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Illinois Legislative District 48
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Doris Turner won re-election by 17.8 points over Frank Lesko.
Staggered Senate
Doris TurnerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.9%44,894
Frank LeskoRepublican
41.1%31,345
100% of the expected vote counted · 76,239 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.
Doris TurnerFrank Lesko
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$245.1K
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$255K
$138.5K
Cash on hand
$4.7K
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.
- Doris Turner
- 98%
- Frank Lesko
- 2%
- Projected margin
- D+16.3