2024 General Election Key Races

Illinois Legislative News

FUNDRAISING TOTALS UPDATED: July 25 at 12:39PM

Illinois Senate

40th Senate District

Patrick Joyce (D) (i) – $3,950,201.04

Philip Nagel (R) – $91,103.35

 

19th Senate District

Michael E. Hastings (D) (i) – $1,536,679.45

Samantha Jean Gasca (R) – $9,616.20

 

31st Senate District

Mary Edly-Allen (D) (i) – $1,454,351.55

Ashley Jensen (R) – $0

 

46th Senate District

David M Koehler (D) (i) – $1,238,624.96

Sally Owens (R) – $123,750.01

 

10th Senate District

Robert Martwick (D) (i) – $1,213,694.66

Jon Luers (R) – $0

 

Illinois House of Representatives

112th House District

Katie Stuart (D) (i) – $3,393,898.10

Jay Keeven (R) – $132,498.64

 

49th House District

Maura Hirschauer (D) (i) – $2,905,245.00

Hannah Billingsley (R) – $67,287.89

 

81st House District

Anne Stava-Murray (D) (i) – $2,636,603.38

Aaron Porter (R) – $14,370.03

 

54th House District

Mary Beth Canty (D) (i) – $2,189,198.01

Michele Hunter (R) – $200,110.22

 

66th House District

Suzanne Ness (D) (i) – $2,206,626.18

Laurie Parman (R) – $9,412.50

 

53rd House District

Ronald E. Andermann (R) – $0

 

51st House District

Nabeela Syed (D) (i) – $2,135,388.00

Tosi Ufodike (R) – $81,702.03

 

97th House District

Harry Benton (D) (i) – $2,043,190.55

Gabriella “Gabby” Shanahan (R) – $77,800.76

 

91st House District

Sharon Chung (D) (i) – $1,865,096.86

Desi Anderson (R) – $251,328.48

 

61st House District

Joyce Mason (D) (i) – $1,992,862.50

James Creighton Mitchell, Jr. (R) – $8,665.32

Special Reports

Illinois 104th House Committee Assignments

Adoption & Child Welfare Committee – Members ole Representative Party Chairperson : Suzanne M. Ness D Vice-Chairperson : Terra Costa Howard D Republican Spokesperson : Steven Reick R Member: Michael Crawford D Member: Jed Davis R Member: Lisa Davis D Member: Regan...

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Illinois 104th Senate Committee Assignments

Agriculture - Members Role Senator Party Chair : Doris Turner D Vice-Chair : Patrick J. Joyce D Member: Cristina Castro D Member: Paul Faraci D Member: Michael E. Hastings D Member: Linda Holmes D Member: David Koehler D Member: Meg Loughran Cappel D Minority...

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104th House GOP Leadership Team

Deputy Minority Leaders Rep. Norine Hammond (94 – Macomb) Rep. Ryan Spain (73 – Peoria) Assistant Minority Leaders Rep. CD Davidsmeyer (100 – Murrayville) Rep. John Cabello (90 – Machesney Park) Rep. Dan Ugaste (65 – Geneva) Rep. Patrick Windhorst (117 – Metropolis)...

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104th House Committee Chairs

For Immediate Release Jan. 13, 2025  Speaker Welch Announces Committee Chairs for New Session Bipartisan Slate Includes Republican Veteran to Lead VA Committee  SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – House Speaker Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch announced a bipartisan slate of veteran policy...

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104th House Democrat Leadership Team

Interoffice Memorandum January 10, 2025 to: Members and Staff of the House Democratic Caucus from: Emanuel ‘Chris’ Welch, Speaker of the House re:     House Democratic Caucus Leadership – 104th General Assembly  As we prepare for the work of the 104th General...

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2024 Illinois General Election Results

In what was a bad showing for Democrats nationally, Illinois Democrats held onto all their Congressional seats and appear likely to keep their current General Assembly makeup following the November 5 general election. At the presidential level, Vice President Kamala...

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2024 Illinois General Election Preview

Following is a complete listing of the U.S. presidential and vice presidential, Congressional, Illinois Senate, Illinois House, and Illinois Supreme Court races in the November 5, 2024 general election. Results will be sent out following the election. U.S. President...

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Previous Reports

Third Reading Report: June 2, 2025

The Illinois General Assembly wrapped up the first year of the spring session of the 104th General Assembly last week. Much like other years, ​it​ was filled with last-minute committee hearings, contentious floor debate, and the filing of almost all the highly anticipated omnibus packages. While the state budget, the budget implementation bill, and the revenue omnibus have yet to be filed, the House did pass an empty appropriations bill (HB 111), and the Senate passed an appropriations shell...

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Third Reading Report: May 26, 2025

The Illinois General Assembly has a lot of work ahead of and is under increasing pressure to complete important legislative items with just one week of scheduled session reaming of the spring session. In the upcoming days, lawmakers are anticipated to file a number of significant omnibus bills, such as: The FY 2026 Budget Bill The FY 2026 Budget Implementation Bill (BIMP) Medicaid Omnibus Energy Omnibus Revenue Omnibus Open Meetings Act (OMA) and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Omnibus...

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Third Reading Report: May 19, 2025

Last week, the Illinois House and Senate settled in for a week full of committee hearings and floor debate following the opposite chamber committee deadline on May 9. The end of session is rapidly approaching, with the opposite chamber third reading deadline on May 23 and adjournment on May 31. With May 31 fast approaching, leadership is preparing their FY 2026 budget despite national economic uncertainty, potential federal government cuts, and limited revenue growth. At the beginning of May,...

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