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 47
Neil Anderson has no major-party opponent.
Neil Anderson has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Neil Anderson
Incumbent state senator
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+31: 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
- 251,841
- People per km²
- 16
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 24%
- White, no degree
- 70%of adults
- White 90%
- Hispanic 3%
- Black 3%
- Asian 1%
- 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
105,993 two-party votes · R+31.5 · R+30.0 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)65.8%
Kamala Harris (D)34.2%
2022
70,738 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Neil Anderson (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
111,203 two-party votes · R+29.0 · R+33.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)64.5%
Joe Biden (D)35.5%
2018 Earlier district lines
62,560 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jil Tracy (R)98.3%
Writein (—)1.4%
2016 Earlier district lines
80,674 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jil Tracy (R)99.0%
[Write-in] (—)1.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
99,489 two-party votes · R+27.3 · R+29.5 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)63.6%
Hillary Clinton (D)36.4%