2024Final results
2024 election for Illinois Legislative District 49
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Meg Loughran Cappel (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Katie Deane-Schlottman (R) by 12.1 points.
Meg Loughran CappelDemocrat · winner
56.0%55,505
Katie Deane-SchlottmanRepublican
44.0%43,537
The same year, the district voted D+8.0 for president; this race was D+12.1.99,042 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
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET