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Illinois Representative District 13
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Demerike Palecek held the seat for Democrats, winning by 82.9 points over Terry Nguyen Le.
Demerike PalecekDemocrat · winner
91.5%36,907
Terry Nguyen LeRepublican
8.5%3,448
100% of the expected vote counted · 40,355 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Demerike PalecekTerry Nguyen Le
$279.5K
Raised by the campaign
$33
$264.7K
Spent by the campaign
$103
$14.8K
Cash on hand
$225
Campaign money: Illinois State Board of Elections, through Sep 30, 2026.
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Sep 30, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Demerike Palecek
- >99%
- Terry Nguyen Le
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+78.2