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2022Final results

2022 election for Illinois Legislative District 46

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Dave Koehler (D) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Desi Anderson (R) by 16.1 points.

Dave KoehlerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.1%38,672
Desi AndersonRepublican
41.9%27,924
66,596 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2022

Races before and after

EvenD+34.11992D+15.22006D+8.42012D+7.82020D+16.12022D+15.22024

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 2, 2026, 5:14 AM ET