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Illinois Representative District 96
Sue Scherer has no major-party opponent.
Sue Scherer has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+16: 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
- 97,051
- People per km²
- 167
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 47%of adults
- White 60%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 27%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 8%
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
39,327 votes · D+16.8✓ Sue Scherer (D)58.4%
Lisa Smith (R)41.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
39,811 two-party votes · D+15.4 · D+16.9 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)57.7%
Donald Trump (R)42.3%
2022
30,854 votes · D+16.1✓ Sue Scherer (D)58.1%
Lisa Smith (R)41.9%
2020 Earlier district lines
40,264 votes · D+7.5✓ Sue Scherer (D)51.5%
Charles McGorray (R)44.4%
John Keating (—)4.1%
2020 President Vote in this district
44,994 two-party votes · D+17.2 · D+12.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)58.6%
Donald Trump (R)41.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
42,156 two-party votes · D+15.3 · D+13.0 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)57.6%
Donald Trump (R)42.4%