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.
Illinois › Illinois State Senate · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Illinois Legislative District 3
Mattie Hunter has no major-party opponent.
Mattie Hunter has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Mattie Hunter
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+71: 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
- 208,160
- People per km²
- 5,054
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 45%
- White, no degree
- 4%of adults
- White 20%
- Hispanic 21%
- Black 48%
- Asian 7%
- Other / multiracial 4%
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
64,489 two-party votes · D+69.2 · D+70.7 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)84.6%
Donald Trump (R)15.4%
2022
40,116 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mattie Hunter (D)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
75,678 two-party votes · D+77.9 · D+73.4 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)88.9%
Donald Trump (R)11.1%
2018 Earlier district lines
62,764 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mattie Hunter (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
80,152 two-party votes · D+84.8 · D+82.6 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)92.4%
Donald Trump (R)7.6%
2014 Earlier district lines
43,662 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Mattie Hunter (D)100.0%