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2020Final resultsSpecial election

2020 special election for Illinois Legislative District 11

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Celina Villanueva (D) won with 79.3% of the vote, defeating Mary Ellen Brown (Oth) by 59.1 points.

Celina VillanuevaDemocrat · winner
79.3%46,700
Mary Ellen BrownOther party
20.2%11,916
58,901 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020

Races before and after

EvenD+49.71992D+53.51994D+70.61998D+38.72004D+41.52008D+32.32022

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET