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Illinois Legislative District 33

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Democratic flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 16.2 points over Danielle Penman.

Staggered Senate

DemocraticDemocrat · winner
58.1%47,946
Danielle PenmanRepublican
41.9%34,591
100% of the expected vote counted · 82,537 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

EvenD+2.52024 Pres.D+16.22026 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 DemocratDanielle Penman
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Raised by the campaign
$380.3K
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Spent by the campaign
$361.7K
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Cash on hand
$18.7K

Other candidates' campaigns: Michele Clark $667.3K.

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 Danielle Penman without simulating it.

How the forecast works →

The candidates

Democratic (D)
Danielle Penman (R)