Voters in Illinois elected one member to the U.S. Senate in the general election on November 8, 2022. The primary was scheduled for June 28, 2022. The filing deadline was March 14, 2022.

The election filled the Class III Senate seat held by Tammy Duckworth (D), who first took office in 2017. The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in 2022. Democrats retained their majority and gained one net seat, with the Senate's post-election partisan balance at 51 Democrats and 49 Republicans.

Thirty-five of 100 seats were up for election, including one special election.^[1] At the time of the election, Democrats had an effective majority, with the chamber split 50-50 and Vice President Kamala Harris (D) having the tie-breaking vote.^[2] Of the seats up for election in 2022, Democrats held 14 and Republicans held 21.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Illinois

Incumbent Tammy Duckworth defeated Kathy Salvi, Bill Redpath, Lowell Seida, and Connor VlaKancic in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 8, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Tammy Duckworth (D)	56.8	2,329,136
	Kathy Salvi (R)	41.5	1,701,055
	Bill Redpath (L)	1.7	68,671
	Lowell Seida (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	23
	Connor VlaKancic (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	11

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 4,098,896
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

W. Thomas La Fontaine Olson (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois

Incumbent Tammy Duckworth advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tammy Duckworth	100.0	856,720

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 856,720
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on June 28, 2022.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Kathy Salvi	30.2	216,007
	Peggy Hubbard	24.8	177,180
	Matthew Dubiel	12.7	90,538
	Casey Chlebek	10.7	76,213
	Bobby Piton	9.2	65,461
	Anthony Williams	7.4	52,890
	Jimmy Lee Tillman II	5.1	36,342

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 714,631
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Illinois

Election information in Illinois: Nov. 8, 2022, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

In-person: Oct. 11, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 11, 2022
Online: Oct. 23, 2022

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

In-person: Nov. 7, 2022
By mail: Received by Nov. 3, 2022
Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

In-person: Nov. 8, 2022
By mail: Postmarked by Nov. 8, 2022

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Sep. 29, 2022 to Nov. 7, 2022

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

N/A

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

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Bill Redpath (L)

I support economic freedom. Government is too big, and taxes are too high and too complicated. Both Republican and Democratic politicians continue to increase the size of government and its interference in the economy. They also refuse to address the forthcoming Entitlement Crisis in this nation, which could lead to an economically catastrophic Federal Debt Crisis. Only Libertarian candidates, such as me, will actually reduce the size of government and institute a simplified tax system to enhance your economic freedom and prosperity for all.

I generally take liberal positions on social issues. I am pro-choice on abortion, although I think there needs to be a grand compromise on this issue. Bill Clinton was correct when he stated that abortions should be "legal, safe and rare." I support ending the Federal War on Drugs and leaving this issue to be addressed by the states. I favor a non-interventionist foreign policy that will save Americans vast sums of money and make us all safer.

The reason there are so few third party and independent candidates on the ballot in Illinois is its horrible ballot access laws, which incumbent legislators have passed to keep political competition to an absolute minimum. A vote for me helps break that R&D stranglehold on Illinois politics. If I, or one of the statewide Libertarian Party candidates, gets 5% of the vote in his or her race, it will make it easier for Libertarian candidates to get on the ballot in Illinois in future elections. I also support electoral reform to help bring about a multiparty system, which is the norm among the world's established democracies.

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Connor VlaKancic (Independent)

Revive Abraham Lincoln 1864 National Union Party to inspire and support rational pragmatic candidates to U.S. Federal elective office! I seek to resurrect the Abraham Lincoln 1864 “National U ion” political party to support alternate pragmatic republicanism breakaway candidates, evoking President Lincoln's name and history to mount an empowering alternative to current demonic political machinery. Specific “VoterMag.net” ballot system legislation “THE FAIL-SAFE BALLOT” that empowers them to define their opinion choices providing voters with a real reason to WANT TO VOTE, not simply access to how to vote.

Achieve U.S. Federal legislation that allows business or civic organizations and public and private fraternal organizations to allow and encourage political campaign activity WITHOUT any threat or restriction of their 501C3 or 501C4 non-profit status.

