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Illinois Representative District 16
Kevin John Olickal has no major-party opponent.
Kevin John Olickal has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+25: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 121,024
- People per km²
- 4,279
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 49%
- White, no degree
- 22%of adults
- White 43%
- Hispanic 17%
- Black 10%
- Asian 25%
- Other / multiracial 6%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
26,260 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kevin John Olickal (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
39,446 two-party votes · D+21.5 · D+23.0 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)60.7%
Donald Trump (R)39.3%
2022
24,904 votes · D+41.7✓ Kevin Olickal (D)70.9%
Vince Romano (R)29.1%
2020 Earlier district lines
32,660 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Denyse Wang Stoneback (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
44,580 two-party votes · D+36.5 · D+31.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)68.2%
Donald Trump (R)31.8%
2016 President Vote in this district
37,652 two-party votes · D+48.9 · D+46.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)74.4%
Donald Trump (R)25.6%