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Illinois Representative District 26
Kam Buckner has no major-party opponent.
Kam Buckner has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+71: 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
- 124,757
- People per km²
- 5,546
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 65%
- White, no degree
- 5%of adults
- White 32%
- Hispanic 7%
- Black 41%
- Asian 16%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
37,687 votes · D+63.1✓ Kam Buckner (D)81.6%
Audrey Barrett (R)18.4%
2024 President Vote in this district
42,906 two-party votes · D+69.5 · D+71.0 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)84.8%
Donald Trump (R)15.2%
2022
24,017 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kam Buckner (D)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
42,086 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Kam Buckner (D)99.3%
Writein (—)0.7%
2020 President Vote in this district
48,409 two-party votes · D+75.0 · D+70.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)87.5%
Donald Trump (R)12.5%
2016 President Vote in this district
52,528 two-party votes · D+81.1 · D+78.9 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)90.6%
Donald Trump (R)9.4%