Achieve U.S. Federal legislation that promotes AND SPONSORS elementary school civic education in U.S. Government structure. Inform and encourage youth and student participation in electioneering activity. Provide 14 year to 18 year youth a new form of official sanctioned political activity opportunities.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Bill Redpath (L)

There is an old saying--so old that nobody uses it anymore--that people join the Libertarian Party because of two issues--not the same two issues, but their two issues. I joined the LP in 1984, and that was absolutely correct for me. My two issues were Social Security and the Drug War. They still are. Social Security is an unsustainable plan that is a horrible deal for younger workers. I support the Cato Institute's "6.2% Solution" for Social Security, which allows people under the age of 55 to opt out of the Social Security system and use their employee portion of the FICA tax to invest in private, inheritable investment accounts in exchange for waiving their rights to future Social Security benefits. I also support ending the Federal War on Drugs; I think the issue should be left to the states, just as alcohol regulation was at the end of Federal prohibition in the 1930s.

Connor VlaKancic (Independent)

A Voter-Magnet to capture the many registered voters that are angry at Politics-as-Usual that deliberately

refuse to vote to demonstrate their disgust with derisive election rhetoric from corrupt political party machines will create a voter community of conversation grounded in intellectual humility that respects the

dignity of each individual and cultivates a passion for truth and justice.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Bill Redpath (L)

Other than my parents, the most important person in the history of my life has been Richard Winger, the publisher of Ballot Access News, a monthly newsletter, and ballot-access.org, a website covering ballot access issues, mainly in the United States. He is the foremost authority on ballot access laws in the US. He has dedicated his life to improving ballot access laws for minor party and independent candidates for public office. It takes incredible persistence and tenacity to do what he has done for so long. Please watch this video interview with him (sorry, but I cannot make a link in this box, so please copy and paste this URL): https://reason.com/video/2016/09/30/third-party-ballot-access/

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Bill Redpath (L)

I would recommend the books "Capitalism and Freedom," by Milton Friedman and "The Libertarian Mind: A Manifesto for Freedom" by David Boaz.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Bill Redpath (L)

I would like to be remembered as someone who served his profession (Business Valuation) with integrity and worked hard to promote Libertarianism, to reduce ballot access barriers for minor party and independent political candidates and to help bring about a multiparty political system in the United States.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Bill Redpath (L)

I would want to be either Hank Rearden in Atlas Shrugged or Howard Roark in The Fountainhead. They both led heroic lives.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Bill Redpath (L)

I think the greatest challenge this nation faces is to avoid a future Federal Debt Crisis that could make the Great Recession of 2008-2009 look mild by comparison. This should be done by reforming Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. My proposed reforms are on the Issues page at billredpath.com. Maintaining international peace will also be a challenge, and I think that will best be done through the pursuit of free trade (including unilateral repeal of all US tariffs, except for real national security exceptions) and a restrained, non-interventionist foreign policy.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Bill Redpath (L)

I generally support term limits, but I think other reforms to our democracy are more important. I support Ranked Choice Voting for single winner elections. But, not all elections have to be single winner elections. Legislative elections don't have to be single winner elections, In fact, elections for the Illinois House of Representatives used three seat districts and cumulative voting from 1870 to 1980. I would rather see legislative elections using fewer multimember districts, and with more members elected from each district, using Ranked Choice Voting. I support the Fair Representation Act currently in Congress that would mandate multimember districts for the US House of Representatives, where feasible, with all US House elections conducted using Ranked Choice Voting. More on the Fair Representation Act can be seen here (I cannot make a link in this box, so please copy and paste this URL):

https://fairvote.org/our-reforms/fair-representation-act/

Is there a particular senator, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Bill Redpath (L)

Barry Goldwater. My answer might be affected by my friendship during the late 1980s and early 1990s with the late Karl Hess, who was Sen. Goldwater's Chief Speechwriter during his 1964 presidential campaign. First of all, Sen. Goldwater was direct. You knew where he stood on an issue. He was a strong, principled economic conservative--and, I mean a true economic conservative--not like so many "conservatives" these days who argue for more government intervention in our society through industrial policy or high tariffs. In his later years, he turned more libertarian on social issues. According to his Wikipedia page, "Goldwater's views on social and cultural issues grew increasingly libertarian as he neared the end of his career. After leaving the Senate, Goldwater's views on social issues cemented as libertarian. He criticized the "money-making ventures by fellows like Pat Robertson and others [in the Republican Party] who are trying to ... make a religious organization out of it." During his winter year, he supported homosexuals serving openly in the military, environmental protection, gay rights, abortion rights, adoption rights for same-sex couples, and the legalization of medicinal marijuana. It is my understanding that, in 1963, Sen. Goldwater was in discussions with President Kennedy regarding the conduct of the 1964 Presidential campaign. Even though they would have been R vs. D opponents, they were planning to do at least some campaigning together, flying to a location, deplaning, debating each other, then getting back on the plane to fly someplace else to debate again. If this had actually occurred, the effect on future political campaigns in our nation would have been deep. It was not to be, with possibly tragic results for the future of our democracy.

