CalledUnofficial results
Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Paul Jacobs won re-election by 31.0 points over Tamiko "T.C." Mueller.
Staggered Senate
Paul JacobsRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.5%47,501
Tamiko "T.C." MuellerDemocrat
34.5%25,000
94% of the expected vote counted · 72,501 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.
Tamiko "T.C." MuellerPaul Jacobs
$34.6K
Raised by the campaign
$131.3K
$3.7K
Spent by the campaign
$134.8K
$33.3K
Cash on hand
$19.7K
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.
- Tamiko "T.C." Mueller
- <1%
- Paul Jacobs
- >99%
- Projected margin
- R+27.4