DemocraticIncumbent
Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- Experience
- State legislature
Illinois › Illinois House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Illinois Representative District 7
Emanuel "Chris" Welch has no major-party opponent.
Emanuel "Chris" Welch has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+55: 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
- 105,832
- People per km²
- 1,537
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 32%
- White, no degree
- 16%of adults
- White 28%
- Hispanic 29%
- Black 38%
- Asian 3%
- 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
39,402 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Emanuel "chris" Welch (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
47,352 two-party votes · D+53.7 · D+55.2 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)76.9%
Donald Trump (R)23.1%
2022
32,322 votes · D+55.4✓ Emanuel Welch (D)77.7%
Eddie L Kornegay Jr (R)22.3%
2020 Earlier district lines
43,883 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Emanuel Welch (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
52,175 two-party votes · D+60.5 · D+56.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)80.3%
Donald Trump (R)19.7%
2016 President Vote in this district
48,566 two-party votes · D+63.5 · D+61.3 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)81.8%
Donald Trump (R)18.2%