Illinois State Senate seat · lines in effect since 2022

Illinois Legislative District 25

A district of about 241,000 people, 41% Hispanic, 35% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+18.9 relative to the nation for president.

2024 election

Nov 5, 2024
  1. Karina Villa (D) · won58.9%
  2. Heather Brown (R)41.1%

Full results →

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.

D+18.926th most
Democratic
Most DemocraticMost Republican30th seat · the majority lineDistrict 25

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

19 races since 1970; the seat changed party 1 time. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.

YearWinnerRunner-upWon by
Lines first used in 2022
2024Karina Villa (D)Heather Brown (R)17.9
2022Karina Villa (D)Heather Brown (R)17.4
Lines first used in 2012
2020Karina Villa (D)FlipJeanette Ward (R)1.9
2016Jim Oberweis (R)Corinne M. Pierog (D)9.3
2012Jim Oberweis (R)Corinne M. Pierog (D)15.0
Lines first used in 2002
2010Chris Lauzen (R)Leslie N. Juby (D)38.5
2006Chris Lauzen (R)Frank Craig (D)30.0
2002Chris Lauzen (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1992
1998Doris C. Karpiel (R)—Unopposed
1996Doris C. Karpiel (R)Geraldine Vance Carter (D)29.0
1992Doris C. Karpiel (R)—Unopposed
Lines first used in 1982
1988Doris C. Karpiel (R)—Unopposed
1984Doris C. Karpiel (R)Winfield Green (D)49.6
1982John E. Grotberg (R)Michael Kavanaugh (D)24.8
Lines first used in 1972
1978Leroy Walter Lemke (D)Daniel J. Partyka (R)48.3
1976 specialLeroy Walter Lemke (D)Phillip Bianco Jr. (R)32.8
1974Donald T. Swinarski (D)Joseph J. Krasowski (R)45.6
1972Donald T. Swinarski (D)Darrell T. Littrell (R)26.6
Lines first used in 1962
1970Theodore A. Swinarski (D)Joseph J. Krasowski (R)25.5

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 25

The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 25's area in each.

U.S. House
IL-3 47%, IL-11 39%, IL-8 12%
Illinois House of Representatives
RD-49 67%, RD-50 33%

Every race on these lines

Results recomputed from precinct returns as if today's boundaries had always existed, so years compare like for like.

201620182020
PresidentD+14.5No raceD+16.9
U.S. SenateD+6.7No raceD+15.2
GovernorNo raceD+6.3No race

Outlined: the race for this seat itselfBlank: no race that year

Source: 99chambers results archive: precinct results allocated to current lines; 2026: civicAPIUpdated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

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 25.

Adults with a bachelor's degree35% 52nd pct · 29th of 59 in IL

Higher than 52% of seats.

White adults without a degree26% 38th pct · 37th of 59 in IL

Lower than 62% of seats.

Hispanic residents41% 90th pct · 7th of 59 in IL

Higher than 90% of seats.

Black residents5% 45th pct · 33rd of 59 in IL

Lower than 55% of seats.

Asian residents10% 74th pct · 16th of 59 in IL

Higher than 74% of seats.

People per square mile2,370 57th pct · 26th of 59 in IL

Denser than 57% of seats.

Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET