CalledUnofficial results
Illinois Representative District 36
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Rick Ryan won re-election by 36.1 points over David Sheppard.
Rick RyanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%21,568
David SheppardRepublican
32.0%10,132
100% of the expected vote counted · 31,700 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 2:10 AM 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.
Rick RyanDavid Sheppard
$223.5K
Raised by the campaign
$0
$187.3K
Spent by the campaign
$0
$158.1K
Cash on hand
$1.1K
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.
- Rick Ryan
- >99%
- David Sheppard
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+23.5