The 2026 Illinois Senate election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect members of the Illinois Senate from two-thirds of districts.
Retirements Democratic District 9: Laura Fine is retiring to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois's 9th congressional district. District 27: Mark L. Walker is retiring.
Republican District 33: Don DeWitte is retiring. District 59: Dale Fowler is retiring.
Predictions SourceRankingAs of Sabato's Crystal Ball January 22, 2026
Summary of results by district Only districts holding an election in 2026 are listed below. denotes a retiring incumbent.
District Incumbent Party Elected Senator Outcome 2 Dem 3 Dem 5 Dem 6 Dem 8 Dem 9 Dem 11 Dem 12 Dem 14 Dem 15 Dem 17 Dem 18 Dem 20 Dem 21 Dem 23 Dem 24 Rep 26 Rep 27 Dem 29 Dem 30 Dem 32 Rep 33 Rep 35 Rep 36 Dem 38 Rep 39 Dem 41 Rep 42 Dem 44 Rep 45 Rep 47 Rep 48 Dem 50 Rep 51 Rep 53 Rep 54 Rep 56 Rep 57 Rep 59 Rep
Detailed results by district List of general election candidates are sourced from the Illinois State Board of Elections.
District Democrats Republicans Third parties and independents Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes 2nd Omar Aquino (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 3rd Mattie Hunter (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 5th Lakesia Collins (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 6th Sara Feigenholtz (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 8th Ram Villivalam (incumbent) TBD Vince Romano TBD — TBD TBD 9th Patrick Hanley TBD Tom Lally TBD — TBD TBD 11th Mike Porfirio (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 12th Celina Villanueva (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 14th Emil Jones III (incumbent) TBD Brian Skala TBD — TBD TBD 15th Napoleon Harris (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 17th Elgie Sims (incumbent) TBD Frederick L. Walls TBD — TBD TBD 18th Frances Ann Hurley TBD Christine McGovern TBD — TBD TBD 20th Graciela Guzmán (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 21st Laura Ellman (incumbent) TBD Julie Berkowicz TBD — TBD TBD 23rd Suzy Glowiak Hilton (incumbent) TBD Linda Z. Polacek TBD — TBD TBD 24th Benjamin "Ben" McAdams TBD Seth Lewis (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 26th Nabeela Syed TBD Darby Hills (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 27th Carina Santa Maria TBD David Mathis TBD — TBD TBD 29th Julie A. Morrison (incumbent) TBD Kate McGrath TBD — TBD TBD 30th Adriane Johnson (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 32nd Karen Battaglia TBD Craig Wilcox (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 33rd Michele Clark TBD Danielle Penman TBD — TBD TBD 35th Sarah B. Mertens TBD Dave Syverson (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 36th Michael Halpin (incumbent) TBD Brad Beekman TBD — TBD TBD 38th Ernie R. Marcelain TBD Sue Rezin TBD — TBD TBD 39th Don Harmon (incumbent) TBD — TBD — TBD TBD 41st — TBD John Curran (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 42nd Linda Holmes (incumbent) TBD Edgardo "Eddie" Perez TBD — TBD TBD 44th — TBD Sally Turner (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 45th Joseph H. "Joe" Berning TBD Andrew Chesney (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 47th — TBD Neil Anderson (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 48th Doris Turner (incumbent) TBD Frank Lesko TBD — TBD TBD 50th — TBD Jil Tracy (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 51st — TBD Chapin Rose (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 53rd — TBD Chris Balkema (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 54th — TBD Steve McClure (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 56th Marsia Geldert-Murphey TBD Erica Harriss (incumbent) TBD — TBD TBD 57th Christopher Belt (incumbent) TBD Daniel Rhyne TBD — TBD TBD 59th Tamiko "T.C." Mueller TBD Paul Jacobs TBD — TBD TBD
Primary election results Primary election results were sourced from the Illinois State Board of Elections.https://elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/ElectionVoteTotals.aspx?ID=Z2J%2fvYpKX8w%3d&OfficeType=XmLrbPr2rU0jTLF%2f7%2fJHNA%3d%3d
Democratic primaries Contested primaries