Campaign finance

This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election.^[3] It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.^[4] Click here to view the reporting schedule for candidates for U.S. Congress in 2022.

U.S. Congress campaign reporting schedule, 2022
Report	Close of books	Filing deadline
Year-end 2021	12/31/2021	1/31/2022
April quarterly	3/31/2022	4/15/2022
July quarterly	6/30/2022	7/15/2022
October quarterly	9/30/2022	10/15/2022
Pre-general	10/19/2022	10/27/2022
Post-general	11/28/2022	12/08/2022
Year-end 2022	12/31/2022	1/31/2023

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Tammy Duckworth	Democratic Party	$18,970,643	$18,525,665	$1,582,822	As of December 31, 2022
Casey Chlebek	Republican Party	$129,656	$160,819	$116	As of June 30, 2022
Matthew Dubiel	Republican Party	$136,825	$130,415	$0	As of December 14, 2022
Peggy Hubbard	Republican Party	$58,898	$56,587	$7,511	As of December 31, 2022
Bobby Piton	Republican Party	$248,686	$248,686	$0	As of September 30, 2022
Kathy Salvi	Republican Party	$1,348,615	$1,340,831	$7,824	As of December 31, 2022
Jimmy Lee Tillman II	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Anthony Williams	Republican Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Bill Redpath	Libertarian Party	$90,811	$90,811	$0	As of December 31, 2022
Lowell Seida	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Connor VlaKancic	Independent	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2022. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. * Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.^[5]
Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.^[6]^[7]^[8]

Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Illinois, 2022
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 8, 2022	November 1, 2022	October 25, 2022	October 18, 2022
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic	Solid Democratic
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic	Safe Democratic
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates in Illinois in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Illinois, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. Senate candidates, 2022
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Illinois	U.S. Senate	Ballot-qualified party	3,250	N/A	3/14/2022	Source
Illinois	U.S. Senate	Unaffiliated	25,000	N/A	7/11/2022	Source

Election history

2020

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2020 (March 17 Republican primary)

United States Senate election in Illinois, 2020 (March 17 Democratic primary)

General election

General election for U.S. Senate Illinois

The following candidates ran in the general election for U.S. Senate Illinois on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dick Durbin (D)	54.9	3,278,930
		Mark Curran (R)	38.9	2,319,870
		Willie Wilson (Willie Wilson Party)	4.0	237,699
		Danny Malouf (L)	1.3	75,673
		David Black (G)	1.0	56,711
	Submit photo	Kevin Keely (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	10
		Lowell Seida (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	6
	Submit photo	Albert Schaal (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	2

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 5,968,901
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Patrick Feges (Independent)
Chad Koppie (Constitution Party)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois

Incumbent Dick Durbin advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dick Durbin	100.0	1,446,118

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,446,118
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Anne Stava (D)
Marilyn Jordan Lawlor (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois

The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Illinois on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mark Curran	41.6	205,747
		Peggy Hubbard	22.9	113,189
		Robert Marshall	15.3	75,561
		Tom Tarter	14.7	73,009
		Casey Chlebek	5.6	27,655
	Submit photo	Richard Mayers (Write-in)	0.0	7

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 495,168
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2016

**U.S. Senate, Illinois General Election, 2016**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Tammy Duckworth	54.9%	3,012,940
	Republican	Mark Kirk Incumbent	39.8%	2,184,692
	Libertarian	Kenton McMillen	3.2%	175,988
	Green	Scott Summers	2.1%	117,619
	N/A	Write-in	0%	639
Total Votes				5,491,878
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

**U.S. Senate, Illinois Republican Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Mark Kirk Incumbent	70.6%	931,619
James Marter	29.4%	388,571
Total Votes		1,320,190
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

**U.S. Senate, Illinois Democratic Primary, 2016**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tammy Duckworth	64.4%	1,220,128
Andrea Zopp	24%	455,729
Napoleon Harris	11.6%	219,286
Total Votes		1,895,143
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

2014

**U.S. Senate, Illinois General Election, 2014**
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Richard Durbin Incumbent	53.5%	1,929,637
	Republican	Jim Oberweis	42.7%	1,538,522
	Libertarian	Sharon Hansen	3.8%	135,316
Total Votes				3,603,475
Source: Illinois Secretary of State Official Results

Incumbent Richard Durbin ran unopposed in the Democratic primary election on March 18, 2014.

