Mike Murphy (Illinois politician)

Mike Murphy is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives for the 99th district. The 99th district, located in the Springfield metropolitan area, includes the majority of the state's capitol Springfield as well as the communities of Auburn, Berlin, Chatham, Curran, Divernon, Leland Grove, New Berlin, and Thayer.[1][2]

Mike Murphy
Member of the Illinois House of Representatives
from the 99th district
Assumed office
January 9, 2019 (2019-January-09)
Preceded bySara Wojcicki Jimenez
Personal details
BornSpringfield, Illinois
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceSpringfield, Illinois
ProfessionRestaurateur

Murphy defeated Democratic candidate and retired Illinois State Police master sergeant Marc Bell in the 2018 general election.[3]

Murphy, the past owner of Charlie Parker's Diner, previously served on Divernor School Board and the Divernon Village Board.[4]

Electoral history
Illinois 99th State House District Republican Primary, 2018[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Murphy 9,317 99.38
Republican Steven Westerfield 58 0.62
Total votes 9,375 100.0
Illinois 99th State House District General Election, 2018[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Murphy 30,909 58.82
Democratic Marc Bell 21,637 41.18
Total votes 52,546 100.0

References
  1. Veeneman, Drew. "House District 99" (PDF). precinctmaps.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-11-08. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
  2. "PA 97-0006 Legislative District 50" (PDF). May 18, 2011. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
  3. "99th House: Mike Murphy wins". WICS. November 6, 2018.
  4. "Editorial Board Endorsment [sic]: Mike Murphy for 99th House". The State Journal-Register. October 25, 2018.
  5. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  6. "Election Results 2018 GENERAL ELECTION". Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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