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Illinois Legislative District 27
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Carina Santa Maria held the seat for Democrats, winning by 33.0 points over David Mathis.
Staggered Senate
Carina Santa MariaDemocrat · winner
66.5%45,050
David MathisRepublican
33.5%22,699
100% of the expected vote counted · 67,749 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.
Carina Santa MariaDavid Mathis
$297.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4K
$138.2K
Spent by the campaign
$961
$159.5K
Cash on hand
$439
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.
- Carina Santa Maria
- >99%
- David Mathis
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+28.0