RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Laura Hois

Lost the 2026 race for Illinois Representative District 81.

Last margin
−31.5
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Hois has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Hois won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Illinois Representative District 81GeneralLostAnne Stava (D)34.3%D+31.5$41KD+21.8−9.7
2020Illinois House of Representatives, District 81GeneralLostAnne Stava (D)47.4%D+5.2——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Hois’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$41K

Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Hois for State Rep D-81
State
Active

Source: Illinois State Board of Elections filings through Sep 30, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 9:15 AM ET

Who Hois has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: civicAPI (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)