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Illinois Representative District 85
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Dagmara "Dee" Avelar won re-election by 36.4 points over Chris Metcalfe.
Dagmara "Dee" AvelarDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.2%21,648
Chris MetcalfeRepublican
31.8%10,095
100% of the expected vote counted · 31,743 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.
Dagmara "Dee" AvelarChris Metcalfe
$239.5K
Raised by the campaign
$0
$185.1K
Spent by the campaign
$750
$128.1K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: Illinois State Board of Elections, through Sep 30, 2026; Illinois State Board of Elections, through Dec 31, 2024.
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2024
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Dagmara "Dee" Avelar
- >99%
- Chris Metcalfe
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+30.4