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2024Final results

2024 election for Illinois Legislative District 27

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Mark Walker (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Schlenhardt (R) by 15.1 points.

Mark WalkerDemocrat · winner
57.6%53,917
Tom SchlenhardtRepublican
42.4%39,769
93,686 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024

Races before and after

EvenR+16.82008R+21.22012D+4.02018D+18.12022D+15.12024D+33.02026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET