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 50
Jil Tracy has no major-party opponent.
Jil Tracy has no major-party opponent.
How this race is decided
The candidates
RepublicanIncumbent
Jil Tracy
Incumbent state senator
- Experience
- State legislature
The district
Lean R+46: 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
- 211,663
- People per km²
- 16
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 25%
- White, no degree
- 68%of adults
- White 89%
- Hispanic 4%
- 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
106,998 two-party votes · R+46.1 · R+44.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)73.0%
Kamala Harris (D)27.0%
2022
73,682 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jil Tracy (R)100.0%
2020 President Vote in this district
113,083 two-party votes · R+45.1 · R+49.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.6%
Joe Biden (D)27.4%
2018 Earlier district lines
72,429 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Steve McClure (R)100.0%
2016 Earlier district lines
89,431 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ William McCann (R)100.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
103,518 two-party votes · R+45.4 · R+47.7 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)72.7%
Hillary Clinton (D)27.3%