**U.S. Senate, Illinois Republican Primary, 2014**
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Jim Oberweis	56.1%	423,097
Doug Truax	43.9%	331,237
Sherry Procarione (Write-in)	0%	54
Total Votes		754,388
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

2010

On November 2, 2010, Kirk won election to the United States Senate. He defeated Alexander "Alexi" Giannoulias (D), LeAlan M. Jones (G), Mike Labno (L), Robert L. "Bob" Zadek (I), Will Boyd (I), Corey Dabney (I), Susanne Atanus (I), Shon-Tiyon "Santiago" Horton (I), Avner Nager (I), Stan Jagla (I), Darren Raichart (I), and Lowell M. Seida (I) in the general election.^[9]

U.S. Senate, Illinois General Election, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mark Kirk	48%	1,778,698
	Democratic	Alexi Giannoulias	46.4%	1,719,478
	Green	LeAlan M. Jones	3.2%	117,914
	Libertarian	Mike Labno	2.4%	87,247
	Independent	Robert L. "Bob" Zadek	0%	561
	Independent	Will Boyd	0%	468
	Independent	Corey Dabney	0%	33
	Independent	Susanne Atanus	0%	19
	Independent	Shon-Tiyon "Santiago" Horton	0%	16
	Independent	Avner Nager	0%	15
	Independent	Stan Jagla	0%	12
	Independent	Darren Raichart	0%	9
	Independent	Lowell M. Seida	0%	3
Total Votes				3,704,473

United States Senate Democratic Primary, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	ALEXANDER "ALEXI" GIANNOULIAS	38.9%	352,202
	Democratic	DAVID HOFFMAN	33.7%	304,757
	Democratic	CHERYLE JACKSON	19.9%	179,682
	Democratic	ROBERT MARSHALL	5.7%	51,813
	Democratic	JACOB J. MEISTER	1.8%	16,317
	Democratic	CHRISTOPHER SMITH (write-in)	0%	2
Total Votes				904,773
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

United States Senate Republican Primary, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	MARK STEVEN KIRK	56.6%	420,373
	Republican	PATRICK J. HUGHES	19.3%	142,928
	Republican	DONALD (DON) LOWERY	8.9%	66,357
	Republican	KATHLEEN THOMAS	7.3%	54,038
	Republican	ANDY MARTIN	5%	37,480
	Republican	JOHN ARRINGTON	2.8%	21,090
	Republican	PATRICIA ELAINE BEARD (write-in)	0%	2
Total Votes				742,268
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

United States Senate Green Party Primary, 2010
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Green	LeALAN M. JONES	100%	5,161
Total Votes				5,161
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections

Election analysis

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Election details
	Filing deadline: March 14, 2022
	Primary: June 28, 2022; General: November 8, 2022
How to vote
	Poll times: 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Voting in Illinois
Race ratings
	Cook Political Report: Solid Democratic; Inside Elections: Solid Democratic; Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Democratic
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See also: Presidential voting trends in Illinois and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Illinois, 2022
District	Incumbent	Party	PVI
Illinois' 1st	Open	Democratic	D+20
Illinois' 2nd	Robin Kelly	Democratic	D+19
Illinois' 3rd	New Seat	N/A	D+20
Illinois' 4th	Chuy Garcia	Democratic	D+22
Illinois' 5th	Mike Quigley	Democratic	D+18
Illinois' 6th	Sean Casten	Democratic	D+3
Illinois' 7th	Danny Davis	Democratic	D+36
Illinois' 8th	Raja Krishnamoorthi	Democratic	D+6
Illinois' 9th	Jan Schakowsky	Democratic	D+19
Illinois' 10th	Brad Schneider	Democratic	D+11
Illinois' 11th	Bill Foster	Democratic	D+5
Illinois' 12th	Mike Bost	Republican	R+24
Illinois' 13th	Open	Republican	D+3
Illinois' 14th	Lauren Underwood	Democratic	D+4
Illinois' 15th	Mary Miller	Republican	R+22
Illinois' 16th	Darin LaHood	Republican	R+13
Illinois' 17th	Open	Democratic	D+2

2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines

2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Illinois^[10]
District	Joe Biden	Donald Trump
Illinois' 1st	70.5%	28.1%
Illinois' 2nd	69.3%	29.3%
Illinois' 3rd	69.7%	28.3%
Illinois' 4th	72.3%	25.9%
Illinois' 5th	68.9%	29.3%
Illinois' 6th	54.5%	43.6%
Illinois' 7th	85.6%	12.8%
Illinois' 8th	56.8%	41.4%
Illinois' 9th	69.9%	28.4%
Illinois' 10th	62.0%	36.1%
Illinois' 11th	56.6%	41.3%
Illinois' 12th	27.7%	70.5%
Illinois' 13th	54.4%	43.2%
Illinois' 14th	54.7%	43.3%
Illinois' 15th	29.6%	68.3%
Illinois' 16th	38.1%	59.6%
Illinois' 17th	52.7%	44.9%

