2006Final results
2006 election for Illinois Legislative District 43
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Arthur Wilhelmi (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Christian A. Smith (R) by 40.4 points.
Arthur WilhelmiDemocrat · winner
70.2%38,113
Christian A. SmithRepublican
29.8%16,167
54,280 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