Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Illinois Legislative District 26
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Nabeela Syed flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 15.0 points over Darby Hills.
Staggered Senate
Nabeela SyedDemocrat · winner
57.5%50,053
Darby HillsRepublican · incumbent
42.5%37,030
100% of the expected vote counted · 87,083 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.
Nabeela SyedDarby Hills
$1.9M
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$1.9M
Spent by the campaign
$1M
$219.3K
Cash on hand
$418.5K
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.
- Nabeela Syed
- 96%
- Darby Hills
- 4%
- Projected margin
- D+13.6