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 5
Lakesia Collins has no major-party opponent.
Lakesia Collins has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
DemocraticIncumbent
Lakesia Collins
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean D+70: 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
- 207,392
- People per km²
- 4,481
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 55%
- White, no degree
- 5%of adults
- White 33%
- Hispanic 13%
- Black 41%
- Asian 8%
- 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
63,423 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lakesia Collins (D)100.0%
2024 President Vote in this district
78,884 two-party votes · D+67.8 · D+69.3 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)83.9%
Donald Trump (R)16.1%
2022
45,963 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Patricia van Pelt (D)98.6%
Writein (I)1.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
90,956 two-party votes · D+76.6 · D+72.0 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)88.3%
Donald Trump (R)11.7%
2018 Earlier district lines
63,756 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Patricia van Pelt (D)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
89,614 two-party votes · D+82.4 · D+80.2 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)91.2%
Donald Trump (R)8.8%