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Illinois Legislative District 21
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Laura Ellman won re-election by 33.3 points over Julie Berkowicz.
Staggered Senate
Laura EllmanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%56,697
Julie BerkowiczRepublican
33.4%28,369
100% of the expected vote counted · 85,066 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.
Laura EllmanJulie Berkowicz
$417.8K
Raised by the campaign
$13.6K
$313.5K
Spent by the campaign
$5.8K
$259K
Cash on hand
$18.2K
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.
- Laura Ellman
- >99%
- Julie Berkowicz
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+32.2