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Illinois Legislative District 18

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Democratic held the seat for Democrats, winning by 33.9 points over Christine McGovern.

Staggered Senate

DemocraticDemocrat · winner
66.9%44,367
33.1%21,924
100% of the expected vote counted · 66,291 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

EvenD+18.72022 SenateD+8.52024 Pres.D+33.92026 Senate

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

No DemocratChristine McGovern
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Raised by the campaign
$8K
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Spent by the campaign
$7.9K
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Cash on hand
$1.9K

Other candidates' campaigns: Frances Ann Hurley $301.2K.

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.

No Democrat was on the ballot, so the model gave the seat to Christine McGovern without simulating it.

How the forecast works →

The candidates