District Nominees Runners-up Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes 6th Sara Feigenholtz (incumbent) 23,197 55.11% Nick Uniejewski 18,898 44.89% — — — 42,095 +4,299 +10.21% 9th Patrick Hanley 22,498 51.69% Rachel Ruttenberg 21,029 48.31% — — — 43,527 +1,469 +3.37% 14th Emil Jones III (incumbent) 16,667 60.62% Ahmed Karrar 6,248 22.73% Kenny Williams 4,578 16.65% 27,493 +10,419 +37.90% 56th Marsia Geldert-Murphey 8,002 53.47% Kevin Hall 6,964 46.53% — — — 14,966 +1,038 +6.94%
Nominated without opposition The following candidates did not see any competition in the Democratic primary election:
District 2: incumbent Omar Aquino received 20,103 votes. District 3: incumbent Mattie Hunter received 21,505 votes. District 5: incumbent Lakesia Collins received 22,253 votes. District 8: incumbent Ram Villivalam received 24,904 votes. District 11: incumbent Mike Porfirio received 17,370 votes. District 12: incumbent Celina Villanueva received 12,509 votes. District 15: incumbent Napoleon Harris received 26,414 votes. District 17: incumbent Elgie Sims received 28,992 votes. District 18: Frances Ann Hurley received 27,235 votes. District 20: incumbent Graciela Guzmán received 27,381 votes. District 21: incumbent Laura Ellman received 27,476 votes. District 23: incumbent Suzy Glowiak Hilton received 20,349 votes. District 24: Benjamin "Ben" McAdams received 21,988 votes. District 26: Nabeela Syed received 22,732 votes. District 27: Carina Santa Maria received 21,284 votes. District 29: incumbent Julie A. Morrison received 26,135 votes. District 30: incumbent Adriane Johnson received 14,777 votes. District 32: Karen Battaglia received 15,602 votes. District 33: Michele Clark received 20,399 votes. District 35: Sarah B. Mertens received 15,457 votes. District 36: incumbent Michael W. Halpin received 14,532 votes. District 38: Ernie R. Marcelain received 13,574 votes. District 39: incumbent Don Harmon received 27,053 votes. District 42: incumbent Linda Holmes received 20,756 votes. District 45: Joseph H. "Joe" Berning received 11,170 votes. District 48: incumbent Doris Turner received 15,137 votes. District 57: incumbent Christopher Belt received 15,375 votes. District 59: Tamiko "T.C." Mueller received 8,988 votes.
Republican primaries Contested primaries
District Nominees Runners-up Total Candidate Votes % Candidate Votes % Votes 33rd Danielle Penman 7,160 59.12% Jessica Breugelmans 4,950 40.88% 12,110 +2,210 +18.25% 36th Brad Beekman 5,421 53.25% Patrick Harlan 4,759 46.75% 10,180 +662 +6.50% 45th Andrew Chesney (incumbent) 17,869 98.98% Joshua T. Atkinson (write-in) 185 1.02% 18,054 +17,684 +97.95% 48th Frank Lesko 13259 99.52% Shane Bouvet (write-in) 64 0.48% 13,323 +13,195 +99.04% 59th Paul Jacobs 18008 72.95% Stephen Vercellino 6,679 27.05% 24,687 +11,329 +45.89%
Nominated without opposition The following candidates did not see any competition in the Republican primary election:
District 6: Frank Rowder received 3 write-in votes. District 8: Vince Romano received 3,233 votes. District 9: Tom Lally received 3,766 votes. District 14: Brian Skala received 4,022 votes. District 15: Kenneth (Ken) Henderson received write-in 145 votes. District 17: Frederick L. Walls received 2,468 votes. District 18: Christine Mcgovern received 6,604 votes. District 21: Julie Berkowicz received 10,628 votes. District 23: Linda Z. Polacek received 8,589 votes. District 24: incumbent Seth Lewis received 12,797 votes. District 26: incumbent Darby Hills received 10,055 votes. District 27: David Mathis received 6,726 votes. District 29: Kate Mcgrath received 5,468 votes. District 32: incumbent Craig Wilcox received 9,831 votes. District 35: incumbent Dave Syverson received 12,338 votes. District 38: incumbent Sue Rezin received 12,113 votes. District 41: incumbent John Curran received 11,449 votes. District 42: Edgardo "Eddie" Perez received 7,027 votes. District 44: incumbent Sally Turner received 20,133 votes. District 47: incumbent Neil Anderson received 18,632 votes. District 50: incumbent Jil Tracy received 22,842 votes. District 51: incumbent Chapin Rose received 24,679 votes. District 53: incumbent Chris Balkema received 17,694 votes. District 54: incumbent Steve Mcclure received 24935 votes. District 56: incumbent Erica Harriss received 9,237 votes. District 57: Daniel Rhyne received 6,926 votes.
