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Sonya Harper
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- State legislature
Illinois › Illinois House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Illinois Representative District 6
Sonya Harper has no major-party opponent.
Sonya Harper has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+66: 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
- 103,977
- People per km²
- 4,424
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 31%
- White, no degree
- 5%of adults
- White 14%
- Hispanic 34%
- Black 42%
- Asian 7%
- Other / multiracial 3%
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
26,581 votes · D+64.7✓ Sonya Marie Harper (D)82.3%
Sean A Dwyer (R)17.7%
2024 President Vote in this district
28,054 two-party votes · D+62.5 · D+64.0 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)81.2%
Donald Trump (R)18.8%
2022
18,503 votes · D+73.2✓ Sonya Marie Harper (D)86.6%
Leonard Griffin (R)13.4%
2020 Earlier district lines
32,219 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Sonya Marie Harper (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
33,624 two-party votes · D+75.9 · D+71.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)88.0%
Donald Trump (R)12.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
37,341 two-party votes · D+85.0 · D+82.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)92.5%
Donald Trump (R)7.5%