Illinois has 118 state representatives in its House of Representatives. Each representative is elected from an individual legislative district for a two- year term with no term limits. This structure has been in place since the Cutback Amendment in 1980, which reduced the number of representatives from 177 to 118

. The Illinois House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, with the upper chamber being the Illinois State Senate, which has 59 members. Each Senate district is divided into two House districts, each electing one representative

. As of the latest data, the Illinois House consists of 118 members, with 78 Democrats and 40 Republicans