List of districts District 2 • District 3 • District 5 • District 6 • District 8 • District 9 • District 11 • District 12 • District 14 • District 15 • District 17 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 23 • District 24 • District 26 • District 27 • District 29 • District 30 • District 32 • District 33 • District 35 • District 36 • District 38 • District 39 • District 41 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 47 • District 48 • District 50 • District 51 • District 53 • District 54 • District 56 • District 57 • District 59 __NOTOC__
District 2 The 2nd district encompasses the Chicago neighborhoods of Ukrainian Village, Humboldt Park, and Belmont Cragin. The incumbent is Democrat Omar Aquino, who was re-elected in 2022 with 100% of the vote. He is running unopposed in the primary and general election.
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District 3 The 3rd district encompasses the Chicago neighborhoods of Woodlawn, West Englewood, and Printer's Row. The incumbent is Democrat Mattie Hunter, who was re-elected in 2022 with 100% of the vote. She is running unopposed in the primary and general elections.
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District 5 The 5th district encompasses the Chicago neighborhoods of West Garfield Park, Little Italy, and Pulaski Park. The incumbent is Democrat Lakesia Collins, who was re-elected in 2024 with 100% of the vote. She is running unopposed in the primary and general elections.
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District 6 The 6th district includes the lakefront neighborhoods of Lake View, Lincoln Park, Buena Park and the Near North Side in the city of Chicago. The incumbent is Democrat Sara Feigenholtz, who was re-elected in 2022 unopposed. She defeated policy analyst and community organizer Nick Uniejewski in the primary and will face Republican Frank Rowder in the general election.
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District 8 The 8th district includes the suburban towns of Niles and Lincolnwood. The incumbent is Democrat Ram Villivalam, who was re-elected in 2022 with 100% of the vote. He was unopposed in the primary and will face Republican Vince Romano in the general election.
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District 9 The 9th district includes the suburban towns of Glenview, Evanston, and Winnetka. The incumbent is Democrat Laura Fine, who was re-elected in 2022 with 71.8% of the vote. In May 2025, Fine announced that she would run for the U.S. House of Representatives in Illinois's 9th congressional district.
Democratic primary Candidates Declared Patrick Hanley, president of the New Trier Democrats Rachel Ruttenberg, deputy committeeperson of the Evanston Democratic Party
Declined Laura Fine, incumbent state senator (running for IL-09)
Endorsements
District 11 The 11th district includes all or parts of Bedford Park, Berwyn, Bridgeview, Brookfield, Burbank, Cicero, Countryside, Hodgkins, Justice, La Grange, La Grange Park, North Riverside, Riverside, Summit and the Chicago neighborhoods of Ashburn, Clearing, Garfield Ridge, West Elsdon, and West Lawn. The incumbent is Democrat Mike Porfirio, who was elected in 2022 with 66.2% of the vote. He is running unopposed in the primary and general election.
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District 12 The 12th district includes the neighborhoods of South Lawndale, Brighton Park, and Chinatown. The incumbent is Democrat Celina Villanueva, who was elected in 2022 with 100% of the vote.
Democratic primary Candidates Potential Celina Villanueva, incumbent state senator
District 14 The 14th district stretches from the neighborhood of Princeton Park in Chicago to the suburban communities of Blue Island, Tinley Park, and Orland Park. The incumbent is Democrat Emil Jones III, who was re-elected in 2022 with 100% of the vote.
Democratic primary Candidates Potential