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Illinois Representative District 50
Barbara Hernandez has no major-party opponent.
Barbara Hernandez has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+30: 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
- 112,998
- People per km²
- 1,322
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 29%
- White, no degree
- 20%of adults
- White 32%
- Hispanic 56%
- Black 6%
- Asian 4%
- Other / multiracial 2%
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
33,316 votes · D+27.5✓ Barbara Hernandez (D)63.7%
Teresa L Alexander (R)36.3%
2024 President Vote in this district
33,373 two-party votes · D+27.9 · D+29.4 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)64.0%
Donald Trump (R)36.0%
2022
22,708 votes · D+25.5✓ Barbara Hernandez (D)62.8%
Donald Walter (R)37.2%
2020 Earlier district lines
63,478 votes · R+12.8✓ Keith R Wheeler (R)56.4%
Kate Monteleone (D)43.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
36,219 two-party votes · D+36.5 · D+32.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)68.3%
Donald Trump (R)31.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
31,863 two-party votes · D+36.8 · D+34.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)68.4%
Donald Trump (R)31.6%