2012-2020

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2012	2016	2020
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2020 presidential election, 73.1% of Illinoisans lived in one of the state's 12 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 22.4% lived in one of 77 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Illinois was Solid Democratic, having voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2012, Hillary Clinton (D) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Illinois following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Illinois county-level statistics, 2020
Solid Democratic	12	73.1%
Solid Republican	77	22.4%
New Democratic	2	2.4%
Trending Republican	11	2.2%
Total voted Democratic	14	75.4%
Total voted Republican	88	24.6%

Historical voting trends

Illinois presidential election results (1900-2020)

16 Democratic wins
15 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Statewide elections

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Illinois

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Illinois.

U.S. Senate election results in Illinois
Race	Winner	Runner up
2020	54.9%	38.9%
2016	54.9%	39.8%
2014	53.5%	42.7%
2010	48.2%	46.4%
2010	47.3%	46.3%
Average	51.9	42.8

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Illinois

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Illinois.

Gubernatorial election results in Illinois
Race	Winner	Runner up
2018	54.5%	38.8%
2014	50.3%	46.4%
2010	46.8%	45.9%
2006	49.8%	39.3%
2002	52.2%	45.1%
Average	50.7	43.1

State partisanship

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Illinois' congressional delegation as of November 2022.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Illinois, November 2022
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	13	15
Republican	0	5	5
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	18	20

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Illinois' top four state executive offices as of November 2022.

State executive officials in Illinois, November 2022
Office	Officeholder
Governor	J.B. Pritzker
Lieutenant Governor	Juliana Stratton
Secretary of State	Jesse White
Attorney General	Kwame Raoul

State legislature

The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Illinois State Legislature as of November 2022.

Illinois State Senate

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	41
	Republican Party	18
	Vacancies	0
Total		59

Illinois House of Representatives

Party		As of November 2022
	Democratic Party	73
	Republican Party	45
	Vacancies	0
Total		118

Trifecta control

As of November 2022, Illinois was a Democratic trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.

Illinois Party Control: 1992-2022
Sixteen years of Democratic trifectas • Two years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
Governor	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
Senate	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
House	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D

Demographics

The table below details demographic data in Illinois and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.

Demographic Data for Illinois
	Illinois	United States
Population	12,830,632	308,745,538
Land area (sq mi)	55,512	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	71.5%	72.5%
Black/African American	14.2%	12.7%
Asian	5.5%	5.5%
Native American	0.3%	0.8%
Pacific Islander	0%	0.2%
Other (single race)	5.9%	4.9%
Multiple	2.6%	3.3%
Hispanic/Latino	17.1%	18%
Education
High school graduation rate	89.2%	88%
College graduation rate	34.7%	32.1%
Income
Median household income	$65,886	$62,843
Persons below poverty level	12.5%	13.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

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Footnotes

↑ The special Senate election in California was for the same seat up for regular election. There were, then, 36 total Senate elections for 35 total seats.
↑ Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.
↑ Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.
↑ Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022
↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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Illinois' current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Tammy Duckworth (D)

Dick Durbin (D)

Representatives

District 1

Jonathan Jackson (D)

District 2

Robin Kelly (D)

District 3

Delia Ramirez (D)

District 4

Jesus Garcia (D)

District 5

Mike Quigley (D)

District 6

Sean Casten (D)

District 7

Danny Davis (D)

District 8

Raja Krishnamoorthi (D)

District 9

Jan Schakowsky (D)

District 10

Brad Schneider (D)

District 11

Bill Foster (D)

District 12

Mike Bost (R)

District 13

Nikki Budzinski (D)

District 14

Lauren Underwood (D)

District 15

Mary Miller (R)

District 16

Darin LaHood (R)

District 17

Eric Sorensen (D)

Democratic Party (16)

Republican Party (3)

[1] The special Senate election in California was for the same seat up for regular election. There were, then, 36 total Senate elections for 35 total seats.

[2] Two independents who caucus with Democrats are included with Democrats in the 50-50 split count.

[3] Fundraising by primary candidates can be found on the race's respective primary election page. Fundraising by general election candidates can be found on the race's general election page.

[4] Federal Election Commission, "2022 Quarterly Reports," accessed March 2, 2022

[5] Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.

[6] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018

[7] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018

[8] Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018

[9] U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013

[10] Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022

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