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Illinois Representative District 59
Daniel Didech has no major-party opponent.
Daniel Didech has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+31: 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
- 81,570
- People per km²
- 803
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 64%
- White, no degree
- 20%of adults
- White 52%
- Hispanic 17%
- Black 3%
- Asian 26%
- 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
42,348 votes · D+27.2✓ Daniel Didech (D)63.6%
Chris Henning (R)36.4%
2024 President Vote in this district
42,731 two-party votes · D+30.5 · D+32.0 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)65.2%
Donald Trump (R)34.8%
2022
31,020 votes · D+33.0✓ Daniel Didech (D)66.5%
Charles Roeske (R)33.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
36,940 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Daniel Didech (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
46,148 two-party votes · D+34.1 · D+29.6 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)67.1%
Donald Trump (R)32.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
39,537 two-party votes · D+34.1 · D+31.9 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)67.1%
Donald Trump (R)32.9%
Also on the ballot in Illinois
Neighboring districts
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