2020Final results
2020 election for Illinois Legislative District 49
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Meg Loughran Cappel (D) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas McCullagh (R) by 12.4 points.
Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat · winner
56.2%64,276
Thomas McCullaghRepublican
43.8%50,052
114,328 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
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET