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 45
Andrew Chesney has no major-party opponent.
Andrew Chesney has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Andrew Chesney
- Experience
- State legislature
Independent
Joseph H. "Joe" Berning
The district
Lean R+22: 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
- 226,979
- People per km²
- 30
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 26%
- White, no degree
- 64%of adults
- White 83%
- Hispanic 8%
- Black 3%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 5%
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
112,134 two-party votes · R+22.2 · R+20.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.1%
Kamala Harris (D)38.9%
2022
84,539 votes · R+32.9✓ Andrew S Chesney (R)66.4%
Gerald H Podraza (D)33.6%
2020 President Vote in this district
120,457 two-party votes · R+19.4 · R+23.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)59.7%
Joe Biden (D)40.3%
2018 Earlier district lines
79,717 votes · R+25.3✓ Brian W Stewart (R)62.6%
David Simpson (D)37.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
103,817 two-party votes · R+22.4 · R+24.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)61.2%
Hillary Clinton (D)38.8%
2014 Earlier district lines
59,865 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Tim Bivins (R)100.0%