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Illinois Legislative District 57
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Christopher Belt won re-election by 19.7 points over Daniel Rhyne.
Staggered Senate
Christopher BeltDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%43,974
Daniel RhyneRepublican
40.1%29,486
87% of the expected vote counted · 73,460 votes
Source: civicAPI unofficial results and race callsUpdated Nov 5, 2026, 6:58 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.
Christopher BeltDaniel Rhyne
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$13.7K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$7.8K
$578.1K
Cash on hand
$5.9K
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.
- Christopher Belt
- >99%
- Daniel Rhyne
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+24.4