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Illinois Representative District 79
Jackie Haas has no major-party opponent.
Jackie Haas has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+7: 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
- 107,667
- People per km²
- 84
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 23%
- White, no degree
- 48%of adults
- White 59%
- Hispanic 11%
- Black 25%
- Asian 1%
- 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
45,529 votes · R+10.9✓ Jackie Haas (R)55.4%
William "billy" Morgan (D)44.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
46,216 two-party votes · R+7.3 · R+5.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)53.7%
Kamala Harris (D)46.3%
2022
33,706 votes · R+16.6✓ Jackie Haas (R)58.3%
Erin Slone (D)41.7%
2020 Earlier district lines
46,320 votes · R+27.5✓ Jackie Haas (R)63.8%
Charlene Eads (D)36.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
52,666 two-party votes · R+4.2 · R+8.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)52.1%
Joe Biden (D)47.9%
2016 President Vote in this district
47,775 two-party votes · R+1.8 · R+4.1 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)50.9%
Hillary Clinton (D)49.1%