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Illinois Representative District 53
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Nicolle Grasse won re-election by 32.2 points over Elizabeth Bauer.
Nicolle GrasseDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%21,395
Elizabeth BauerRepublican
33.9%10,979
100% of the expected vote counted · 32,374 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.
Nicolle GrasseElizabeth Bauer
$408.8K
Raised by the campaign
$31.2K
$183.2K
Spent by the campaign
$12.2K
$248.8K
Cash on hand
$19K
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.
- Nicolle Grasse
- >99%
- Elizabeth Bauer
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+26.8