2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois Legislative District 3
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Mattie Hunter (D) won with 89.8% of the vote, defeating Chad Jackson Surles (R) by 79.6 points.
Mattie HunterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
89.8%34,568
Chad Jackson SurlesRepublican
10.2%3,929
38,497 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET