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Illinois Legislative District 36
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Michael Halpin won re-election by 20.4 points over Brad Beekman.
Staggered Senate
Michael HalpinDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.2%42,282
Brad BeekmanRepublican
39.8%27,926
88% of the expected vote counted · 70,208 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.
Michael HalpinBrad Beekman
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$67K
$518.6K
Spent by the campaign
$48.3K
$875.4K
Cash on hand
$18.7K
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.
- Michael Halpin
- 98%
- Brad Beekman
- 2%
- Projected margin
- D+17.2