Illinois State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022
Illinois Legislative District 1
A district of about 216,000 people, 73% Hispanic, 21% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+36.2 relative to the nation for president.
2024 election
Nov 5, 2024- Javier Cervantes (D) · won100.0%
Unopposed.
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET
Where it sits among all 59 seats
Every Illinois State Senate seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
18 races since 1970. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2022 | |||
| 2024 | Javier Cervantes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2022 | Javier Cervantes (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2020 | Antonio Munoz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2016 | Antonio Munoz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2012 | Antonio Munoz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2010 | Antonio Munoz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 2006 | Antonio Munoz (D) | Rose Pappas (R) | 72.1 |
| 2002 | Antonio Munoz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1998 | Antonio Munoz (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1996 | Jesus G. Garcia (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1992 | Jesus G. Garcia (D) | Esequiel Zeke Iracheta (R) | 63.5 |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1988 | Howard W. Carroll (D) | William C. Miceli (R) | 31.2 |
| 1984 | Howard W. Carroll (D) | Joseph R. Hedrick (R) | 27.5 |
| 1982 | Howard W. Carroll (D) | Phyllis M. Young (R) | 42.9 |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1978 | Roger A. Keats (R) | Cathleen Quinn Orourke (D) | 19.2 |
| 1974 | Bradley M. Glass (R) | Richard S. Hartigan (D) | 33.5 |
| 1972 | Bradley M. Glass (R) | Ann B. Matasar (D) | 33.1 |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1970 | Arrington W. Russell (R) | Henry T. Synek (D) | 20.0 |
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 1
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 1's area in each.
- U.S. House
- IL-4 98%
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 59 seats. Small marks are other seats in Illinois. The black marker is District 1.
Lower than 98% of seats.
Lower than 83% of seats.
Highest of 59 seats.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Lower than 55% of seats.
Denser than 86% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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52% Hispanic · 41% college gradsD+60.9Held DDistrict 39
39% Hispanic · 38% college gradsD+46.3Held D
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET