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Illinois › Illinois State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026

Illinois Legislative District 11

Mike Porfirio has no major-party opponent.

Mike Porfirio has no major-party opponent.

How this race is decided

Staggered Senate

Senators serve terms of two or four years in a set pattern each decade, so a different share of the seats is on the ballot each election: 39 of 59 in 2026.

The candidates

The district

Lean D+23: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.

Presidential vote

← RepublicanDemocratic →2016 presidentD+42.2D+39.9 vs. nation2020 presidentD+35.7D+31.2 vs. nation2024 presidentD+18.7D+20.2 vs. nation

Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.

Who lives here

Population
226,686
People per km²
2,579
Adults with a B.A.+
24%
White, no degree
25%of adults
  • White 31%
  • Hispanic 62%
  • Black 3%
  • Asian 2%
  • Other / multiracial 1%

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 President Vote in this district

71,755 two-party votes · D+18.7 · D+20.2 vs. the nation
✓ Kamala Harris (D)59.3%
Donald Trump (R)40.7%

2022

44,558 votes · D+32.3
✓ Mike Porfirio (D)66.2%
Thomas McGill (R)33.8%

2020 Earlier district lines

58,901 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Celina Villanueva (D)79.3%
Mary Ellen Brown (—)20.2%

2020 President Vote in this district

79,775 two-party votes · D+35.7 · D+31.2 vs. the nation
✓ Joe Biden (D)67.9%
Donald Trump (R)32.1%

2018 Earlier district lines

39,158 votes · Uncontested by the other party
✓ Martin A Sandoval (D)100.0%

2016 President Vote in this district

73,662 two-party votes · D+42.2 · D+39.9 vs. the nation
✓ Hillary Clinton (D)71.1%
Donald Trump (R)28.9%