Dan Swanson was re-elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in yesterday’s general election. The Republican Swanson defeated his Democratic challenger Kermit Thomas to retain his seat for the 71st district. This is Swanson’s 6th , 2-year term after first being elected in 2016. The 71st District covers parts of Warren, McDonough, Knox, Henry, Mercer and Rock Island Counties.
In the other Illinois State Representative district covering our area, Republican Joshua Higgins ran unopposed in the 94th district. Higgins, who defeated long time state representative Norine Hammond in the Spring Primary election will officially be sworn into office in January. The Illinois House of Representatives 94th District covers parts or all of 13 counties in west-central Illinois
