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Illinois Representative District 8
Shantel Franklin has no major-party opponent.
Shantel Franklin has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+58: 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
- 104,202
- People per km²
- 2,648
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 31%
- White, no degree
- 9%of adults
- White 26%
- Hispanic 17%
- Black 52%
- Asian 2%
- 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
39,034 votes · D+50.4✓ La Shawn K Ford (D)75.2%
Leslie Collazo (R)24.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
38,849 two-party votes · D+55.3 · D+56.8 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)77.7%
Donald Trump (R)22.3%
2022
29,382 votes · D+51.0✓ La Shawn K Ford (D)75.5%
Thomas Hurley (R)24.5%
2020 Earlier district lines
36,932 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ La Shawn K Ford (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
46,316 two-party votes · D+64.1 · D+59.5 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)82.0%
Donald Trump (R)18.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
45,792 two-party votes · D+70.0 · D+67.8 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)85.0%
Donald Trump (R)15.0%
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Neighboring districts
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