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Illinois Legislative District 8
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Ram Villivalam won re-election by 47.9 points over Vince Romano.
Staggered Senate
Ram VillivalamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.0%42,285
Vince RomanoRepublican
26.0%14,886
100% of the expected vote counted · 57,171 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)
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ram Villivalam
- >99%
- Vince Romano
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+36.0