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Illinois Legislative District 9
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick Hanley held the seat for Democrats, winning by 62.1 points over Tom Lally.
Staggered Senate
Patrick HanleyDemocrat · winner
81.1%64,362
Tom LallyRepublican
18.9%15,036
100% of the expected vote counted · 79,398 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.
Patrick HanleyNo Republican
$473.7K
Raised by the campaign
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$438K
Spent by the campaign
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$35.7K
Cash on hand
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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.
- Patrick Hanley
- >99%
- Tom Lally
- <1%
- Projected margin
- D+56.5