Darby Hills
Illinois State Senator, District 26. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- Bills became law
- 3
- 41 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.8%
- Chamber median 2.8%
- With party
- 64%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −15.0
- Lost 2026
- Elections
- 1
- 2026
- Won
- 0
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Child Welfare · ranking member
- Commerce
- Consumer Protection
- Judiciary
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Hills sits in the Illinois State Senate
Hills is closer to the center than 89% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Seth Lewis, Don DeWitte, John Curran
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:50 PM ET
With Hills’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans64%
- Cosponsorships of the other party's bills38%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the Illinois State Senate.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Hills’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Hills | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2026 | HB 5090: PROCUREMENT-CONSTRUCTION | No | No | Yes | Passed 42–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4379: ADULT CHANGING STATIONS | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 46–12 |
| May 31, 2026 | HB 4571: COUNTIES CD-AFFORDABLE HOUSING | No | No | Yes | Passed 44–14 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4758: JOB APPLICATION-DRIVER LICENSE | No | No | Yes | Passed 41–15 |
| May 29, 2026 | HB 4339: SCH CD-HIGH SCH-REGISTER VOTER | Yes | No | Yes | Passed 41–12 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Hills was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Illinois State Senate, District 26 | Lost | D+15.0 | D+9.1 | −5.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $1.4M
- Spent
- $1M
- Cash
- $418.5K
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Citizens for Darby Hills State | Active |
Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET
Who Hills has run against
- Nabeela Syed (D) · 2026 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)
How we know Hills
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/3249a901-9d57-4623-a9a0-4cbb1240f2a1
- Wikidata Q132690325
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET