsewhere in Illinois; U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer
Results
Certified results for Illinois House District 71
State Representative, District 71
2024 General Election · Nov 5, 2024| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan SwansonRepublican | Republican | 37,528 | 100.0% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
State Representative, District 71
2022 General Election · Nov 8, 2022| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan SwansonRepublican | Republican | 23,070 | 62.1% |
| Christopher DeminkDemocrat | Democrat | 14,058 | 37.9% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
State Representative, District 71
2020 General Election · Nov 3, 2020| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| TONY M. McCOMBIERepublican | Republican | 32,132 | 61.6% |
| Joan PadillaDemocrat | Democrat | 20,031 | 38.4% |
Official vote — Illinois State Board of Elections (certified canvass, precinct vote totals by election authority) · Illinois State Board of Elections — Election Vote Totals by Precinct
The 2026 Field
Who else is running for Illinois House District 71
- Dan SwansonRepublican · Incumbent · On the 2026 ballot
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