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Illinois Legislative District 42
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Democratic held the seat for Democrats, winning by 37.6 points over Edgardo "Eddie" Perez.
Staggered Senate
DemocraticDemocrat · winner
68.8%49,428
Edgardo "Eddie" PerezRepublican
31.2%22,423
100% of the expected vote counted · 71,851 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.
Jared PlogerEdgardo "Eddie" Perez
$592.1K
Raised by the campaign
$3.8K
$445.4K
Spent by the campaign
$1.9K
$148.2K
Cash on hand
$2K
Other candidates' campaigns: Linda Holmes $339K.
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.
- Linda Holmes
- >99%
- Edgardo "Eddie" Perez
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+32.2
The candidates
Democratic (D)
Edgardo "Eddie" Perez (R)